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.00258 TWO ::op.xs ?3VI.=. ,j T~e Stu~y is '~de~ t~e ~~ectioD o~ t~e In~eric~ Dep~~eD. wit~ the 3u=eau o~ Eecla=ztion be~g the lead age~y. The s,~oog leade~shi~ by t~e ~ec1~:ion is movio~ this project ~o~a=d cn a s~edu1e whic~ cas been cevelcpe~ joi=tly by Recl~tion ~~ the P~ojec. S.eerin~ Cc=i.tee. The P~oject S.ee~i::::g Co=:..tee, cade upot some 56 cii::eret:t citizen ~~d e~v~o~e:~al.&=ouPsJ loca2 anc ~e&io~al org~~za~io~sJ ~d S.ate and Federal agencies, was ~eveloped in coojuDctio:::: ~th ~~e pub2ic pa=~icipa~iou re~ui=e~e~~s se~ to~h ~ the Wate= Eeso~==e Council's '~ew s~~~~-ds ant p=~ciples. T~ese new p~ac~ices we~e pa=~ c~ :be M~l~i;le Objec~ive Pla~~i~g p~oced~es ~dc~~ec by ~he P~esicie=: io Au~s: ot 1973. A la=ge o?e~atio~al ~ese~oi= complex ~bove t~e ~e~=opcli~~~ a:ea 00 t~e So~~h Pla~~e wc~d ~~o~ide c~y be~eiits t~ ~he e=~~=e =e&~cn. The ;~oject allows =c~ bes~ ~~~liza~~on of ~be al~eaciy dec=eec Wes~ Slope.wa~e= ~~~~ts c~ ~~c=~, ~~glewood, De~ve~ ~d o~he=s ~C ~ill QaX~ize ~~e ~s~~li~y ot ~~e ~a~E=S of tbe SO~~~ ?la~~e ~o ~~e be~e=i. 0: tbe abo~e cities as well as the ~.e~ use~s bct:.above and belo~ .be me~~o a=ea cc tbe Pla~.e. Specific~ly, tbe p=~ject woulc s~cre wa~e=s t=CQ tbe Colo~ado ~d ~be SC~~~ ?la~~e 2ive=s i~ t~es c: ~i&~ ~o~t ~cic~ ~~ci ot~e=w~se be los~ to ~~e ~a~e= ~e=S6 The s~o=~&e wa~e~ cou2c tbe~ be usee a~ ~~es at lo~.~a~~al flo~. ~is could bE~efi~ ~c~ o~ly tbe o~ici-' p~it~e5, but :c=e p=oba=17 ~be a;=ic~~~~ use=s. Ra~all~; the p~oject'sbeneiits ~ll acc=ue to those who, ~de= ~lorado ~~e~ ~'~I have =ibt~s ~o tbe use o~. t~e wa~e~. ~b~s, ~ adci~ic~ ~o ~~e "~~e~ ~sers o~ ~be metropol~t~ a=ea ~d t~e a~ic~l~~al cse=s alc~g ~~e ?~~~te, secc~ca=y be~E:i~s rt~:l acc~ue ~o o~be=s i~cl~CiDg C~loraco Sp~i=&s as ~ pa=~~~~ ~~tb A~c~a ~~ ~he Ecmestake, a~~ ~o ~l o! ~be c~he= Colo=ado Rive~ ~~~~s~o~~a~~ wate~ use~s t;~oug: the abili~: o~ ~he p=ojec, to re~la.e ~~ use peak r=ci~. Sneci~ically, t~cm ~~e noi=~ o~ view o~ the Denve~ W~~e= Dep,-~~e~t, a-la:ge ~ese~oi= C~ the South Plat,e, nea: the ~etro a.~ea.. bas been ~ ~~e pas~ ~d is even more p~edo~~~az~ly ~odaj a~key :ea~~e i~ t~e ~la=:~~g ~ci ont~al developce~~ of ~~e ra~ wa:e= s~~~lr sys~e=. T~e full ~~ilizatio~ ~d develo~oeDt ot ou= Weste~~ Slo~e.~a~e=s a~e ce~~ered a=ou=d ~be availab~li~Y 0: a rese=voi= ibove the ~e~~ouo:i:~= "-e~ ~-c. 0'" ~""'e SO""~"" "':)'-":"'-e ?''":'!'"'e- c..:'-~,;-~""'e. .c;.... ''''!l'!''". e~':""-- ~o a:'s-e- ......- _ __ ......._ ......._ __c:......... 6_'r _ w.__~6. __ ~ __...._100... ....I. "'".. -~'s ~eec. -~o 0e-"--~e~- ~"~ beo~ '~~c~vec.' -'-b -~e ~o~o'o'C~ - ~ t.__ _ I t...;.J._ *'" :~_I.._ _... ,I..~ _....I. .:....v _ "_;....._ ....._"'_..!.. ....e!l... 0... t~e ~c ~crks Dao a~d ~ese=voi= cocplex si~ce tbe :ate 1800's. T~e ~i=s~ f~!~~g ~s ~ 1598 on "ha~ was callec ~he !a~le ~~ck 5~~e. 7~~s site is lcca.:ec on tbe sou,~ Fo~k o~ tbe Sout~ Pla:te ~ive= just up- s~~e~ ~=oc the c=~=lue~ce 0= ~he No~~ Fork ~~h ~~e SO~~~ ~O~~.