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<br />December
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<br />1002
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<br />COLORMJO \VA TER
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<br />EDITORIAL
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<br />REFLECTJO\S 0\ 1001
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<br />by Robert C. U'ard. [)irt'i'lor
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<br />~002 h;h been a ..:h;lll.:ngmg Y{.";lJ for anyun~' ill\oh.;d in
<br />water in Colorado. Thl- drought JI."c:p...'ned ljuil.:k1y ]a... 'pring
<br />and in d manm:r nOI ..C'.:n bc-forc In Colorado - 10\\0;.'... runoff
<br />tin rc:.:ord in many riven; and ..In:am,. The !,:1'mtlin.IIHln uf
<br />[....od!), Yl'ar- follo.....:d hy rllt;' e\l~mdy 111\\ rto...... of 21~12.
<br />in many v.ay... r...derim:d the joh dc-..:rirtiun.. for IlhJny ",ala
<br />m;magef'o in Colorado. or al ka..z ..harply rdo.:u...:d jnh
<br />priorilic...
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<br />.\.. 2'.12 draw..w a dIN:. it j, a lime III Tell.:..'[ upon Ill<.'
<br />'w;lter" o;'\'cnl.. uf Ihl' pa..t y<.'ar and r....:ognizt: till' eXIT;! dlon..
<br />of a Ilumocr of fa..'ulty and Co]or;IlJo \loal.:r managcT.. iun.)lvcd
<br />l!l drought-related rc~ar\'h and.... aler ('llul"allon.
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<br />Al CSU. fao:ulty realiu'J .hallhe drou~ht demanded a
<br />proadi,... re~pon~ and lTcal...d a Ile\\ Drought Lib ([)rnu~hl
<br />,\naly,i~ and Mallag...ment LanoralOr) I. in l'llllanoralilln
<br />with fal"ull) from uther
<br />Uni\'CNili..-,. 10 fao:i11t;lle and
<br />eno:ourage dmughl-rel;lled
<br />re,eaKh an,l edU(;lllull
<br />dfon... Under lhe au~pi('...~
<br />of DroughtLJtl. a numncr of
<br />',e...d gram' pmjel'h were
<br />initialed illlllledialely, .....\'era]
<br />larg... dmllghl-related prnJll.I";lh
<br />\.\oere 'Unmilled hlnatiunal
<br />water re..earl'h l'11mpclitioll'.
<br />and a n:l) ..u......e"ful droughl
<br />HlIlle-renl'e \.\oa~ held ;11 CSl1
<br />011 De...cmner 4. ~ocC, DrougtllLlh \~a~ Ihe I:orain-;,:hild of
<br />Profe,..Ol'> ]o"c Sala, ill Civil Engineering and Roger PieJke.
<br />Sr. in ..\tmo'pheril' S<.'leIK'e, (her lhe ,umml'r ;U1\llalllhey
<br />dCVOh:d ,'on~idcrahle lime In droughl-rcl;IIed inlonl1;lllOn and
<br />edu...allona<:livili......
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<br />Reagan Wil,korn. St.lIe Walcr Re"ourl'e" E\len"itlll Sp..'l'i;IIi,1.
<br />pnwl\kd Ieadehhip in tlridpng ;Kf{"" a numner 01 v.aler.
<br />relJ!ed lori..., 1\1 en..ure ready ;1,"<.'1.''''' 10;1 l:lro;ld rangl.' 01
<br />drougtll-relilled mtonnation in lllJllY lonn;lh and kll:ali(ll\'
<br />around Colorild\l. Rl.'agan ,ll-.{l .....1"'11." a" a 1ll1.'1lIb.:r of
<br />the H.);lrd 01 Tru'h:c, ot Ihe Colmad\l \\'aler Edu(;llion
<br />J-oundatiulI.
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<br />The Agri...ullural Experimenl Slalioll. under the dire;':li\lIl of
<br />L...e 501111I1e..... in ...ollaonr;llioll \\ llh :SO.-\.\. '>eed...d a gram 10
<br />..urh') drought illlpa,'h on agrkultur... lhi" fall, The proj.:n.
<br />undcr Ih~ direnion of l:n..- 5l'hu~k. .\"I'lalll Prol...~...or of
<br />Agri;,:ultural and Re"oun.:~ EUll1(,rnil"' JI CSU. i, 4uantifying
<br />agri...ultural impan, uf dwughl ....llhall'lllli~.y milk...r, and v.at~r
<br />manag~r"l'an ~gllllo umkr'I;lIlJ lh.: oPlion.. ;l\'ail,lhle 10
<br />mlli,!!;II': Ihe large negali\c impa..." 011 ;lgricultur.:.
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<br />The Culorado Slate Fore"I
<br />SCI"'l-il-C I~ l'arefull~ examining
<br />Ih.: ImpacI of p,'-~l for~..l
<br />lllallagemcllI pr;ldi...~~ on thc
<br />ht'ahh 01 Cllll'rado'.. fore'l" in
<br />hope" III n.-du...il1,!! lirc dangt"r.
<br />e"pcdally in arca.. of ht";lVY
<br />hUrll;l1l h..bil;llion. .-h fore~1
<br />circ~ bumt"d thi.. 'Urnl111:r.
<br />f;lculty \.\ot"re a"'Iivt" in preparing
<br />V.;IIChjUality moniloring
<br />e1fOlh \0 do,,:ulllt"llllht" impal'"
<br />ollht" tire.. on Colorado',
<br />v.alcr rt""our,',:", Lcc ~tld)..)fJald. in Iht" Wat~'r,hcd 5l'ien"'e~
<br />Program;1I CSU. ha, tx'Cll \e~ .Idl\~' ill moniloring w<.IIer
<br />4l1alil~ imp.ld~ .Iltcr t'orl."llire~.
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<br />The water mallagemellt comlllUllity ill
<br />Colorado has stepped /lp to the water
<br />educatioll 'plate' and is workillg hard
<br />to ensure that the public /llIderstallds
<br />the critical water S/lpp/y iss/les facing
<br />Colorado d/lring the c/lrrent dro/lght,
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<br />The Colorallo Oroughll\mkrence. ,ulllmarilcd on p;lge
<br />13 of Ihi" I"..ue oj' Colorado 1\ aftT. rrO\ided ;l forum !(lr
<br />di.....u"ing how Colorado ~';U1 'U(\'I\"t" (he uno:t"n..1I11y of futun:
<br />watt"r ,uprtit"~ dunllg Ihi, 11m... of droughl. Thc I.."Onlert"IKe'"
<br />'U"'Ct",~ ...an be allributt"d 10 till" do..... n.J]al'lt)raIIOn tlc..tV.t"t"1I
<br />v.alrr organizalion.. and hlght'! t'ducallon. In panl...ular. lhe
<br />a....i..tann: of Ih.: Color.l(l\l \\"ak'r Con~'I"'I.lIIOn Board.lhc
<br />Colorado \\';lIer C\lIlgrl.'''''. lhl' 01\ i..ion of \\"ater Rt',*'ur...r..
<br />,Slat... Engineer', Ofli......I. and lhe Colorado l)i~ln...1 01 Ihe
<br />USGS in lhe inili;11 pl:mning. puhli.:izing. and e\cl..-ulion (If the
<br />conferen...e i.. gre"lly ;lppre...i.tl...d.
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<br />Coopcrati\-c EXt"'lhil'lI. \lo ith II' n...lv.ork \JI e'\lI:n'l\m agelll' III
<br />57 of ColorJ.Jo'~ ('13 ,'oulllie'. "'ynth.....izeJ .lI1 ~\l...ll..i\... alTIllunt
<br />of drought.relaled mfonnalllm ;.Ind m..Je il reJdily available
<br />on ih v.et>page: hlto: \~\lo\~.I:\I.,'Jlu'l;lll..I..du,
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<br />Th.: COlor;ldo C1imatc Ct"lller. url<kr lhe direnioll of Roger
<br />Pid\...e. Sr.. a~""'1l11:1Ied e\...dkm ,ulTIrn;lri..., ot'Colorado',
<br />v.eath...r .lI1d pre..-ipil.llll>n hi,,\{.r;. III IIghl of the rencwed
<br />illlere" in undehtandlllg the hi..lori\:al <.'(1I11e\l 01 the currenl
<br />dwughl. R\'gt'r and \"olan 1),,)C,k~n. Re-...:afl'h .-\..".....:ialc
<br />v.llh lh.: Ct'n1er. pr~,~ntcd nUlTlt'wu, lal\..... .1!:xlUl Colorado',
<br />dimale ;t\\d v. ,'Jlller -Ialb lh;11 help Ill;lny Colorado
<br />l.'ill1en' undl......tand thc ..emi-arid nalure III Colnr;IJo - .1Il
<br />ulllk....t.mding lh.1I i.. nlli,'al a" Colorado de\d(,p' re"Jll..n....." III
<br />Ih....O:llrrelll drou~ht.
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<br />While the drl.ughlo:ommanJed nm..iderank lime oj lil":Ulty.
<br />~\i,tlllg \\.lIt'r rl.'"...ar...h and edu..:alltlll dUlil.... ....ert" not
<br />fleglt"ted. TIlt: anllual CSU v.;Uer re....lurl.c:" ~minar. hdd
<br />eJ~'h lolll ...:m......ter \~ ith the help \1j' nine Colorado \\atef
<br />man.."c:..... l"OIWU...t...d all e\;t\ninalllm 01 v. ..ler lllanag~menl
<br />I"ue, in Ih... ..\ri.:;J.lJ...;h \'alley - a vall...y e\penc:n,'ing many. If
<br />1l\.I l1Io..t. of lhe pre"ure~ fa~-illg all CllloraJo \.\oaler m;t\lagt'r..
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