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<br />Responses to Severe Drought Define
<br />Cooperative Nature of Recovery Programs
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<br />O ngolllg ",'-o:r.,. dmughl m lht' UP!X'I Colorado RI"".r
<br />&\10 In ~OU1 d.,arll d"rnonm"l.-d the COOpt'f;ill\'t'
<br />n.l.!UIt'" "t till" Up~r Cok.r<ldo R.Jh-r Endmgert"(j h<J,
<br />Rt"(O\"t'r} Program Waw! and p<Jwt'r lI11<:"I('Sl\, &rid lou.!, SUre and
<br />h-dl'ral ol~..nCJ"'" wmh-<lr'li!,.thn to lTWO;"I th.. lTt"t'rh of Jlf'Uple and
<br />..ndani!t'~d fL'Ih \koilUIt"' tu (OnJ.t:fH- wat.., mdudt'd_
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<br />. \bml;j,lnmg Olllsranl c:oordm,uion alllong war.., u,e-f'>.
<br />Ih.. u.~ F"h,lI\d WlldlJf.. 5<-nic,' (Sen'l''') ':lIld lilt" u.s
<br />BUf<'oiU 01 !\<,cbmallOn 10 ld,-miry lht' I!rUI~1 waler
<br />n"t"d\ at .In} ~11<"(;ltl( time .lnci adjllitmg tlow~ to m....1
<br />Iho,,="h1llh prlorny n"..d\
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<br />. Ofl<'ullng ch.,cb .itth.. (jon'rumenl Hlghhl1t" CiIl..J
<br />wh!{h prrJ\"ld..d.l DeII,.fillO IrTlg,uu~, Tim d"mon~1f,ltt'd
<br />thallmpro"lllg th" "llki,mer o! lrrigillon '\}'\It'm~ 1'\ an
<br />ri!l'Cliv" method for Water co"'~'rn.IHm
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<br />.. AdJUMlllg nper.ilioll of lh.. r.~h b.dder il Ih" Redland<.
<br />Dl'..rslOll D.im to (('m...".. "'.Iter whll.. MiII.illo"'lIlg ji~h
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<br />. Working with Ih" $en-lel' 10 lUl'lltit). ]ower fl"" l.lfg"h
<br />f,'r th.. fish th.lr would ~1I]] provl(l.. h.lhlf.it .ind k....p Ih"
<br />rl""r l:h.ilLlld wt'l dunn}/ ..~trl'm... dmughtl:unduions
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<br />. "-bllll.illllllg mmlmum mmmt'r Ihmugh wimer M'HOfo.i1
<br />1..1N.<'!l (rom Fbrnmg G"I):" Dam on Ih.. Gre...n Rl\'er to
<br />bcndil ...nd,lllg..r..d li.h .in.! l.illwatrr lmUl lj~h...n...~
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<br />TIll' droughl .iI!>O ((,n1l1lUO In lmp.i,.t w;u...r U....,. In Ihe San
<br />JU.1Il Rl\~r BHlll R..JeH.., lrom !'>:.lHjU Dim lu till' Sir] Juan
<br />Rh"ltol.ll..d ..li3,90u iU...t....llll 1002 11:>0 ]Xrt"l'[ uf th" a....r-
<br />.ig.. w]N'e 'lllC" 1991) Tht' !\.lfl JU.in RIV,,! Re(o...:r~'
<br />Impll'mcf){.l.IlOn Progum bt.-g.l.n dl....l.l"mIlS III Ju];' 2002 OIl
<br />how 10 .iddrc'>lo rh.. droughl SllU.l.1I011 inu II" p<.l:>\lbl" Imp.lC1s 10
<br />thl' end.l.ngl'rt'd thh 011 Ol;,-loo.,r ] I. W02. :-':a\'.ij(J Dam rel".l..!o-
<br />..~ W..le r('duct><! from SOOnJh,. t....1 per St:(lllld (ct.) 10 ]SO ds
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<br />to(;(>1\"'!\'"will'r
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<br />\\'J.rc-r U'l'''. mdudmR S.ill Ju..n Prll,l(urn pamnp.rnl'. ue
<br />""plonng hO\\ 10 Sholl".l. po,.,h!.. "'at.:r ,horlagl'III 200] Tht'
<br />m;lIn fo<;u\ ,~ r...during ......il..r ddl\ene~ l!> all \I.lk..ho]der,.
<br />lllduding lOt" end.J.lll!:t'red 'p<:'o..,
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<br />Bolh R..~uwty Progtim\ ~(Ogl1l1" tll.l.1 (ominu..d (ooperallon
<br />mll,1 oct'ur In 2003.1, c-ullell1l'reup'lal,on p.ltlerr.~ mdlCate
<br />.ll1Olhr.r ~'...u of ,'nrl'm.. drought.
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