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<br />(J\'c.:rpumping 01 I-::a..., Slope: gftlLJlld\\<Ilt'r n:..I,.T\I.'.... thl. IlL'l'tI III L'on..,lnh.:IIll'\\ \\ater ...ltlrafL' and Ji...cu....io!l
<br />ofha..in llf11rigin pnnC'ctH11l. \\hkh \\I.:n:n'! ('\en on thl' puhlil..... ("(lllcCII\I,.' radar ....:rcl.'l1 al thl' ..tart (If
<br />[hi... milk'nniulll. <lfl' 110\\ hOI]~ uehatl.'J i""lll'''' Olllhc from page' of our llloming pap!"'r... With 11ll." JaI.l. ning
<br />of ~OO..L Colilrado enh.:r, ih fifth L'OIl'-I'l'llli\1,." ~l';lr or dwughl ,111<.1 the ..tall' a.. a whuh: ha..;:I colk-eli\\."
<br />a\\an:nc.... of IhL' IlI.'l..'d 10 la!..t: ill'lion.
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<br />The' Colorad\\ Ki\cr W;ller Con...cn,lIiOll Di...tril..'! I.. thl.' h'~ agl'Ill..'~ for proll'(,llng \\.C..ll'nl CllloraJo
<br />waler for all of u... Ii, ing hl'n: tOlJa~ ,t.. \\dl it'- looking tlul f{lr 111L' inler""h of futun.' gl'llL'ralion~ of
<br />W...,t...rn Coloradan,. Th... Colowdo RiH'r Di,lrj((.... importalh:1.' to Ihl,.. \\'I.'...t Slopl'
<br />gr<m, more .;ignificiIlI a,I1\.:'\\ and morL' \:ompk\ l.'hallel1gl" I.."lmfront ll'. SOl1l1.' oftllL'...e: arc:
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<br />Lake: PO\\l.'1J h~nl' dropJX'u ...ignilkanlly during Ihi... drouglH p\.'ritlJ. Shoulu bdow-
<br />:l\l.'rage: pn.'npil:lIioll l:onUilioll' l:ol1lilllll' for "'l'\aal more )I,..ar.... Ihl.''''\.' rl,........noir~
<br />may gl.'l "'0 low Ihat LJppI.'r Ha,in Slatt..... induding Colorado. h:n l' t(l rl.'...lrj(( Ih...ir
<br />w..ll'r U"'I,.' III 1l1L'I.'I ddi\.I,.'ry n.:quirl,.'l11t:nh III California. Ari.llll1a and i\:t"\.aJ~t.
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<br />:\"l'l'd fur I\dditiunal Wl...t SIUpl' Wall'r Sluragl:'. Significant acli(ln hy 1I1L' Coloradll
<br />Ri\l'r Di,lrj(1. in l"IK.lr"ll..'ralillll \\ ilh \lllll'r \\ al...r agclll.'iL'''' ffl)m l"K.llh ,idl,..... of Ihl,.' I)i\,itk'.
<br />hL'lpl.J IOlllah' "'lIre that nl'galiw ...ni:l:h of 2002.... L'\lr"'llle droughl nmJilillll' \\\.'re
<br />minimi,...d or imperl:l.'pllhk' III rno,1 \\atcr u,er,. HO\\\.'\L'r. tIll..' 111l'a...urL" erlal"led in
<br />~0(l2 Illa) nOI he fea,ihlL' in fulUrl,.' drouglu yt..ar.... Nl.'\\ 'Imagl.. i, Ill'I,..JI,.'J 10 :lCl.'OIll-
<br />modall.' gnming d...rnand.. for wall,.'r and 10 pwt...l:t again't future dwughh.
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<br />Dil11ini,hl.'J dilulion 110\\.... All of Il1e..1.' i......ue' and morl.' arl,.' \\l.'a\ing a langkd web
<br />of r....dlll:cd wal\.'r qualily in \Vl.'...lem Colorado. A, \\ah.'r quality gOl..''' Jown. lhe
<br />~reall'r the I.."t"h to \\'l.'''l'rn Clllorado \\ak'r u"'I,.'r.. Jue 10 Ih... 11\.'I,..d for additional
<br />\\:I(er Ir.....tl1l\..111. agricultural d;ullagl". rl.'ducl,..J rl..n\.'allllllal opponunilie... and
<br />il1lpall.t'd haoilal fllr fi...h and Iltlwr ...pe\..il,......
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<br />,urpa..., tllat tlf th.... larg... From Range Illl.'tropolitan ar...a.... Tht.' dl'mand for nL'\\' waler
<br />rt....ourcl." alltl addi(i\lnal '(orag.... Capal:il) (0 1111.'\.'{ dOllle..lic \\:lIcr lll'l.'d... i~ cOl1linuall)
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<br />Ikllland fur Additiunal Tr:III..mllul1lain DiHr.,iCllh. O\cr XW;'i of Colorado....
<br />\\ alt'r rc'ourc...." t)l.'l'ur \\l..',1 of Ih\.' COlllinelHal Di\idl..'. Wilh trl..'l1ll'lldou, gnl\\-t11 in
<br />[Ill.' numhcr of Ill'\\ \\all.'r u,cr... al\lllg Ihe Fn)(11 Ran~\.'. pr..........LJrl.. 10 acquirl,.' 11l..'\\ \\'I,..,t
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