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<br />1:) <br /> <br />rve)' <br /> <br />.' .. ,~. '" <br />.1". t U <br />slowed down their e.oal of auuitiorlal water. <br /> <br />'rhis pI'oject which caused tho 0.010.)' for tho Arkansas <br /> <br />!l.ge <br /> <br />Valley was the l3ig Thompson Project in Horthern Colorlldo. Tte <br /> <br />rle <br /> <br />reason for the delay was because thE> CcJ.or2.do ':onsressl'l",n <Edn't <br /> <br /> <br />have enoue;h power i.n Conc;ress to ntFl!'t :1notber l~II'Co \.ratcr ;!ro- <br /> <br />ject so Congressional action haa to be del:1yer] until the Big <br />lout 27 <br />Thompson Project ~I"S comple1;ed. Th"l::; ~;et bade di.d.,' t deter <br /> <br />the efforts of the people in Southeastern ColoroJo an~ they con- <br /> <br />>;ht <br /> <br />tinued \-lorkine;. <br /> <br />'he <br /> <br />In 19L~6 'rhe \iater Users Association of Southeastern <br /> <br />Colorado cnanged their name to the ;/:lt8I' C)",V0.Lo;:>:w"nt Associ.~tion. <br /> <br />)- <br /> <br />The name was chane;ed because tl1e peopl,) ",ho belon[:,ecl ~;o this <br /> <br />'le- <br /> <br />organization felt the project was no loncer Just for usine water <br />25 <br />but developinc; uses for water. On April 26, 191;.6 the 'Jater <br />29 <br />Development Association of SoutmclasterCl CoJ..oro(lo \-lUS incor'cJor::l ted. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />"This action was taken to establish A ~ore 0[[ic191 entity to <br />30 <br />Represent the watf'lr users." A j~;osr<l of DiI''lctcr's an,1 $.n Ad- <br /> <br />visory COlT'.mi.ttee were fOI"llled and wer." represented by pocple in <br />31 <br />the Arkansas Valley from Leadville to the Kan~a~ border. Tho <br /> <br />first Secretary-treasurer of the ~ater DeveJ..opment Association <br />3.::: <br />was I1arc \1illiarnson of J~a ,Tunta. <br /> <br />'-11 <br /> <br />27 <br />Chri3~Y, p. L,4. <br />28 <br />HoaS, p. 130. <br />29 <br />Chrisl;y, p. 44. <br />30.., <br />Ibid., p. 44. <br />31 <br />Ibid., p. 41.. <br />32 <br />Hoae, p. 131. <br /> <br />n <br /> <br />; <br />