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<br />2002
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<br />COLORADO WA TER
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<br />Decem ber
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<br />Slale l'ni\er"il~ \\no ha" ~\UJieJ lhe rra~lice lor "n.'UI.W ~e"r". '''~~ "Ther\"" no \\,,~ II' ,,'-.e,,~ Inc t...'1lC1Il 01 douJ ....~Jin!! in I~'rm' of
<br />runoff. Lewj, Gram. relired CSL pl\'fe"nr or .-\lnl<hpherk S(;i~'n(;e .1Il..! m"" a fanner in Wellinf:I,l[I. h<'lk\e" ~-lnud ....~-..Jing I' a g'~"j I'~I[ 10
<br />iocre.l-.e ,""",tall. t">UI ,,1....1 ,aiJ il ....0".1 h\ lhe JTllugnl. Inlh<, t'arl~ I'JI""'.lht' 'Iale' "I Wyoming "nd llah tlllflll~ lunJed a doud.~~-eJin!l
<br />'1lIJ~ hedcau,c W~"mi"g "'a, r(l"(;t'm~-..J Llan \\a' I\>ht">mg llIoi'lUre lrnm W~onllng. Gr.mJ ....id. The anal~'l' :!"H' nn indiGIILOn Ihal ...."-,
<br />haprenlng. Bna" We-mer. '''nhern CnlnraJ" W"h:r C"n.....~ancy Di,ui( ~['('le~m;an. e'pt'(;h ....11l1t.' ullhe D<'nh'r d,lud."...eJin;: pnlgrJ.m"
<br />near the Fr.l,kr area 10 Il<-nel1llh<' dhlrkL \\oll.:h i~ Ihe 1,'P ,urpli<'rol \I<ll~'r III ron Collin". The JI~lrkl h.i~"n pl;m~ In !-\cpn.i ~ecding
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<br />I'uudr~ .....tnral!~ I'I..n, lndud~ ,~'" or f-:\p..ndt"d Ih",~nllir~
<br />Rt'prl.""""nlall"e~ fftlm [I\..' 'ort~m ('"loraJ" WaleT C"n.....~.lIlry Di'LrIrl mcl \\ith oflkiah I rom Fon Colli", ,md "lhcrr(lmmunilic~ and ....;II'.r
<br />di~tri(h a~ p'l~~i"ililic, ....cre pn:-.emcJ 1m a nc.... fc.....I"\"if ~cf\il1g .'"nhcm Colorado, Tbc ITII"I likely {lplipn~ "re an ("pan""n ,,1 Sc...m..n
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<br />..houlu C(lOoI OI!>o.'UI S 1.-1 milliol1. The CO"I \I ill tll, ..plil t">y Ih.... Jl;1T1iripaling l"Ellili.:... _\ nc" re.....r\"lf "'llulJ hnl.! IlKl.lKKI t" :.'fKUKKI acrc-fci."l nl
<br />\lJler anJ have 01 prl(\' ta~ m Ihc nelghh"rhl......1 "I S:.'OI.I mlllilltl. \1 cap.lriIY. H"r<.CIIII'lh Re<.<'I"\"lr 1'1<,1..1, 15n.\KIO at:Te-t<'l'1.
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<br />\\ .\TER l}l..\IJTY
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<br />\'OItional \\'llh-r (}uJlil~ In"'nlur~
<br />00 Cklollcr 15, EP,\ l'ut">li,hcJ Il~ \,tli"nal \I,--alcr QUJlil~ In\'em"TY Il'r [11<.' yeOlr :.'UM1. Rou~hl~ nll\'.h"lf 01 .I~"':"CJ \I.U~'r~ arc nol til for U~C"'o
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<br />"'alcT'-Iualil~ hicnnially. and rep"n Ihclr lll1Jillg~. The :.'UlC} rCp"r1 in..:luUe' inlnnn.lli..'n (olkl"ted I'n alltHlt nnc.lhiTJ ,'Ilh~' nalilln', wJler,.
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<br />"'...re mar~inal. .llld I\'u~hl~ J<,l rcrn'nl rem.lineJ ['('Iluteu. .-\rrft'\lm<llcl~ .J7 perccnl III bkl'~ .....'re rCJ1<'"ed a' ha~ in~ j:('''"j "';Il...r '-lUahIY. X
<br />pc'l\:cm \I...re ,".lrj:inJI. and.J5 pt'Tl"CnL "I ~"Iuary ....,,1"'''' \I<'fi.' TCfX.rt..J:I' ha\ 1l1~ !;,,.,,I '-lu..lil~. !c~~ lhan.J pen.'cnl Ilo...n:. m;lr~inal. ,mu 51
<br />pen.'Ct1\ "efe ["l>eleu J' p"lIlll<'d. 01 ;I~"",,,,,CU "..:ean ~h"n.'lirlt" milc~. I.. perccnl "'ere lmp<lin.-..J. pri111aril~ Ju..' hI t">a(I~'ri..., '''ygcn Jepleli,'n.
<br />anJ lurbidll~ ...all.....d prnll"T1I~ h~ umm ,IOU non.pt.'llll "'un:~ run"lf.
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<br />The majllf pollulant <:lllllrilmln'n, II' iml'ain.-..J 100ke' ;10..1 rih'''.in'' nulrienh. m...'lal.. and ..culm...'IllOlltOn. ~'"u",,'J pnmanl) hy a~ri...ullural
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<br />yeM ~(KMI \\'a~ mer~ury. Th\' hIgh Il',d" of m~'r(ury h;tlc It..u nl;m~ ~\;\I...'~ h' "".tm ,ulnerat">le .....gml.nh lIt' lhe pt.'PUI"IHIIl OIgain"l c"n"llmillJ!
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