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<br />At the threshold III :\1llen~J's ~OOlh blrlhdJY, our
<br />leaders are pwp...rly wnl:ern~'d '.'.nh the SLJ[Ulo III our
<br />natural re~Il\Hn'S, Jnd par\l~ularly W;lh'r. In J1rel:tin~
<br />lhls report, the C\\ngrt'ss Ulol'd Llll' h:rl11 "Cum ple-
<br />hensive" 11:1\'ln)( J ....iJ... S':l'Pl.' The many wrl1ea Jlld
<br />te.:hnkJI people Whl) hJH' put tugelhel lht' m;lh~IIJJ fur
<br />this spedJltzed JppenJI\ ha\'t' wed !O make It ,jlloll
<br />"CQmprehemlbJe" ":JpJbk 01 hem!! unJersll1lld.
<br />Thuse readers v. hu ~ek lhe detail (onlain...J In lilt'
<br />appendices Jfe {'nlllled to the easu.'st possibll.' C\Hlllllunl'
<br />"::3lion With those whl,) hJW slu,hed the baslIl. .-\hllllugh
<br />the backpoumh 01' thust' wllll reJd IllJ) s;uy peally.
<br />this appelLJi.'\ attempts 10 sLJle till' problems JS SImply
<br />JS feasible .!OJ 10 ~I f'.ll!h needs thaI :He It''Jhstlc. The
<br />basin prllblems .lIt' ne~'(!iSJnly ':\llllplex 1\)~Slble ~olu-
<br />tiuns u~ually -:untJIl1 a UIlI'" L.1-:wr whl~'h I~ Iwt pr"'clse
<br />Rl.'cognllll1g lhe~l' comple-xities in JlhJlh,"e. bUl
<br />understanding lh", smcere cun..:el11 of lilt.' ~pe~'iali\IS In
<br />fadng them, lhe reJdrr l11a) shJre lhe di111..:ulties and
<br />also Ihl.' gral1ficalhlfi 111 trying hl ml' lhe ba~in's
<br />resour..:t's tu the Opllll1U11l.
<br />That pall of lilt' basin wnllll1 the Uniled Slales
<br />comprise~ 51'-1.300 ).:juare 11l1ks, \lIunt'.sl\th uf the Jrea
<br />of the 4S conllguou~ ~tJle~. It IS :111 alt:'a ,)f phYSical :IS
<br />we11 as dlll1all..: t'xtrelne~. ~Jtur:lllesoIJl..:es a\'Jllahk lur
<br />dt'vdl'pment ar.. Jbundant. hul vary fllllll pla..:t' III placl'
<br />withm tho: bJsl11. PopulatIon denslly ranges from one
<br />~rson for ~ sqUJre mdes In Gail"ield COllnty. \10111JnJ,
<br />to high con,'entfath'ns 1II tht' larger melropull1an JleJ~
<br />of Drnver, C"lo., In'' KJI1sa~ Cily. \10,
<br />Despite the ~Ile and exlfemt:'s uf the bJS1I1. the needs
<br />and desm's tll contlllJ Jnd U>.l' till:' wall'r rt'~our(t:'s are
<br />remarkJbly sHnilar thlOuPhlut the h:J.sln. OwrJIl, they
<br />In\loi\'e the u'>(' uf wJler and relJled IJnds to ..:rl'a[l.' a
<br />balanced Ilv:ng en'dlOnllHmt l' Of the nexl 50 yt:'JIS, In
<br />this Ihey ll1volve the uSt' of wale! for dlinkinj.!. mdu>uy.
<br />sanilatiun. aglkulture, na\lgJtwn, rt:'creation. Jnd !Ish
<br />Jnd WIld bit:'. and flll the ,'ontnll of lhllld~aler~.
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<br />Purpo~
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<br />It IS the purpose of thl~ appt:'ndl'\ II , 10 present IJ':1S
<br />and !ll'dll1gs of e'\tenSIH" ~Iudie, l1l1 e'\istlllg needs .md
<br />uses llf watt:'r. 12' to JnJlyu Jnd proJed thl." net:'ds I'H
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<br />SUMMARY
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<br />~atl'r In thl' y"'ars 1'!:'lU. ~OOU, and .::O~O. Jnd 131 tll set
<br />t(llth needs for J~,o(lJtl."d rhal1)!.cs in land U~l."
<br />Thc baSil) need~ hJ\'<' b<'l'l1 l."xpres~eJ 111 J widt:' \'Jriely
<br />of pO>ltl\'e ll'rlll~ surh J~ puunds of mcal, kilowall-
<br />hours, r.:(rcJulln.days, ct..:.. ~hi..:h Jre rllllVel1lent and
<br />nc\"t'~>Jry tHlIb hy wlu..:h 10 expless Ihe need, for waler
<br />Jnd rdat",J changl."~ 111 IJml U\C. SilK!,' the desired
<br />t'lId.produd IS an l."vJluJtioll ,.1' Slh:h needs fOf walt'! Jnd
<br />related IJnd.u-e dlJll~C~. the,.: terms hJ\'e becn u\Cd to
<br />lhe l'xtenl p,'sslbk Inaslllu..:h J> nel'ds in th", fidd of
<br />llOlld ,'lllltllll and erosion pn'\CnllOn d\l not lend
<br />Ihel11so;'lves W the USC' of thest' ll."rrns, Iht')"' Jre Jd"ined
<br />Jnd t'vJluJled in J\'e!agt' JnnuJI dJmJges.
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<br />In ~enl'rJI. Ihl' needs for W:llt:'f Jre t:'xpresscd in
<br />dlVer~ll111 fequHl'111t'1I1S. and 111 rllnSUmpll'ie use. LI1 mosl
<br />Il1stam.l'~, mudl llf Ihl." WJll'r di\erll'd b returned to
<br />streJms Jnd b J\'Jll:.1ble t.l( n'u>e; then:fort'. diwrsion or
<br />fJrm.Jellvt:'r)"' leqllirl'menls (JllnOl bl.' added in OIdt'r to
<br />oDtall1 an) mt"Jnil1!!full.ltJI fi,!!ure. ,.\Iso, some uses Jre
<br />,,:ol11plemcllt:1ry, ll( uVl'r1appll1g 11\ elfl'..:l, As an t'xJmple,
<br />water surphed tu meel l1avigatillll requirements is als\)
<br />J\'Jllable to help fulfill the !equirt'lllents of muni..:ipal.
<br />11Il.'~, IIldustry, '-!uJhty ":l1l1I1l'l. fish and wildlik. and fOJ
<br />r.:....reJtlllll Rl.'IUrn Ill)WS from IIngauun developments
<br />":~111 he ll>l'J t,) meet 1lI SCf'ie other fun':lions,
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<br />,\ nced as~ociated wllh th.: gem'rJI wf'lI.bt"ing of
<br />peuple IS the prewllllon Jnd ....ontr~)1 ('\f W~'I.lr~ ~nd
<br />vectlll.hulllt' ..h"l'J~S thJI ..:onstHUle pub!!\" heallh
<br />hJlard>. \I11~qUlI"t's. hil1'ielltl's, 3nJ del'rlll':s afe Inl'
<br />more SC!1OU> \'C!;'\U1S J~~ll(lJled with the lTlana!!el1lcnt
<br />and (Untrlll of the bJs1l1's \\oJter rcs'lur....cs. Prevalent
<br />hJbltJt fll( th.:>l' vectors Jrf' 1I1undJlt:'d l1oodpl:l1l1s,
<br />pondl.'d Jnd "l'efll'd Jrl.'J' Jsso..:iJled wllh impwper
<br />1trlgJllOn prJ.::ti.::es. and plll1ded Jreas in upen lIeeless
<br />pr:J.Hle regwl1S WhIch :Ire lJr!!cly under ..:ulll\'alion.
<br />Spec ill.: nt:'l'ds for \1"":[(11 ":0111101 haw not bt't"n
<br />Jf'\doped 11\ IhlS study. ~ltlwugh fultill1l1l'nt of thl'
<br />needs flll llood ..:onllol. Ilflgatllln syslem r.:habllilalion,
<br />Jj!.f1.:ullural drJinJge. Jnd SOIl Jnd watt'r consef\'Jlion
<br />~ill bl' an ImpHWel11t'nt in \t''':Il'r ....onlll)!. Furthl.'r. it IS
<br />assumed Ihal vc..:lor <:untrl1b will b.: Illduded in the
<br />J':slj.!n. (('nstrudli'n, Jnd ('per:Hllm of lhe pnlt:'ntiJI
<br />water fesour..:e de\e!'lpllll'nts.
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