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<br />PERSPECTIVE <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br /> <br />Larry D. Simpson <br />General Manager <br /> <br />W eleame to another issue of <br />WATERNEWS. You may notice <br />a few minor changes to the layout of <br />this edition. These are due to the <br />recent acqUlsllOn by the District of a <br />desktop publishing system. The <br />system gives the District capabilities <br />10 produce publicatIOns. newsletters <br />and reports in. house al a fraction of <br />the previous cost. We hope you like <br />the changes. <br /> <br />As Ihe new decade dawns. the <br />District wants to re-emphaslze Its <br />commitment to careful management <br />and conservation of Colorado's most <br />valuable natural resource -- water. <br />11 is appropriate that as the 19905 <br />begin there is an increased public <br />awareness of water issues. As a <br />result, an entire exhibition hall is <br />being prepared on the stale fair <br />grounds in Pueblo to lell all <br />Coloradoans the story of Colorado's <br />"liquid gold". If you haye neyer been <br />to the Stale Fair it will be well worth <br />the time this year. The NCWCD is <br />taking an actiye role In thiS exhibit <br />as indicated in the article on page 11 <br /> <br />As you will note from the article on <br />the opposite page. the CoST quota <br />was set at 50~o this year for only the <br />second time in history, After studYing <br />snowpack and runoff forecasts. <br />board members felt that enough <br />water would be ayailable from local <br />runoff and storage and less would be <br /> <br />needed from the C-BT Project. The <br />concern IS that Lake Granby has not <br />tilled since 1986. It IS time to rebuild <br />storage reseryes atler a senes of <br />below norma] water years. <br /> <br />The District continues Its upgrade 01 <br />the C-BT facilities. With the motor <br />reWinds at the Granby Pump Plant <br />beginning this summer. Major <br />rehabilitation efforts at Horsetoolh <br />ReservOir and Carter Lake haye been <br />completed recently and illustrate tne <br />DistriCt's commitment to keeping the <br />system in top operating condition. <br /> <br />The response to the District's summer <br />tours has been oyerwhelming We <br />apologize to those 01 you who may <br />not be able 10 participate this year <br />due to space constraints. Those of <br />you who would like to recelye <br />information regarding luture tours. <br />please fill out the enclosed card or <br />contact the District's Public <br />Information Officer Brian Werner. <br /> <br />csu histOrian Dan Tyler is Winding <br />down his research on the CoST and <br />NCWCD history proJect. The <br />anticipated publication of hiS book IS <br />late 1991 or early 1992. <br /> <br />We hope you like this issue oj <br />WATERNEWS. As always, leelfree <br />to contact our office about issues you <br />desire more information about. <br /> <br />~~~ <br /> <br />SUMMER <br /> <br />990 <br /> <br />WATERNEWS <br /> <br />VOLUME 8 NUMBER '. <br /> <br />A Publication of the <br />NORTHERN COLORADO <br />WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT <br /> <br />FEATURES <br /> <br />4 A Detailed Look at <br />the C-BT Quota <br />6 Operations Update <br />8 District Opens New Soil <br />and Water Lab <br />9 1989 Crop Report <br />10 Records Management <br />Department Profile <br />11 State Fair Exhibit to Focus . <br />on Water <br /> <br />Edl!or <br />8nanW"m", <br /> <br />Oes,gn.ndProductlon <br />Je'!Dahlstrom <br /> <br />PhotoCredlta <br />Cove' Je'!OaI'lISlfOm <br />Page 3 SHanWe'ne' <br />Page 6 11e~t) I(en Wh'~mo'e <br />\"Ol"t'S"anWe'ne' <br />Page; l(enWhilmo,e <br />PageS Je"Dahlst,om <br />Page 10 l(enW~I!mOTe <br />Bae><Cove'S"anW\lme' <br /> <br />P'lnllngCoo,c!,n.tlon <br />Ols:'ncl'veG'aDfttC$ <br /> <br />Cover <br />SI V'a,r.S"pal,Car.a1soutI>01:"elFtt1e <br />TI1Or"'050nR1ve. <br /> <br />WATERNEWS ISlne o!f,c'al)ou'nal oTlne <br />"<crt"e'" ColO'ado Wale' Conservancy O.str+el <br />ano ~I"n'cloal S...lXltSI',Ct "<0'1""'1'1 Colo'ado <br />Wa:e' Conset'Vaney D'SIr'C Ail ngNs 'eset'Ved <br />Poslage pa'd al lovelar.d Colo'ado <br />Postmasle's.&>'>daOdTessc:orreaconsa"<lotNl' <br />mall 10 WATERNEWS P 0 80.679. loveia"<l <br />Co>0'adOS0539 <br /> <br />O...o:e WA.TERl\IEWS It ~o" loe OUI please <br />Cfeol:tr>ellUohe.atlOn Thal'''you <br /> <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />WATEANEW$ SUMMER 1990 <br />