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<br />2002
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<br />COLORADO WATER
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<br />I)cccmber
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<br />~~ Lnll SOt;T1II'I..ITTE FORU~I ASKS,
<br />lIllO'S Rli:\:\I:\C; TillS ECOSYSTEW!
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<br />Prole-cling lhe IUEun: 01 the Soulh Plall.: Rih'[ B;Nn -- illlegrallng hanl1;.t1 prolt"CII(lrl ~ilh agril>ulturaJ prooudioll. undef'>landing
<br />Colorado dimale change..., kct'ping \l;.I1~'h on \\ JI.:r lIu<llny In Colorado. and n:dellnmg ~11<:lil-jal u'>t.' - Ihe..!: were Ih<: I"ue,
<br />pre"<':llIl.'J and c.\.tminl'd In llI\xkraleJ ,,('..,ion.. .llthl' LV Annual South PI..tllt: Forum n.:lOhcr 23-2-1, 2002.
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<br />Keyrllllt' 'p.:al..er.. Stele Sim... Rolxn E. Roht.-n... and D.1Il1t'l F. LUt'l'k.... pro\'iul.'d Jll 0"'''1"\ Il:~ of major I"ue.. ra..'1llg South
<br />Platte waler u...er.. - .... ildlik habllat. endJllgcrcd "pt.'ci.:... l'l'mpa,'t l'(.rnpliaIKt'. lh", Tlm:e Sl<ll.: . \greerncm. ground.... ;lEa u-.c
<br />rule... cXlhange.. <.md augm\'1IIJ.1l0fl -- ["uc.. that o\'l'rLJ.p .l.lld 11M!..': till.. lht' 010..1 "T.mplicatt'd river b;I~1n in th.: "tat.:.
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<br />Wal.:r Cuun Judge JOIl;lth;lIl W. Hay". Ko:ynpte LUlk'hcOll "pcakl:r. rdl.:...tl'd on Ihe "-hange,, th;ll hale la"'en place o\er lime
<br />in tht' i....ul".. pn:..t'nlt'd to the.... Jll:r coun induJing underground ....;lI.:r right.. ,md emerging n:..lm:lIUlh un .... ell and a4uifcr
<br />pumping. Ik "ullImarrled "ignilicam La~..lh;11 h;IW LOlTle t>efme hi, LOUn. mduding lht' Spulh Par'" Conjun":ll\"l: Us\,, ProJecl.
<br />Ihe CilY of Golden kayak l"(lur..e. .md tht." City 01 Demer H.City dtlu.:m eXLhJllge applil'Jli'1l1.
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<br />IlighlighlJll,!!- lhi.. year'.. forum w.l"lhe "pc'l"ial re,,'ogllLlion ofChud. (;randPre (~l'e middk pl..:ture on page 171. ehu,,'k ....as
<br />founding dlair uflhe Soulh Plalte ~tlrulll PLillmng C.lrllmiltce. illS ra"J"lcll,,'C and ..'ulllmillllt'nt lllO\ l"d th.: fonllll fmm a Rl<:ky
<br />..tar{ 10 a "l1loo1hly op.:ratlllg di<llogue UIl cnvlronmental. eClhy\lelll and.... atcr i....ue.. in lhe Stluth PI;jlle Ri\(T 8a..m.
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<br />Gene S,,'hkigcr of lh.: Slmhenl Colorado \\'.III:r COll'>l.'rvan..'Y Di,tri..:t prc,cnlcd Ihe ;t.... anI 10 Chuck. .Uld oh'er\:ed:
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<br />II/,he }kgillllin\?, ,hcre 1,,</,1 <I 111,111 nom,'d C/)uck (lft/IIl/Pr,', <I Dil'/.Iioll 1I/IIIMhl<' ('/111'/01".' \1'/)" .1<111'
<br />(/ liilu/"I! /I,'(ln','II rht' ',nllf/" CI'mmullin" <lllll'/)I' 'Cllnr(>m"f'III,11 ("'II/IIIl/1lin' Chuck 1"II'i,I/"'lt'd ,I
<br />jonlll\'/)('f('lh(".\I' IWO "'-"11/',1. "101/,, "'/Ill miler.!, could .1/1 ,Im,-" lilCt'.'o.liu..../rI',,, i.\JI/I',I, <III.! 1t,1\'('
<br />IIIt'<lIIIII,,,"1111 <fial"gu,' dn.JUllht'.lc' 1.1,1/,," rh<ll "",.ct <11/ South Plaut' 8,/lil/ ,'/fI:,'l1l
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<br />!'lallt' Ua,in \\ildlirt' !I;lhilal (ht'nit'", b prc"elll-
<br />.:d on p;lge 1 ,'<i.
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<br />Panicip:ltlllg .t:;.:n,,'ie, ;lrI~: Color.IJo 01\ l'lnn 01 \\'ildlift',
<br />C.,lor<.ldo \\;II':f Re.."un:e, Rc,,:;Irdlln..lltule. Color;uio
<br />Sl,llt' Lnl\\'r,ily Crl\'p..'fdll\e E\lcn"lon. TXl1\cr W;ltcr.
<br />S.mh,,'m C,'ltlr;ldll \\'.II.:r Clllbt'f\ ;jncy Di'ln\l. L.S,
<br />Burt'au 01 R.....l;lm,lti(lll. L'.S. Erl\imlllllental Pwteclll'll
<br />:\~en~y.l: S. Fi,h .ll1d \\'rlJlik Sa\i,,'l", ,mJ th.: l;.S.
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