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<br />Then, the public was asked to comment and/or ask questions. Nearly all
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<br />comments were negative regarding specific sites. the Denver Growth issue,
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<br />the Bureau of Reclamation, or the Denver Water Board.
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<br />When residents of the three prospective reservoir areas become aware
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<br />of the situation in February, they insisted upon Committee membership,
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<br />and a representative and alternate from each area became members of the
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<br />Steering Committee in March and the Executive Committee in May 1974.
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<br />The West Plum area residents were most active in terms of expressing oppo-
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<br />sition, through a petition signed by 1,022 citizens, a newsletter distributed
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<br />residents of the area.
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<br />Commissions and Boards of County Commissioners in Douglas and Tefferson
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<br />Counties. The Douglas County meeting attracted 350 persons , and 150
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<br />persons attended the Tefferson County meeting.
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<br />An extensive letter writing and telephone campaign was organized, be-
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<br />ginning in February 1974, by residents and landowners in the three pro spec-
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<br />tive reservoir areas, and by citizens and environmental groups throughout
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<br />the area. Recipients included the Denver Water Board, the Bureau of Reclama-
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<br />tion, other Federal agencies, the Governor and State executive agencies,
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<br />State legislators, Steering Committee members indiVidually, and members
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<br />of the Colorado congressional delegation. Though the number of letters
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