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<br />UHl..I~la, Watt'r \'..rrit',
<br />R~,idcll1' of l<l'l-p'(''''lnf: [).'ugla, C"unt~ will.....-e Ihelr \\;<ll:r t>ith '\..~rod,cl Juring the nC~1 10 III ~o ~C;tf'.t, Ilo;ilcr I('\('J, in the .\rapahoc
<br />Ba,in .Il'luikr l.:<llllll111l' 10 oJ",!, ami pumpmg ('lhl, Hl<;rca-c. a water engineering ron,ult ....ty_. JI.hn Hakp:l'I...I IOld ",.uth melro ....aler and
<br />go\emm.:nL otll<:j;lI.. lhal 10:\('1, in thc t-"'1Il. u'cd hy POIn.cr ,md Highlanth RalK'h. hale .lartl'd I" dip ,Ill...! Ill.: ",...11, otre ;\lre.ujy Ie" prno.!U(IIH'.
<br />"In :!O yeaf'. C\l'n ....Ilh nll'rc ....ell... ....l..lI 01.' gelling nnly (lnl'-third ",' 1m: pf"'durln." tlll,.,J;lY:' he "11...1. In l',u1,('r, ....ell.. pmJuced 1>.7XO
<br />gallon.. per minuLC in 2lJ01. hullh..' \ ilIum..' dn'PrN w2,t19;. gallon, ~r minute in 20('..Jc,pilc limit, nn I......n "Jt<:nng MW ,l"'~ppfkc, for
<br />e\ce"ivc U'-C. ,.lld Fran" Ja~~ef. mana),:t'r nt Ihe Parler \\.ller and S.lOl1;tlil>n D,..lrid.
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<br />5X (."unlit.... Sl;t.1. \\ah'rSululi,,"
<br />"e(l;.llililll1 1'151i 'llUntll." h.., hilOlkd lugt'\ht'r \(I pu,h lur a Lllr "llUllonln C"I"r..do', \.\,ller pfllhlo:rn,. \kmtx-p. "f .\dum ~::. rcrre.....nling
<br />~:: countit', in 'oulhea'lem Color..ul'. Cluh ~J. rt'prc....'ntlO!= ~~ cnunli6 lflllle..h.'m Colorado. J.nl! l'ro~rl'"hl' 15. on PI.'half uf 15 ('"untie,
<br />in Iht. mmhea'l part..l the '1.111'. ,aid ..lllllaler u..cl'o ha\e III ,hare m re.....'I\lng the prnhlo:m,. ,1Ild .....'IUll'II1' ..hllUlu nl'[ ",me ,lllhe e\pcn'-C
<br />nfll[hl'l'o. C"umie, nU[ reprc.....nlt'u il1lhe (('alillnn II1duJl'\.l ,,,m.' ollho: 'tart'"~ hlj:ge"l v.aler uo.el'o. II1duuing Denver. Gilpin. Jclfer..nn,
<br />Blll(lmlldJ. Clo:ar Cret'1. anll BI,ulu..:-r. The l,:1l.ili[ll.n ..aill lhe ..[a[e ,11I'uIJ pru\Il.k J."N,llll"e IlIr !c.;al waler 'upply planning. Ihat C'\i..ting
<br />IUI:al w:ll...r ..upplio:, ,houlJ !'Ie rulJ~ ~\pl"rcJ prlnr 1<1 l,:ll!l,iJ...raln'n III nev. ",llt'r If;Jn'ler'.;JnJ Ihe ..Iatt' ,h'lUld pu"'ue ;!dditional 'tllrage. lll.:-
<br />gfllup" ;11'0 ,;!id Ihl' nghl 01 \\.al...r u....ner' III marlC'llhelr W..lcr n~hh mu" f>c pllllel,:lt'IJ.
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<br />ForI CIIlIil1l C"'or.,.J"..m-A_',I"('iul..,, Pfl'H,<kIll!'ler ~5. ::002
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<br />Coalition I'uh Spu!li~hIOn \\''-Ill''r I"u....
<br />Dmught ;!nd;Jn ':\PC.'I("J Iloud 1,1 ....,ller.relal...J le~i,lalJlln ha~e PUffipl.'\.l up 11rganlllllg O:lfon, {lllh.: ll'I,w.lul1 Water I'artner,hip. The
<br />((><Jljlinn want, III J.'.:lor long'l...nn plan, anu huilu ,uppnn f('r projet.h III en,ure Ih.:rc i, enough ....al.:r tor il ;;n'lIl'lIl~ pI.'pUlalinn. I'n'jeclinn,
<br />call lor Colorado', pnpulallon In !=Il'" hy alM'lheT 1.7 milliun h~ ~1I::0 II' /) million pI..,,'pk. 111': (,UIUr:lJO LC'~i,l;tliH' ('llurn;il ("'Iimalc,
<br />}111l.OtO <ll"T'c.feel nl....,ller ",ill he r.:yuired h' ...:-r.e Ihl' .!In.....in~ Jl'm;md all,"!,: lhe nnnhC'm f'I\HIl R;Jnf'c. Arapahnc ('nunl~ Commi"ionC"r
<br />\larie 'tll'len/ie. rhairnllh..' p;JnneT"hir. wlJ hl'r kffCT"on CounlY cuunterr"n,. who a~l1"I.'J tOJ"'". Ih..1 up IllIolO....aler-rdaleU hill, "ill he
<br />inll\lJuceu in IhI.' up....'min.!! kgi..bliw ...."'Ion. In partll'ul.lr. ,hI' ,.!iu. prl.jl'll' .Ire n.:cdeJ II' ,apluro: Iho:' hall-million ,It"rc.ket Ihat 111....., "UI 1'1'
<br />Ihl' 'tate in Ih... C,'!orau" RiH>r. "Tl1l'rc i, 11<' '1Ilra~e:' ,he ,aid. though m<ln~ cnmmunrtll>' are relyinf' on d....lllllhng .lyuir.:l'o. Chri..l'aul..on. a
<br />....alt'r allome~ reprt',.:ntln!; Ihe lnlor,llln W,lter l'ilrtneT"hip. ,aid ",..Ia nghl.. I'an t>e pun:h;t...:-d lrom fanne..... l:>uI Ihal dri!.', up tli!.' agricultural
<br />l;!nd. Thl' pan.n"'l'ohip pl,lI1" t"..ludy prnpo...:-J v.;tll'r hill, ,lnlllll.'n,urc Ih.ll 'lllJic, ..re dunt' ,111 al1em.!1i\e' In Ihe "Big Stra",,:'.1 pr"J"'C! Ihat
<br />""ukl pump ",lIo:'r h' the Fnll1t Ran.!!e twm the C..l..rado.lt,lh Jin....
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<br />J)cn\C"r \\'al..r .\im, It! K,'cp Chall'ii-Id 1-"1......
<br />For lhe li"'llirrn.'. iA'n\("f W..ler plan.. 10 Jra'" fn.m ChalllclJ Rl....:....I"r 11,1ll1("1 II.. Jnni;.lllg "alt'r 'llrrlil.... 1111' 1.-l~O"al,:rc Chaln.:IJ.
<br />ue,iglk'd ,I' a ll\loJ.....I\l1lnlII'I\lJeCl. i, ,In'''l~ IiI ling !\lll" ffia,inmm \olume. Th;ll" hc"',IU't' thl- t.S, F('!".:'I Sc.......... rl'yuire, Den\iCrWall'r 10
<br />relea..e ",ller lrom il.. Slronti.l Spnng, RI..........'\llr. lllca!t'u up'lre..m. In!l'lhe Snulh 1'10111.: RII.:r In mallllallltrout h,lhit.l1 in W:ul'nlln C.lI1Y'lI1.
<br />"hi...h run.. h.:-t"l'en StI\'lllia ..nd Challl.'IJ. Hut "n....: Ch;!llI...lu tIll, III ~7.lUI ;J...re-lcl'l. tilt: .\ml~ CllTJ'"' tit Enginl.t"T" fCl/Ulrc, Ihal ";ller Ix'
<br />reka...:d lunh.:ru.."n lilt-' S,'ulh Plal1e [ll m:Jilll,lin rnnm in th... !".:..c.....'lr Ino'nl,lin f'lltt'nli.ll t'!oll(!.....Her'. In nOnflal ~ea"". Den\'er Willl'r
<br />would hl\ll.\:'r all t'\l'h;Jn~(" wilh nlht'r u.....'" d.."n'trI.'.lm. Thl' olhl'ru...:-p, ""uld u.....lhe ....;tler rcl<"a...:-u In.m Ch.utl.:lu. ,m.! Den\er W:Jler
<br />v.,lulll hI,ld h;!(l. anl'yui\:l1cnt J.nlt'unt ,'llht' u.....p.. ....,ltt'r ul"m::am. BUI thi- ~car. thl'rl.' I'n'lt.'nnUl;h v. Jh:r up'lream. Sn. ....hen Ch,ltl1eld nlh
<br />anu II' gale"I'pI..>n in nllJ.[ler.'mlx'r. l'knwf \\,ltl'r....t\llldn.ll;..1 ,mYlhin~ in relurn h'f thl' v.al.:r It ....oul... lx' rl"ljUIl\'J III rell'a'>C IOlhe 5"ulh
<br />PI;Jl1e.\lthuu~h l..iil..' Dillon j, ,till Nt p...n:l"nt lull. e\f'I"':<.I pilf1' nllh<' 1011.1' ht.m.1ffi h;J\': "'-...n Ih(" tllll"l \ I'lhl(" '~mh<'I,'t the '1:1[....' "alt'r
<br />,hl'rtagc. Wilh ""l'oo h' Iht' un.u~hl in 'lghL Dt'n\l"r W.ller "..nl' In ';J\e a' mu(h ....alt'f in Ih rt'.....n.njr';J' f'I."ihle. SO,lh... ulilil~ ha, II'
<br />rind a lIla~ tll kt'.'p \\;!lenOIl CanYlln V....l .... ilhollt kllll11= Ch.ltl1t'ld lill. \lan.!gt'!' "<lnt h'lo"'l"r ChalllelJ', k\ell>~ rumpll1!= alll.ut I.~(.I 11......1
<br />inll1a nlllJuit Ihat run, h1n.:J.rto~ \1.lr'll\l1 R..'I.....'llr. v.h..'re 11.....n I-.:- trl.'.II.:J. BUIlll..tnr\, O"'.I1\("r wJ.I.-r"';Jn 'Ian lo".'rin!= ('h,u!idu', 1("\'("1. it
<br />n.'cd, the .lrpro\;J] III the ('''ll'' of EnJ;int't'r'. ....hl~'h huihJ lho: "';Jnht'n J:lm:.l' J.lk...j.rllnlrnl me..,un' In 1~~,5. <lnd Ihe t".S. rhh <lnd WilJlife
<br />St'n.-ic(". ....hll.h I' rOllu'm.-<1 a""ullll'", ll.r .'nJan~~'reu hll\J, (,(.1 mile, uo.... n'I[C;!m III 'ehr..,"'" Tlte .'h<lnf'.' In1m tlt\lId rnntfl.,1 to munidpal
<br />,upply "(luld Il'r-.:C a ..."a!iti,," l'llx:-n'.:r. ....ulh mt'lrll ,mu a~ncullural .....ll...r U'l'P, [0 .'om... up \\lth <II 1e..'1 S5n million h. pay h;l(" Iht' f..-deral
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<br />Cloud St>edin~ I>>t-hal..-d
<br />In .-\Ilf:U'I, th..' l'kn\t'f W;Jler Bn,m! "'ll'J unJ.nml\'u,l~ \{l pannl'r ".Ih ~5 mt.'tn>-;!r.:a 1Il;!ler f;t,'jlili..., .md ,\,;" re.....'n' In f>c],':1Il a S7Ul.lUI
<br />,.~'(jin~ pl\'gram "'\f'.'<I.'li In run In'lll "(llemPcf I Ihl"llUf:h \I,m:h ~tllJ... Tll..' pr:l(\i...... [\'main' ...nnt..-nll\ltl' dl"PII': 00 ....'lenlitic Ilndmf'
<br />Ihal il nlh, lhe '11<1'" ,urrl~ fn'm OI'\\n"lnJ rcgillll'. It h;I' r.cen U'l--J lnr y....T" h~ ,i;.i J.re,l' ,ulh ..' '-"ill" in([\'a'" 'nll....f..lI. SliIL..,t'n
<br />Ihl' mo."t C'nthll'I.!'tl~ .....ienli,l' ";lm ...hluJ ......-<Im],': ...."11.1...ure In'uf'hl. Olher,. 'ulh ,I' ,llm."pho::n, ,.-i.:ntl'h William Clltllln III C.'lllrad..'
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