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<br /> <br /> <br />RAFTOPOULOS RANCHES -° <br />893 Stout Street <br />Craig, Colorado 81625 <br />(303) 824-5750 <br />December 15, 1988 <br />Mr. William Aor~ew <br />Trapper Minir~o Ir~c. <br />p. 0. $ox 1B7 <br />Crain, Colorado 8162E <br />Dear frill: <br />I en~ayed talking to you the other day, but I was <br />disappointed to hear that Co1oT•ado Mime Land Reclamation Divisior~ <br />was complaining about the density of re~ervair ire the.reclairned <br />area. Rs you well know, this area was once owned by my family <br />ar~d many reservoirs were ire place before the land was rnir~ed. Ire <br />this area of Northwestern Colorado there is r~o such thino_ as too <br />much water. The rains are so sporadic that you need to store as <br />much water as possible in order to have adequate water through <br />the dry periods. <br />Ir. that area south of Craig there is comparatively <br />little live running water. Livestock as well as wildlife depend <br />upon water stored from runoff ire order to get adequate disoersior~ <br />and uniform grazing. It does not matter how closely clustered <br />these reservoirs are because they will provide more area for <br />animals to water and increase probability that some will catch <br />water. These reservoirs also reduce the probability of head <br />cutting in drainages. <br />country. <br />As I told you, you can never have er~ouoh water ire this <br />ti <br />~-~ <br />Poulos <br />pl <br />11~ ~~ i6 ;! i~, Y <br />