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<br />~ <br />...c:: <br />bJ) <br />::;j <br />o <br />;..... <br />o <br /> <br />~ <br />C/J <br />C <br />"- <br />ro <br />bJ) <br />~ <br /><1) <br />C/J <br />C <br />~ <br /><1) <br />o <br />~ <br />o <br /><1) <br />c <br />"- <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br />C/J <br />;..... <br />"- <br />~ <br /><1) <br />...c:: <br />~ <br /> <br />Th\." rni......ion of th.... Colorado Ri\l:r <br />Di.,tricl i... l'\ 01\ il1~ along \\ llh till' <br />\\all'r IlL'l.'lJ... tlllhe WI."I SloJX'. Thl' <br />Ri\l..'r Di...trkt \\a... or~~lI1i.fL'J. 10 <br />prok....' \\.!.....tall ColoraJo from thl" <br />impact-. of illl'lJr,ion, illlo Ih water <br />",urrl: h: IrarhllltltHllain di\l,..r-.ilm.... <br />mo,t of \\hkh \\l'n: ouih from till' <br />19.10"', through thl' Nr.... With lilt' <br />dc-nial of hUlh thl..' 1'\\0 Forb and <br />HOllll....tah. II \\ ala rrojl'Ch. lhl' <br />pt..'riod pf ag~n:...,i\t: IIlJt-tlf.h...sin <br />Ji\l'r...ioll, ncgan 10 fade. 10 l>I.: <br />n'pJacl'd hy till' l.'llll'rgl'IKL' of a <br />...pidt of L'oop....ratioll hl'lwt:..:n <br />Colorado", 1\\0 tr..HJition..11 \\all,,'f <br />,-It.hn...aril'''': tilt' Fmlll Range and <br />thl' Wt...., Slurt'. Now a new threat <br />i, ,h;lping thl,.' Di,trict\ mi"'''loll. <br />and thai Ihreat i... drought. <br /> <br />IrllTl'a...ing dl..'lll;JlId li.lr \\a!l'r anti a <br />Ix'rip\.l llf dl..:lTl'a...ill~ pr~cipit..ltlon <br />intl'P,cctl.ti in ~O()2 to lT~atc th~ <br />...talt..... \\or\! watcr lTi...i... in dt:l,,:;:\(Jc~. <br />Wl."rc it n01 for 1hl,.' ...ignilicant water <br />...uppl~ infra...truclUrl' ..drcad~ in <br />plan'. Illl. rl....lIlh of Ihi... l."\tcnded <br />perind of drou~ht would have ~l'n <br />Ji........tnnh. <br /> <br />lfi"'lorkall). it \\<1:>. in the \\a~e of <br />the \\ or...t druught rll.:rioJ... in IlK. <br />...tate.... hi...tor: Ihat Ihe creation of <br />our prl....l.llt ...) ...tl.'l11 of wah:r ...toragt' <br />and di...tribution look place. ~O\\. <br />thl" Ri\ l"r Di...lricl i... Ipoking hl Ia) <br />Iht' ~rolllld\\or'" for the nl.\t incrt'- <br />ment llf water ...uppl) ...olutitllb. <br /> <br />Through I.'noperation with E;....l <br />Slopl' l"llIitil"'" anJ h) a......l"......ing <br />pre...el1t tkmand... ;..Inti fulurl' Ill.t.J.... <br />the Colnrado Ri\l"r \\'att'r <br />Clln"'l'n ali\.lll Di...tril.t i... Intlking for <br />the ...olutiolb for the Ilt'\t Jrou~ht <br />paiud hl"forl" it lx.cur.... <br /> <br />Hll' Colorado Ri\l'r \\'atl"r Clln...l"r.....tion Di...trirt i... a n:giolla] <br />gml'nlIlleIltal elllity that mt'''l'\."... tht,.' \\....tcr re"'lllm:\."... of the <br />Cnloratlo Ri\!.:T Ba:>.in in the State of Colorath Our mi......ion. <br />;\... t,.'hanl..'rct! in our en..lhling kgi...lalilln. j... to ...afl"guard Ihl..' <br />\\ater... of Ihe Coloradll Ri\t,.'r anJ it... principk' Irihu!arie... <br />thn,ugh l'tllben-alillll. Lhl' and dl."\l'!llpIl1CIll ofthi... rl"...\.lurcc. <br /> <br />Thl" Colorado Ri\\."r Di...trid wa... !"I.ILHlJt'd in ]9,'1 b) <br />Colorado.... (il"l1er..11 "......l.mhl). It gn:\\ ou! of an organization <br />"'Ilown ;.... tht' \\'e"'ll."rn Clllnr;:ldll Proll"cti\l" A......nl.ialion. <br />\\hil..h rl"l'ogni/cd Ihat ...ignilkallt d;unagl' t'oull! hl" d01l1.' to <br />\\'l""'ll'fIl Cllltlfadolhrtlugh unmiligaled di\t:r...iolh of W..III.'r <br />out of lhl" h.hin. B~ ta"'ing a \\ all.'r..ht.J approach 10 managing <br />\\ah:r... of tht' CoJoraJo Ri\t'r Ba..in. the Colorado RiH'T <br />Di...trit,t enahk... \\'e"'ll'rn Colorado to t,.'(ll1tro] ih L't,.'Olltllllil' <br />dL....till). <br /> <br />Filll"en Co]ormJo l.'oullIil"", L'O\ l'ring mort' Ihan Olll" lju:Jrtt'r <br />t}f !hl' ...tall'....land ar~a. lil" wilhinltw Ri\l'r DI...trict"... hOllnd- <br />aril':>'. The Di...trict ...trL.ICht.... \\c...t fromlhe COlllint.'ntal Di\ ide <br />1(1 tht,.' Colorado-Utah honkr and frolll tIll" W~orning ..tatI..' <br />lilll" ...lluth to tIlt' northt'nJ ...hllll..' of Ihl' San Juan ~lolll11ain.... <br />The \,:oulllil.... within IhL' Di...tricl arl': Grand. RtlutL ~lorfat. <br />Rio Blanco. SUlllmit. Eagk. Plt"'ill. (j..lrl"icld. ~1t:...a. <br />(Jullni...llll. Oura). Ddt;J and ponilln... \.)1" ~lol1lrose. <br />Saguaclw and lIilbdak ('(llIIlIit..... <br /> <br />A boartlllf IS dircl.lnr.... cat'h appointl'J h~ tht'ir rl":>.pt't'ti\l. <br />COlllll) .... Board of COl11rni......ionl.r.... l....tahli...hc... poliL'). dlarh <br />dirl't,tion and offl"r... pt'r...pt'rti\e fnllll thL'ir p<.lrticubr ptlf- <br />til.ln (If tht.' ha...in. <br /> <br />The Districl"s main officI..' i... 10t:ateJ in GIeIl\\ooJ Spring.... <br />A ...talT of ~3 proft'....,ionab carry OUllhc Board"; dirl'cli\~". <br />\\ hidl incluJe: legal negoti..tilln.... watl"r t\.''''llurrL' Il1ml<l~t'lllenl. <br />\\a\L'r righh Illing.... liligatitlll. legi...lali\t' and rL'gll]alor~ <br />alfair.... tl'chnical \\ata ...lUdit..... planning. puhlic l"JuGttiol1 <br />and olha ;1t'li\'iliL..... <br /> <br />The ColnraJo Ri\l"r lJi...triL'! i.. fundL'J h) a mill It.\y llf <br />O.~:'i~ mill... Oil la\ablt. proPl.rt) \\ ithin thl" Di...triL'1. <br /> <br />r\ Water Projl.L'h Enll'rpri"'l" of Ihl.' Ctlloradn River Wall"r <br />Con...enalion Di...trif.."l cOIlJUt'h the "Olhillt....... ~ ...idt' of thl" <br />Ri\\.'r Di...tricl.... an~lip.,. \\hich indutk watl"r ...ale.... opcwliOlh <br />of Wolftlfd ~h}ulllain RL....l"f\oir and (lther n:\l"nue gellt'rating <br />t';lpilal prt1jecb. <br /> <br />.1 <br />