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<br /> <br />0675 <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />slowed down their goal of additional water. <br /> <br /> <br />This project which caused the delay for the Arkansas <br /> <br /> <br />Valley was the Big Thompson Project in Northern Colorado. The <br /> <br />reason for the delay was because the Colorado Congressmen didn't <br /> <br />have enough power in Congress to start another large water pro- <br /> <br />ject so Congressional action had to be delayed until the Big <br />27 <br />Thompson Project was completed. This set back di~~'t deter <br />the efforts of the people in Southeastern Colorado and they con- <br />tinued \.J'orking. <br />In 19L~6 The \iater Users Association of Southeastern <br />Colorado changed their name to the Water Development Association. <br />The name was changed because the people who belonged to this <br />organization felt the project was no longer just for using water <br />28 <br />but developing uses for water. On April 26, 191.;.6 the I'fater <br />29 <br />Development Association of Southeastern Colorado was incorporated. <br /> <br />"This action was taken to establish a more official entity to <br />30 <br />Represent t he water users." A Board of Directors and an Ad- <br /> <br />visory Committee were formed and were represented by people in <br />31 <br />the Arkansas Valley from Leadville to the Kansas border. The <br /> <br />first Secretary-treasurer of the Water Development Association <br />3d <br />was Marc Williamson of La Junta, <br /> <br />27 <br />Christy, p, !~4, <br />28 <br />Hoag, p, 130, <br />29 <br />Christy, p. 44. <br />30,~, <br />Ibid., p. 41~. <br />31 <br />Ibid., p. 4J+, <br />32 <br />Hoag, p. 131. <br />