Federal Land and Water Stewardship in the Colorado Basin
Connects federal agency oversight, environmental planning, and community-based protection efforts across the Upper Colorado River and Gunnison Basin watersheds, with a focus on water resources, mining impacts, and collaborative land management.
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Federal Land and Water Stewardship in the Colorado Basin
Background
Federal land and water stewardship in the Upper Colorado Basin encompasses the laws, agencies, and management practices that govern public lands, rivers, wetlands, and natural resources across western Colorado. More than two-thirds of the Gunnison Basin is federally owned, managed primarily by the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), with regulatory oversight from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and water infrastructure built and operated by the Bureau of Reclamation (BoR). These agencies make decisions that shape everything from grazing allotments and mining leases to streamflow, wetland protection, and recreation access.
The stakes are high because the Gunnison Basin sits at the headwaters of a river system that supplies drinking and irrigation water to roughly 40 million people downstream. Management choices ripple across ecosystems and economies: they determine whether fens (groundwater-fed peat wetlands that take thousands of years to form) are protected, how mining proposals like asphalt production or molybdenum extraction proceed, whether rare species monitoring informs habitat decisions, and how the wildland-urban interface (the zone where subdivisions meet public forest) is managed for fire and wildlife-vehicle collisions. Other concepts running through this policy area include residency requirements for water and land use, REA Loans that funded rural electrification and community planning, Privacy Act provisions governing environmental review records, and applied science methods such as container technology and experimental treatment studies used to support land-management decisions. The River Continuum Concept, a framework describing how stream ecosystems change from headwaters to mouth, and tools like color discrimination studies and vehicle modification rules for off-highway recreation, also appear repeatedly in planning documents.
Historical context
The modern era of basin-wide federal stewardship traces back to mid-twentieth century reclamation projects such as those described in "Our Upper Colorado River Project" (Moinat, 1955), which laid out the rationale for large dams and trans-basin diversions. By the early 1970s, environmental review and land-use planning had become formal requirements. Documents like the Comprehensive Environmental Planning Program for the Colorado Olympic Region (doc_id:3084) and its companion volume Colorado Olympic Region, Comprehensive Environmental Plan...applied new environmental planning standards to proposed development, while Colorado: Options for the Future Colorado: Options for the Futureframed population growth and consumptive water use as statewide concerns. Colorado also began identifying priority areas of environmental concern Priority areas of environmental concern in Colorado – wor...and debating the state's role in new-community development Colorado and New Communities The State's Role and Responsibilities in the Development ....
Federal environmental impact statements became central to resource decisions in the basin. The Draft Environmental Statement for the Homestake Pitch Project Draft Environmental Statement Related to the Homestake Mi...reviewed uranium mining and tailings impoundment near Gunnison under USFS and Nuclear Regulatory Commission oversight, while the Mount Emmons Mining Project EIS Mount Emmons Mining Project Environmental Impact Statemen...evaluated molybdenum mining with joint USFS, BLM, and BoR review. Water quality regulation expanded through the Clean Water Act program implemented by the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission Water Quality Control Commissionand the state's 303(d) and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program Colorado Water Quality Control.
Management actions and stakeholder roles
Key federal stakeholders include USFS (which manages the Gunnison and Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre-Gunnison National Forests), BLM (responsible for lower-elevation public lands and mineral leasing), EPA (water and air quality regulation), USDA (agricultural and conservation programs), and the BoR (reservoirs and trans-basin delivery). State and local partners include the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the Colorado Division of Wildlife, the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District (Volume 2)- Part 7, and county governments. Nonprofits such as the Colorado Riparian Association, publisher of The Greenline The Greenline, translate technical policy for landowners.
Management approaches blend regulatory review (EIS and permit processes), collaborative planning, and incentive programs. EPA's Community-Based Environmental Protection program Community- Based Environmental Protection FY 1996 Progres...promoted ecosystem-scale partnerships and public participation rather than pollutant-by-pollutant enforcement. Conserving Wetlands on Colorado's Agricultural Lands Conserving Wetlands on Colorado’s Agricultural Lands: Opp...illustrates cooperative conservation through the Soil Conservation Board, EPA, and producer associations. The Colorado Wildlife Commission's minutes Wildlife Commission Minutes show how hunting licenses, aquaculture, and damage claims are adjudicated at the state level within a federal land-management context.
Current challenges and future directions
Water allocation remains the most contentious issue. The Proposed Union Park Reservoir controversy, documented extensively by Klingsmith Proposed Union Park Reservoir Part 1 Proposed Union Park Reservoir Part 3 Proposed Union Park Reservoir Part 4 Proposed Union Park Reservoir Part 6, revealed deep tensions between Front Range municipal demand and Gunnison Basin conservation values, and those tensions persist as climate change shrinks snowpack and the Colorado River's legally obligated flows. Related correspondence on BoR subordination agreements Subordination + Power BoR Protection Part 3shows how prior-appropriation doctrine interacts with federal project operations. Legacy mining concerns at Mount Emmons Mount Emmons Mining Project Environmental Impact Statemen... continue as the site moves toward long-term water treatment.
Emerging directions include TMDL implementation Colorado Water Quality Control, fen and riparian protection, wildfire management in the wildland-urban interface, and adaptive management of aquatic species under warming stream conditions. Community-based planning frameworks Community- Based Environmental Protection FY 1996 Progres...and riparian outreach via The Greenline The Greenline point toward a future in which federal agencies increasingly share authority with local watershed groups, tribes, and private landowners.
Connections to research
Policy decisions in the basin draw directly on science produced at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) and partner institutions such as the University of Montana. Long-term datasets from the East River drainage basin and the Lower Green watershed inform TMDL targets, fen hydrology studies, rare species monitoring, and applications of the River Continuum Concept to management of headwater streams. Experimental treatment studies and container-based methods developed at RMBL provide the evidence base that agencies cite in environmental impact statements and water quality assessments, linking field ecology to the statutory obligations of USFS, BLM, EPA, and BoR.
References
Colorado and New Communities (technical report). →
Colorado Olympic Region, Comprehensive Environmental Planning Program 1972. →
Colorado Water Quality Control (TMDL/303(d)). →
Colorado: Options for the Future. →
Community-Based Environmental Protection FY 1996 Progress Report. →
Comprehensive Environmental Planning Program for the Colorado Olympic Region. →
Conserving Wetlands on Colorado's Agricultural Lands. →
Draft Environmental Statement, Homestake Pitch Project. →
Moinat, Our Upper Colorado River Project, 1955. →
Mount Emmons Mining Project Environmental Impact Statement. →
Priority areas of environmental concern in Colorado. →
Proposed Union Park Reservoir Part 1 (Klingsmith). →
Proposed Union Park Reservoir Part 3 (Klingsmith). →
Proposed Union Park Reservoir Part 4 (Klingsmith). →
Proposed Union Park Reservoir Part 6 (Klingsmith). →
Subordination and Power, BoR Protection Part 3 (Klingsmith). →
The Greenline (Colorado Riparian Association). →
The State's Role and Responsibilities in the Development of New Communities. →
Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District, Volume 2 Part 7. →
Water Quality Control Commission. →
Wildlife Commission Minutes. →
Concept (12) →
fens
asphalt production
rare species monitoring
Systematic approaches for tracking populations of uncommon or threatened species over time
container technology
experimental treatment
Privacy Act
wildland-urban interface
Areas where expanding development meets undeveloped wildland that may increase wildlife-vehicle collisions
residency requirements
River Continuum Concept
Theoretical framework describing continuous changes in stream characteristics from headwaters to mouth
vehicle modification
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United States Forest Service
United States Bureau of Land Management
United States Environmental Protection Agency
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Bureau of Reclamation
United States Department of the Interior
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
United States Geological Survey
Colorado Department of Wildlife
Congress
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Army Corps of Engineers
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FS
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Document (465) →
Comprehensive Environmental Planning Program for the Colorado Olympic Region
Denver Olympic Organizing Committee, Rocky Mountain Center on Environment, Charles Gathers and Associates Inc. 1972.
Community- Based Environmental Protection FY 1996 Progress Report
1996
The Greenline
Dick Roth, Larry MacDonnell, and Brenda Mitchell. Colorado Riparian Association. Spring 1996 – Fall 1998.
Colorado Olympic Region, Comprehensive Environmental Planning Program_1972
Denver Olympic Organizing Committee. Rocky Mountain Center on Environment. Charles Gathers and Associates Inc. 1972.
Colorado: Options for the Future
Max S. Peters. 1970.
Proposed Union Park Reservoir Part 6
Author: Klingsmith Date: 1991 Water, Arapahoe County, Dam, Conservation, Front Range, Development, Gunnison, Colorado
Draft Environmental Statement Related to the Homestake Mining Company- Homestake Mining Company Pitch Project
USFS/US Nuclear Regulatory Commision.?Homestakes Mining Company’s PITCH PROJECT. July 14, 1978.
Priority areas of environmental concern in Colorado – working papers
Colorado Land Use Commision. September 1974.
The State's Role and Responsibilities in the Development of New Communites
Peter L. Naseth.?Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.
Mount Emmons Mining Project Environmental Impact Statement Ch
United States Forest Service, 1982
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Wildlife Commission Minutes
1990-1991.
Water Quality Control Commission
Jack Mcgraw. EPA.
Conserving Wetlands on Colorado’s Agricultural Lands: Opportunities and Benefits for Farmers and Ranchers
By: the Colorado State Soil Conservation Board
Colorado Water Quality Control
Paul Frohardt, Ray Christensen, Elena Kroll, Amelia Whiting, Max Dodson, Diana Glaser.
Proposed Union Park Reservoir Part 4
Author: Klingsmith Date: 1991 Water, Arapahoe County, Dam, Conservation, Front Range, Development, Gunnison, Colorado
Proposed Union Park Reservoir Part 1
Author: Klingsmith Date: 1991 Water, Arapahoe County, Dam, Conservation, Front Range, Development, Gunnison, Colorado
Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District (Volume 2)- Part 7
President of Board: William S. Trampe Date: December 10, 1994 Budget, Citizens, Employment, Union Park Project, Taylor Park Reservoir,? Conservancy
Colorado and New Communities: The State’s Role and Responsibilities in the Development of New Communities
By: Peter Naseth. Prepared under the direction of J.D. Arehart. 1972.
Proposed Union Park Reservoir Part 3
Author: Klingsmith Date: 1991 Water, Arapahoe County, Dam, Conservation, Front Range, Development, Gunnison, Colorado
Subordination + Power BoR Protection Part 3
Author: Klingsmith Water, Colorado, Gunnison, Allocation, Development, Front Range, Prior Appropriation
Proofs
Correspondence (1951). Covers Grand Junction, Upper Gunnison River, Gunnison. Topics: water rights administration, Substitute Supply Plan, replacement...
Environmental Agenda- Colorado 1989
Roy Romer- Governor of Colorado. 1989.
Newsletters from Folks United to Thwart Unsafe Radiation Emissions (FUTURE)
Folks United to Thwart Unsafe Radiation Emissions. 1979-1984.
Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District Management Plan- 1999-2005 part 1
Pete Klingsmith, Gerald Lain, Kathleen Klein, Ralph E. Clark, Don Rundell, John H. McClow, Tyler Martineau, Mark A. Shumacher.? Upper Gunnison River W...
Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District- Reasonable Diligence
Pete Klingsmith, Tyler Martineau, Ralph E. Clark. Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District.
POWER Subordination #2
Pete Klingsmith, Kathleen C Klein, John McClow, Peter Evans.
Water Rights 2001- Part 3
Author: Butch E Clark Date: 2001 ? Gunnison, Durango, Colorado Spring, Denver Water, Rocky Ford, Ditches, Allocation, Conservation, Front Range, Weste...
Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District Management Plan- 1999-2005 part 2
Pete Klingsmith, L. Richard Bratton, Kathleen Klein, Ralph E. Clark, Robert G. Cole, Mark Wondzell. Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District. 1...
Energy, Public Choices and Environment Data Needs, 1977
Fish and Wildlife Service.?U.S. Department of Interior. 1977.
Water and Arid Lands of the Western United States
Edited by Mohamed T. El-Ashry and Diana C. Gibbons. World Resources Institute. 1988.
Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District- Vol. 5 1996-1997
Pete Klingsmith, Tyler Martineau, Ralph E. Clark. Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District. 1997.
Final Environmental Assessment: Providing Fish Passage at the Grand Valley Irrigation Company Diversion Dam on the Colorado River
Bureau of Reclamation and Fish and Wildlife Service. August 1, 1997.
Coal Train Assessment Final Report
December 15, 1976.
Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District (Volume 2)- Part 6
President of Board: William S. Trampe Date: December 10, 1994 Budget, Citizens, Employment, Union Park Project, Taylor Park Reservoir,? Conservancy
Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District (Volume 2)- Part 3
President of Board: William S. Trampe Date: December 10, 1994 Budget, Citizens, Employment, Union Park Project, Taylor Park Reservoir,? Conservancy
Subordination + Power BoR Protection Part 5
Author: Klingsmith Water, Colorado, Gunnison, Allocation, Development, Front Range, Prior Appropriation
Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District (Volume 2)- Part 1
President of Board: William S. Trampe Date: December 10, 1994 Budget, Citizens, Employment, Union Park Project, Taylor Park Reservoir,? Conservancy
Boom Town Financing Study Volume 1: Financial impacts of energy development in Colorado
Prepared by: Ross M. Bolt, Dan Luna, Lynda A. Watkins, Department of Local Affairs- State of Colorado. November 1976.
Union Park Background Documents- Part 1
Author: Ralph E. Clark (Butch Clark) Date: September 4, 1991 Energy, Arapahoe County, Transmountain Diversion, Dam, Rocky Point, People Opposing Water...
Upper Gunnison Basin In-Stream Flow Project
Edward Sparling, David Harpman, Jim Booker, Carol Adams.
Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District (Volume 2)- Part 4
President of Board: William S. Trampe Date: December 10, 1994 Budget, Citizens, Employment, Union Park Project, Taylor Park Reservoir,? Conservancy
Union Park Background Documents- Part 2
Author: Ralph E. Clark (Butch Clark) Date: September 4, 1991 Energy, Arapahoe County, Transmountain Diversion, Dam, Rocky Point, People Opposing Water...
A Land Use Program for Colorado- A Report by the Colorado Land Use Commission
Colorado Land Use Commission. John R. Crowly- Chairman.
Record of Decision Amendment of the Land and Resource Management Plan and Final Supplement to the Environmental Impact Statement
Gary E. Cargill. Forest Service. September 23, 1991.
Report of the Colorado Rural Development Commission 1972
Colorado Rural Development Commission. 1972.
Tax Lead Time Study for the Oil Shale Region: Fiscal Alternatives for Rapidly Growing Communities in Colorado
William Lamont, Study Team Director. 1974.
Environmental Decision-Making in the United States Forest Service: the Decision Maker and the Guidelines
Linda Jean Miller. Antioch University Seattle. September 1, 2000.
Proposed Union Park Reservoir Part 2
Author: Klingsmith Date: 1991 Water, Arapahoe County, Dam, Conservation, Front Range, Development, Gunnison, Colorado
Power Subordination
Power Subordination.
Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District (Volume 3)- Part 1
President of Board: William S. Trampe Date: December 10, 1994 Budget, Citizens, Employment, Union Park Project, Taylor Park Reservoir,? Conservancy
Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District (Volume 3)- Part 6
President of Board: William S. Trampe Date: December 10, 1994 Budget, Citizens, Employment, Union Park Project, Taylor Park Reservoir,? Conservancy
Subordination + Power BoR Protection Part 4
Author: Klingsmith Water, Colorado, Gunnison, Allocation, Development, Front Range, Prior Appropriation
Wise Water Stewardship Through Partnership
A speech given at the 22nd annual Colorado Water Workshop, in Gunnison, 1997. ?As well as an article addressing water as a scarce resource.
United States Department of the Interior National Park Service: Public Hearing in the Matter of: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument Wilderness Reporter's Transcript
James P. Ford. December 1970.
The Direct Costs of Growth: A comparison of changes in local government expenditure in growth and non-growth counties in Colorado
Therese C. Lucas. April, 1974.
Water Quality Programs
Roy Romer.
Colorado Source Water Assessment & Protection Swap
Water Quality Control Division Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment. October 1, 1998.
Western Water Flow
Liter E. Spence, H.J. Barry, Larry Morandi
Power Colo. R. Debt I
State of Colorado, Water
Colorado Environmental Commission Second Interim Report December 1971
Colorado Environmental Commission. December, 1971.
Texas Regulates the Edwards Aquifer
Edited by: Rodney T. Smith and Roger Vaughan. Water Strategist. July 1993.
Environmental Mediation
John L. Watson and Luke J. Danielson. ?
Environmental Permit Directory 1977
Richard D. Lamm. 1977.
Blue Ribbon
Blue Ribbon Coalition. 1991.
Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District (Volume 3)- Part 2
President of Board: William S. Trampe Date: December 10, 1994 Budget, Citizens, Employment, Union Park Project, Taylor Park Reservoir,? Conservancy
Colorado Main Street Program Application for 2003
Colorado Community Revitalization Association; City of Gunnison. 2003.
Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District (Volume 2)- Part 2
President of Board: William S. Trampe Date: December 10, 1994 Budget, Citizens, Employment, Union Park Project, Taylor Park Reservoir,? Conservancy
A Bill to Authorize the Secretary of the Interior to Contruct, Operate, and Maintain the Colorado River Storage Project and Participating Projects, and for Other Purposes
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives 1955
Call Protections
Pete Klingsmith, POWER, 2000
Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District (Volume 2)- Part 5
President of Board: William S. Trampe Date: December 10, 1994 Budget, Citizens, Employment, Union Park Project, Taylor Park Reservoir,? Conservancy
Colorado River Storage Project
Date: April 11th 1956
The Role of Science in Colorado River Management
Steven W. Carothers and Dorothy A. House. The Colorado River Workshop. February 27, 1996.
Proposed Union Park Reservoir Part 7
Author: Klingsmith Date: 1991 Water, Arapahoe County, Dam, Conservation, Front Range, Development, Gunnison, Colorado
Colorado River Debt 2
KIingsmith Documents
Organization and Plan for Valencia County’s Overall Economic Development Program
Velencia County Commissioners. 1971.
Oil Shale Resources in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming
U.S Department of the Interior/ Bureau of Land Management. 1982.
Toxic Waste
Correspondence (1972-1974). Covers Arizona, Tucson, Florida. Topics: toxic waste disposal, ocean incineration, chemical waste burning, water resources...
POWER: Purpose and Membership
Prepared by: Taylor the Trout, John Cope, Butch Clark Organization: Gunnison Basin POWER (People Opposing Water Export Raids) Date: October 1995
POWER Meeting
Pete Klingsmith, POWER, 1999
Severance Taxation in the West
Authors: Mark P. Couch, Gregory L. Moore Organization: Denver Post Year: 2007
Sierra Club Mining Law Reform
Pete Klingsmith, Brant Calkin.
Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District (Volume 3)- Part 7
President of Board: William S. Trampe Date: December 10, 1994 Budget, Citizens, Employment, Union Park Project, Taylor Park Reservoir,? Conservancy
Water Rights 2001- Part 1
Author: Butch E Clark Date: 2001 ? Gunnison, Durango, Colorado Spring, Denver Water, Rocky Ford, Ditches, Allocation, Conservation, Front Range, Weste...
RARE III and Mining
Pete Klingsmith, John Mcguire, Richard Richards, Susan Cottingham, Bruce Hamilton, William Haring.
Energy from the West: A Progress Report of Technology Assessment of Western Energy Resource Development- Volume 1 Summary
Science and Public Policy Program University of Oklahoma. 1977.
Questions and Answers BLM- FS Interchange Program
Forest Service and BLM. February 1986.
Mountain Plains Federal Regional Council A-95 Regional Conference
Mountain Plains Regional Council.?A-95 Regional Conference. November 1974.
The Colorado Division of Wildlife Wetlands Program
Alex F. Chappell. Colorado Division of Wildlife. September 1997.
DRAFT Environmental Assessment Upper Colorado Region
DRAFT released by Bureau of Reclamation of the upper Colorado region November 17th 1999
Re: Sept. '03 Water Report
Steve Glazer. RMC Water. September 2003.
Water Rights 2001- Part 2
Author: Butch E Clark Date: 2001 ? Gunnison, Durango, Colorado Spring, Denver Water, Rocky Ford, Ditches, Allocation, Conservation, Front Range, Weste...
Colorado River Compact 1999
An introduction written by POWER addressing a sever sustained drought as well as newspaper articles from the Denver Post addressing the drought.
Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District (Volume 3)- Part 4
President of Board: William S. Trampe Date: December 10, 1994 Budget, Citizens, Employment, Union Park Project, Taylor Park Reservoir,? Conservancy
Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District (Volume 3)- Part 5
President of Board: William S. Trampe Date: December 10, 1994 Budget, Citizens, Employment, Union Park Project, Taylor Park Reservoir,? Conservancy
Oil Shale/Tan Sands Newspaper Clippings 2005 & 2006
News article (2005-2006). Covers Colorado, Utah, Rangely. Topics: oil shale development, reservoir construction, water storage, mining shale rock. Age...
Subordination + Power BoR Protection Part 2
Author: Klingsmith Water, Colorado, Gunnison, Allocation, Development, Prior Appropriation
The Colorado Water Workshop
Western State College of Colorado July 22-24 2009
Rules & Regulations Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board
May-77
Ralph Clark Correspondance with DOE on UMTRA Project
Ralph E. Clark III. US DOE. 1987-1990.
Water Rights 2001- Part 4
Author: Butch E Clark Date: 2001 ? Gunnison, Durango, Colorado Spring, Denver Water, Rocky Ford, Ditches, Allocation, Conservation, Front Range, Weste...
Colorado Land Use Commission Recommendations
Colorado Land Use Commission. 1970.
Administrative Appeal of Forest Supervisor’s Approval of Homestake Mining Company’s Pitch Project Operating Plan
Colorado Mountain Club and many others. 1979.
Navajo Transmission Project Scoping Summary
Federal Lead Agency Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration. January 1994.
Environment Permit Directory
Richard D. Lamm. Governor. 1977.
Dollars and Sense in Conservation
S.V. Ciriacy-Wantrup. 1969
Colorado River Water Users Association 2001 Resolutions
Colorado River Water Users Association. 2001.
Conservation Challenge Western State
Pete Klingsmith, Luke Danielson, Ralph E. Clark.
Colorado Irrigation Systems
Carol DeAngelis.
Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District (Volume 3)- Part 3
President of Board: William S. Trampe Date: December 10, 1994 Budget, Citizens, Employment, Union Park Project, Taylor Park Reservoir,? Conservancy
Roadless Area Review Announcement and Draft Environmental Statement of New Wilderness Study Areas Rocky Mountain Region
W.J. Lucas. USDA. January 18, 1973.
Species Endangerment Patterns in the United States
Curtis H. Flather, Linda A. Joyce, Carol A. Bloomgarden. USDA Forest Service. January 1, 1994.
Toxic Waste Papers- John Cairns
John Cairns.
A Land Use Program For Colorado
John R. Crowley. 1973.
Water Workshop 1999
A schedule from the Gunnison Water Workshop in 1999. As well as three articles on water law by Richard Bratton, John M. Sayre, and Felix L. Sparks.
Relating A Water Supply To Many Demands Upon It
Ralph E. Clark. January 27, 2001.
Colorado Water Conservation Board Meeting, July 25, 2000
Board of County Commissioners County of Gunnison, Colorado. July 24, 2000.
The Last Straw: Water Use by Power Plants in the Arid West
The Energy Foundation. 2003.
The Art of Managing the Environment
Ford Foundation. September 1, 1974.
The Student Rental Housing Market in Gunnison, Colorado
Dona K Flory. Denver Research Institute. July 27, 1979.
Second Homes and the Economic Base of Four Counties in West Central Colorado: An economic drivers study for Gunnison, Hinsdale, Ouray, and San Miguiel Counties
Lloyd Levy Consulting LLC & Sammons/Dutton LLC. September 2006.
Of and for Western Colorado_1978
United States Forest Service. 1978.
Native Plant Revegetation Guide for Colorado
Colorado Natural Program and Affiliates,?Colorado Department of Natural Resources, 1998
Registration List: Updated September 11, 1992
Colorado Riparian Association. September 11, 1992.
Summary of the Gunnison Water Situation
In 1986 the City of Aurora and the Natural Energy Resources Company (NECO) filcd claims for the right to divert massive amounts of water from Gunnison...
Public Land Mining
Mike Soraghan, Kirk Tohess, Donald Mcleod.
Student Rental Housing Market in Gunnison
Dona K. Flory.?DU / Denver Research Institute. 1979.
Report on Emerging Trends and Management Issues of the Colorado River Basin
The Colorado River Workshop. February 2, 1996.
Of and For Western Colorado
John D. Vanderhoof. 1978.
Colorado Earth Advocate Synfuels Alert! Safe Power Narrows Oil Shale Report
Bob Vollmerhausen, Renelle Rae, George Kyncl. Colorado Earth Advocate Friends of the Earth. May 1976.
Stopping Land Abuse: What You Can Do
Editor: Marc Reisner. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. Winter 1975-1976.
Communications with Municipalities
Western State College. 1967.
Subordination + Power BoR Protection Part 1
Author: Klingsmith Water, Colorado, Gunnison, Development, Allocation, Prior Appropriation
Proposed Rules and Regulations of the Land Reclamation Board
Legislation. Covers State of Colorado, Colorado. Topics: land reclamation, open mining, natural resources conservation, wildlife protection. Agencies:...
Controlling Water Use to Protect Water Quality Within Western Allocation Systems
Teresa Rice. Natural Resources Law Center. June 11, 1991.
Environmental Assessment Mt. Emmons Iron Bog Proposed Mineral Withdrawal
USDA Forest Service. May 25, 2000.
Soil and Water Conservation in Colorado
Clyde E. Oakley. USDA Soil Conservation Service.
The Great Western Water Fight
Author: John Cope ?
CWCB’s Exclusive Appropriation Rights of ISFs Recognized
Author: Bahman Hatami (Editor) Organization: InStream Colorado Date: April 2000
Environmental Assesment of Remedial Action at the Falls City Uranium Mills Tailings Site
US Department of Energy. 1987.
Environmental Impact Statement
Ralph E. Clark III. May 30, 1991.
Affordable Housing
Ralph E. Clark III. August 21, 2004.
National Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution from Agriculture
Sharon Buck. NCSU Water Quality Group North Carolina State University. August 31, 2000.
The River Basin Model: An Overview
Environmetrics Inc. US Environmental Protection Agency. 1971.
Boulder County, A study of Growth in Boulder County_1973
City and County of Boulder. Boulder Area Growth Study Commission. November 1973.
Federal Register Range Management and Technical Services Grazing Administration and Trespass Regulations
Department of the Interior/BLM. July 5, 1978. ?
Endangered Fish Recovery Program & Instream Flows
Peter Evans. Colorado Department of Natural Resources & Water Conservation Board Staff. July 22, 1996.
Subject: Central Colorado Project (CCP), Western Renewable Energy & Water Productivity Multiplier
Dave Miller. Natural Energy Resources Company. April 19, 2007
Board of County Commissioners of Gunnison County Resolution No. 2006 – A Resolution Amending the Gunnison County Land Use Resolution To Enact A Workforce Housing Fee
Board of County Commissioners. 2006.
1993 Annual Legislative Review: Reinventing State Water Rights Systems
Water Strategist. 1993.
Acquire Smock and Thomas ranches on Lake Fork of the Gunnison River?
Gary Sprung. Blue Mesa Mitigation Committee. September 5, 1994.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Nation’s Rivers: A Case for Reform of Hydropower Regulation
American Rivers. February 24, 1993.
Colorado River Basin Study: Final Report
Final Report by Dale Pontius, Principal Investigator In conjunction with SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants. Tucson, AZ. August 1997
Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin
US DOI Fish and Wildlife Services. September 3, 1993.
Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project Site Manager's Report
Sharon Arp and Steven C. Hamp. US Department of Energy. 1993-1995.
An Analysis of Growth and Development in the Unincorporated Portions of the East River Valley and Gunnison Urban Area
1997
Power Documents
Authors: Pete Klingsmith, John Cope, John Temple: Editor, President, and Publisher Date: 2002, 2002
New York, Technological and Financing Alternatives for Water and Waste Management_1982
Clean Water Fund.?American Clean Water Association. June 1982.
Mountain Land Planning
Lynch, Dennis L. &? Broome, Standish R.. 1970.
Wildlife 2000 Review
Wildlife 2000. March 1972.
Proposal: City of City Gunnison Economic & Fiscal Analysis of Large Scale Retail
RPI Consulting Inc. November 2004.
Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife Wetlands Program Summary
Alex F. Chappell. Colorado Division of Wildlife. June 1998.
The Legacy Newsletter of the Gunnison Ranchland Conservation Legacy
Joni Clark. Gunnison Ranchland Conservation Legacy. Winter 1999 – 2000.
Multiple Use Management Review of Undeveloped National Forest Areas in the Rocky Mountain Region
W.J. Lucas. Rocky Mountain Region Forest Service USDA. January 1972.
Wetlands and Wildlife Management in Colorado: Past Accomplishments and a Model for the Future
Jim Ringelman. Colorado Division of Wildlife. February 1996.
Agreement for the Subordination of Wayne N. Aspinall Unit Water Rights Within the Gunnison Basin
Agreement among the United States of America, The CO state engineer, The CO River Water Conservation District, and the Upper Gunnison River Water Cons...
Special Institute in Public Land Laws
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. 1997.
Chubs in the Tub: Colorado's Native Aquatic Species Restoration Facility
Colorado Division of Wildlife. 2003.
Remarks of John Stencel, President, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union
Colorado Water. October 11, 1991.
Re: Transmittal of the Report from the Gunnison Trail System Committee.
Ralph E. Clark III. March 1977.
Colorado Community Assessment Manual
Economic Developer’s Council of Colorado and Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, April, 2002
The Official Comments for the Record Regarding the Environmental Impact Statement
Timber Resources Information Program. January 8, 1994.
Regional Policy on the Protection of Fens
Mary L. Gessner. June 8, 1998.
Colorado Environmental Commission Recommendations for the Immediate Action
Colorado Environmental Commission
Colorado Division of Wildlife Wetlands Initiative Legacy Project 1997-1998 Progress Report Presented To The Wildlife Commission
Alex F. Chappell. Colorado Division of Wildlife. 1998.
Citizen Participation In Determining Suitability For Coal Mining
Linda Lindsey. Western Slope Energy Research Center, Incorporated. April 23, 1979.
Council on Environmental Quality Draft Regulations on National Environmental Policy Act
The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. December 12, 1977.
Sketch Plan Application to Modify Gunnison County Reslution No. 91-32 Wilson Gravel Pit Operations
SUBMITTED BY: UNITED COMPANIES P.O. BOX 3609 GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81502 oe ee ee gee ee * Section 5-201 5-202 5-203 5-204 5-205 5-206 5-207 5-208 ...
San Luis Vega & Garrett Hardin: The Commons in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Devon Pe?a. ?
Testimony of the Environmental Defense Fund and the Colorado Open Space Council on the Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality Before the Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution of the Senate Committee on Public Works
John Krautkraemer and David Mastbaum. Environmental Defense Fund. February 15, 1977.
Energy Development and Conservation
Representative Hogan.
Establishing Cost Allocation A Guide for Local Government: Plans and Indirect Cost Proposals for Grants and Contracts with the Federal Government
Division of Grants Administration Policy, Washington D.C.. 1973.
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment – Water Quality Control Commission
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to section 25-8-101 et seq. C.R.S., as amended, and in particular, 25-8-203 and 25-8-204. 35.2 PURPOSE Thes...
Proceedings of the Third Intermountain Meadow Symposium
E.G. Siemer. Colorado State University and University of Wyoming. July 1, 1991.
Planning for Drought
Organization: Colorado Water Conservation Board. Date – May 2000. Includes various graphs.
An Analysis of Colorado and Federal Law in Contrast to the “Report of the Long’s Peak Working Group”
Gregg Hobbs. Hobbs, Trout and Raley, P.C. February 17, 1993.
Aspen Planning Unit
Pitkin County Commissioners. USDA Forest Service.
United States Department of the Interior BLM Management Guidelines for National Resource Lands in the Gunnison Basin Resource Area
Brent D. Jensen. US DOI. January 23, 1976.
Town of Crested Butte Population Trends
At the beginning of 1993 the Community Development office with the help of a recently completed renters housing survey, the Town Manager, the Public W...
Policy and Review Committee Meeting-Gunnison Storage
December 14th 1951
A Guide for Local Government Agencies- Establishing Cost Allocation Plans and Indirect Cost Proposals for Grants and Contracts with the Federal Government
U.S Department of Health, Education, and Welfare- Eilliot L. Richardson, James F. Kelly, Ernest M. Allen, Sc.D. 1968.
PITKIN COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION #76-48
Board of County Commissioners, Pitkin County. May 10, 1976.
Water Availability for Transmountain Diversion-Consequences of Further Transmountain Diversion
Reply from POWER (People Opposing Water Export Raids). November 18th 1998.
Transmittal of the Report from the Gunnison Trail System Committee
Ralph E. Clark III. March 1977.
Proposed New Wilderness Study Area: Roadless Area Review and Evaluation.
United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. January 1973.
A Resolution Amending Section 11-106: Protection of Wildlife Habitat Areas and Related Sections of the Gunnison County Land USe Resolution and Replacing the Temporary Regulations for Gunnison County Land Use Change, Access, Reclamation, Individual Sewage Disposal System or Building Permits on Lands Located Wholly or Partially Within a 0.60 Mile Radius of a Gunnison Sage-Grouse Lek or Located Wholly or Partially Within Gunnison Sage-Grouse Occupied Habitat
Jim Starr, Hap Channell, Paula Swenson. Board of County Commissioners County of Gunnison, Colorado. April 3, 2007.
Western Slope Energy Research Center Newsletter
Unknown. Western Slope Energy Research Center Inc. June 15, 1979.
Resolution of the Gunnsion Watershed Conservation Committee Relative to the Curencanti Dam
By: E.L. Dutcher Chairman of Gunnison Watershed Conservation Committee Date: April 19th 1951
Water Articles
Authors:?Pete Klingsmith, David Getches, Philip T Doe, Chris Paulson?Date: 2002
Comments on draft Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan
Ralph E. Clark III. November 16, 1996.
POWER response to The Application for Water Rights by Arapaho County
A letter written by Klingsmith to the public regarding the victory POWER won to prevent water from Taylor and Union Park to the front range. ?He is al...
San Luis Valley Project, Closed Basin Division, Colorado
Alamosa Field Division Staff. Bureau of Reclamation.
Colorado Water Workshop: "Quenching the Urban Giant" Front Range Water Supply Planning Solutions
Presentation Report by Ken Salazar July 20th 1994 ?
Acreage Limitations Revisited: The NRDC v. Beard Settlement
Edited by: Rodney T. Smith and Roger Vaughan. Water Strategist. October 1993.
Charting the Future of the Colorado River’s Undeveloped Waters
Presentation by Peter H. Evans to the1995 Colorado Water Workshop At the Western State College, Gunnison, CO. August 4th 1995
Colorado Off-Road News
Dick Suess. Aurora Publishing Company, Inc. 1977.
Aspinall Unit Operation Coordination Meeting
Meeting content concerning operations for reservoirs in the region. Includes graphical data sets of reservoir inflow. August 20th 2002
Brief History of The Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau of Reclamation History Program. July, 2000.
Division of Wildlife Proposal East Beaver Creek Lease
James Young. Colorado Division of Wildlife. December 1993.
Public Lands Highway Program (Forest Highways): A Chronological History
U.S. Department of Transportation. April 7, 1994.
District Court Water Division: Application of The USA to Make Absolute A Conditional Water Right in Montrose County, CO
Montrose County Justice Center, Colorado.
Settlement Agreement for the State of Colorado's Appeal of the Forest Plans for the San Juan and Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests
Dewitt John. May 17, 1984.
Statement of Mr. H. William Hochheiser Manager, Oil and Gas Environmental Research Office Office of Fossil Energy U.S. Department of Energy Before the Senate Committee on Appropriations Senate Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee U.S. Senate Field Hearing on Coalbed Methane
H. William Hochheiser. US DOE. March 10, 2001.
Public Welfare Language in the Water Codes and Water Laws of 17 Western States
Technical report. Covers Alaska, Arizona, California. Topics: water appropriation, public interest, public welfare, water rights. Agencies: Department...
Reclamation and Exploitation
VER H EAR O F RECLAMATI ON law' s 16 0-acre limi tatio n o n E water d eliveri es to irrigators? H ave you been told tha t this is \" pe tty p o liti ...
Uranium Mining in Colorado: An Industry Revives Amid Concerns
Natural Resources Committee, LWV-C. League of Women Voters of Colorado.
Why Colorado?
Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Colorado Parks and Recreation Association, Center for Public-Priv...
Oil Shale/Tan Sands 2004
News article (1979-2005). Covers Utah County, Utah, Alberta, U.S.. Topics: oil shale extraction, tar sands, oil shale, oil shale development. Agencies...
Water and Coalbed Methane Development – Trying to Make Lemonade
Ralph E Clark. Western State College of Colorado. 2000.
Area Guide News Articles
Craig W. Rupp, David E. Herrick, Vern Hamre, Robert H. Torheim, Roger R. Bay. USDA Forest Service. February 1977.
Potential State In-Stream Flow Rights in Gunnison
John DeVore (County Manager) The Board of County Commissioners February 29th 2000 ?
Re: Application for Funding for 2016 and 2017
It is with great appreciation that Coldharbour Institute would like to acknowledge your support of our organization over the past two and a half years...
A Resolution Adopting Temporary Regulations for Gunnison County Land Use Change, Access, Reclamation, Individual Sewage Disposal System or Building Permits on Lands Located Wholly or Partially Within a 0.60 Mile Radius of a Gunnison Sage-Grouse Lek or Located Wholly or Partially Within Gunnison Sage-Grouse Occupied Habitat
Jim Starr, Hap Channell, Paula Swenson. Board of County Commissioners County of Gunnison, Colorado. June 2006.
The Case For Curecanti Reservoir
Problems and summaries of Colorado River storage project.
Draft Proposal for the Resolution of Selected Long-Term Issues on the Colorado River
Governor Roy Romer and Department of Natural Resources Colorado Water Conservation Board. March, 1991.
What Mining Means to the United States
J. Allen Overton Jr. American Mining Congress. 1972.
Water and Coal bed Methane Development – Butch Clark Talking Notes
Ralph E Clark III Western State Colorado’s Water Workshop 2002
Winter Recreation Safety Guide
August 1976.
The Colorado Review Process
Department of Natural Resources. June 1978.
Agricultural Land Conversion in Colorado A Preliminary Report
Colorado Department of Agriculture and the Governor’s Task Force on Agricultural Lands. March 1995.
Statewide Fish Management Policy
Robin Knox. Colorado Division of Wildlife. April 27, 1997.
Direction of the Board of County Commissioners: In-Stream Flow Rights
Letter to Board of Directors of Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District From County Manager, John DeVore February 29th 2000
A State at Risk: A Study of Colorado River Compact Obligations
Prepared by POWER Executive Committee. Revised 5-10-99
Pre-proposal on Region X Energy Conservation Program
Ralph E. Clark III and Albert G. Melcher. Colorado Energy Research Institute. October 1975.
Oh-Be-Joyful Wilderness Study Review Summary
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Amendment Number 18
Jack Weissling. October 1988.
Coal-Bed Methane – Whose Water Is It?
Western Water & Land, Inc. May 20, 2004.
Protection of Minnesota Creek Water Supply
Mountain Coal Company. August 1993.
Colorado Natural Areas Program Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation Department of Natural Resources State of Colorado, MOUNT EMMONS IRON BOG NATURAL AREA, Draft Articles of Designation
Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Department of Natural Resources State of CO
Water and Coal bed Methane Development – Butch Clark Talking Notes
Ralph E Clark III Western State Colorado’s Water Workshop 2002
Summary of Nomination for Upper Loop Property
The following paragraphs are taken from the nomination, These are some of the most relevant questions asked by the State Land Board 1. What are the ex...
Synthetic Fuels Subsidy Legislation Revived
Friends of the Earth
Spring Environmental Symposium "Healthy Forests and Healthy Ecomomics: Finding the Balance"
“Healthy Forests and Healthy Economies: Finding the Balance\" Schedule of Events Monday Evening, April 21, Kebler Room, College Union 6:30 7:00 7:20 D...
The Forgotten Economics of Water Trades
Edited by: Rodney T. Smith and Roger Vaughan. Water Strategist. April 1993.
The Condition of Farmworkers and Small Farmers in 1977
Kathryn J. Waller. National Sharecroppers Fund/ Rural Advancement Fund. January 1979.
Using Soil Information for Land Planning in Colorado
Robert D. Heil & Joe Nichols. Colorado State University: Experiment Station. October 1971.
3-Stage FERC Consultation Process Licensing and Relicensing Regulations
Thomas Camp. Federal Energy Regulation Commission Office of Hydropower Licensing. December 3, 1991.
Application for Land Use Change Permit Gunnison County, Colorado Sketch Plan
Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project. October 1990.
Economic Impact of Fishing in Gunnison County: Plan of Action
Throughout the process of formulating an economic development plan for Gunnison County, fishing consistently emerged as a high priority for future att...
Planning Commission Draft Letter To Forest Service
City of Crested Butte. Forest Service. November 21, 1977.
Colorado's Air Tomorrow Is Colorado's Concern Today
Wilderness Society. February 13, 1977.
Bills at the Colorado General Assembly
Marlene Zanetell Board of County Commissioners February 23, 2000
Colorado Riparian Association Membership List
Colorado Riparian Association.
“West Slope Water Interests”
Author: Marija B. Vader The Daily Sentinel March 17th 2000
“The Speculation is Reprehensible”
Letter to the Editor From: Kathleen C. Klein, Manager & John H. McClow, Attorney May 28th 2000
Western State College of Colorado Spring Environmental Symposium
Join Theodore Roosevelt at Western's 9th Spring Environmental Symposium: Gunnison National Forest at 100 Years April 20-21, 2005, in Gunnison, Colorad...
EPA's Review of the Statewide Draft Oil and Gas Environmental Impact Statement and Amendment of the Powder River and Billings Resource Management Plans
Robert E. Roberts. Environmental Protection Agency. May 15, 2002.
Energy Report to Coloradans
Floyd K Haskell December, 1977
Summary of Board and Planning Commission Direction
Summary of Board and Planning Commission Direction This document summarizes direction received from the Planning Commission at a series of three work ...
Nuclear Waste Auditors Need Access To Employee Records
Technical report (1987-1991). Covers Yucca Mountain, Nevada, Washington, D.C.. Topics: quality assurance, nuclear waste repository, site characterizat...
Allocation of Forest Management Practices on Public Lands
James. M. Turner. Ann. Reg. Sci. 8(2): 72-88. June 1974. ?
Update and notice of Compact Board hearing March 16 in Montrose
Lynda Alfred. Colorado Department of Health and Western Colorado Congress. 1989.
Speeches Statement by NRC Commissioner on Problems Associated with Uranium Taliings (Waste from Mills)
Victor Gilinisky. Nuclear Regulatory Commision. May 2, 1978.
1994 Colorado Water Workshop
Gary M. Bostrom, water, 1994, Colorado, Workshop
Proposed Acquisition of Meridian Lake
Ralph E Clark. November 25, 2002.
Riparian Restoration Using Hydrologic Manipulation and Physical Disturbance
A brief synopsis of riparian ecosystems in semi-arid regions in the western US.
Case Number 93M249 The People of the State of Colorado, Plainfiff, vs. Robert Morris, Defendant.
James H Garudt. April 2, 1994.
Planning Group Split on Power Project
The Steamboat Pilot.
Subordination Defined
Richard Bratton January 9th 1995
Bad mix: Water and waste
Loretta Sword. The Pueblo Chieftain.
Urban Brief 2
League of Women Voters Education Fund, 1977
“Owens Backs Water for Agriculture”
Author: Deborah Frazier Denver Rocky Mountain News January 31st 2000
Energy Forum 1982 Oil Shale Perspectives
Schedule for Energy Forum June 4-6 1982.
States Seek Safeguards Against Bust
Virginia Fahys. 1982.
Division of Wildlife Proposed Mineral Leases
Rick Sherman. September 1977.
Department of the Interior Water Transfer Policy
Department of the Interior/Bureau of Land Reclamation 1990
UGRWCD Letter Concerning Aspinall Unit Water Rights
Tyler Martineau, Manager (UGRWCD: Upper Gunnison River Water Conservation District) Letter to U.S. Bureau of Land Reclamation April 13th 1996
Wetlands Program Update: The Wetlands Conservation Efforts of the Colorado Division of Wildlife
Alex F. Chappell. Colorado Division of Wildlife. 1997.
Water Rights as a Community Discussion
Lee Spann Bill Trampe January 31, 1995
Comments on Gunnison County Airport Runway Extension: Letter to Board of County Commissioners
Ralph E Clark III. August 7, 1999.
Small-Capacity Reservoirs Are Needed to Thwart Drought
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Preaching Statement of Sheep Mountain Alliance
Travis E. Stills. March 12, 2010.
“Enviros Weigh in on Black Canyon” (2001)
Author: Pete Sharp Organization: Crested Butte News Date: April 6th 2001
“POWER Forum Addresses Water Shortfalls’
Gunnison Country Times Alan Wartes May 1st, 2003 Document may require zoom function for clearer text.
Appendix 1 Colorado Natural Areas Act
Carl B. Bledsoe, Ted L. Strickland, Lee C. Bahrych, Joan M. Albi, Roy Romer. State of Colorado. March 23, 1988.
Taylor River Road and Cottonwood Pass Road (Colorado Forest Highway 59) public meeting agenda
Gunnison County Board of County Commissioners. June 24, 1994.
Subject: RAREII, BLM Wilderness Review, and Alaska (the Senate)
Perry Moyle. The Wilderness Society. June 23, 1978.
Silverton Management Framework Plans
Cara W. Curtis. US DOI. February 27, 1981.
Trespass Issue.
David Baumgarten. April 4, 1999.
Colorado River Storage Project [Under Construction]
Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) 1961
UMTRA Mill Site Transfer
Angela M. Hutton-Howard. State of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. March 13, 1998.
Colorado River Compact 1922
Approved Colorado River compact of 1922 Includes all articles of said compact.
Colorado, Wildfire Hazards: Guideline for their Prevention in Subdivisions and Developments
Thomas B. Borden. State Forester. 1973.
Phase 2, FT. Lyon Canal Company Water Transfer Alternatives Study
Colorado Conservation Board. October 20, 1993.
“Historic Settlement Agreement Reached on Black Canyon of the Gunnison Water Rights”
Contact: Dawn Taylor Date: April 2nd 2003
Water considered property: Owner can sell to highest bidder
Mary Jean Porter. The Pueblo Chieftain.
Notice of Hearing of Radiation and Hazardous Wastes Control Division Colorado Department of Health on the Homestake Pitch Project Uranium Mill and Tailings Disposal Site
Albert J. Hazle. ?
Faulty Fish Testimony Delays Colorado Water Solution
Dave Miller. January 23, 1991.
Scoping Notice for Fossil Ridge Recreation Management Area
USDA/FS Gunnison Nation Forest Taylor River/Cebolla Ranger District.
Fact Sheet Proposal by Little Horn Energy Wyoming Inc. (LHEW) to Construct a 1001 Megawatt Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Facility on the Dry Fork of the Little Bighorn River In the Bighorn Nation Forest in Wyoming
Sheridan Area Resource Council. December 1993.
Third Spring Environmental Symposium Healthy Forests and Healthy Economies: Finding the Balance
The relatively cool, relatively dry interior of the North American continent might be almost too favorable a climate for both trees and people. Both t...
Western Slope Energy Research Center 1980 Annual Report
In some ways 1980 has been a rather discouraging year. Colorado- Ute and ARCGo both disclosed plans for growth which would have considerable impact on...
Position of “POWER” Concerning Colorado River Compact Interpretations
Reply to the subject of the position of POWER (People Opposing Water Export Raids) In CO River Impact Interpretations. R. Erin Kuhn (General Manager o...
Designation of the South Beaver Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern as a Colorado Natural Area
Laurie Matthews. Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation. May 25, 1993.
Order No. 01-92 Occupancy and Use Restriction Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
James R. Dawson and Robert L. Storch. USDA/NF Cebolla Ranger District. February 12, 1992.
Comments on Draft Gunnison Master Plan: Letter to County Commissioners
Ralph E Clark III. March 7,1994
“Colorado Water Should Be Returned to the State”
Article written under the name of “Taylor Trout” Associated with POWER (People Opposing Water Export Raids) February 28th 1995
U.S. Supreme Court Holds U.S. Exempt from Fees for Snake River Adjudication
Water Intelligence Monthly. June 1993.
New Water Development By Enhancing and Restoring Wetlands and Beaver Dam Complexes
New water development should solve more problems that it creates. New water development should link water quantity with water quality. Hopefully, new ...
What Really is the Blue Mesa Subordination?
Author: Laura Anderson Newspaper Article
Response to POWER’s Letter About Compact Provisions
Letter concerning POWER’s (People Opposing Water Export Raids) “failure” to recognize the following Compact provisions in their letter to the Upper Co...
CARP-Colorado Aqueduct Return Project
Ralph E. Clark III February 2002
Multiple Use Planning
USDOI Bureau of Land Management. ?
Energy Facts
Judy Knight. League of Women Voters of Wyoming. March 1979.
Comments on Colorado-Ute's request to WSC for a marketing services proposal
Ralph E. Clark III. October 31, 1985.
New Water Development By Enhancing and Restoring Beaver Dam Complexes
Ralph E Clark III. Colorado Riparian Association. Summer 1998. ?
Right To Float On Colorado River
Duane Woodard. August 31, 1983.
Speech by Assistant Secretary of Agriculture at the Annual Meeting of the Society of American Foesters
Arthur E. Merriman and Dr. M. Rupert Cutler. United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. October 1977.
Comment Draft Oh-Be-Joyful Wilderness Study Report and Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Ralph E. Clark III. August 10, 1981.
Correspondence with DOE on Route Back of W Mountain
Attached for your information is a copy of my corrispondence with the DOE concerning the route back of W Mountain. I feel that the tailings should be ...
OEDP Trail System: First Progress Report
Herbert J. Dorricott and Ralph E Clark. 1977.
Rifle Creek Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Project
Middle Colorado Watershed Council and Project Manager Laurie Rink
“Report: Tapping Gunnison ill-advised” (2003)
Author: Joey Bunch Organization: The Denver Post Date: January 8th 2003
Comments on proposed Gunnision Aggregate Resources land use authorization for operation of asphalt batch plant about 5 miles southwest of Gunnison
Ralph E. Clark III. November 15, 2008.
We invite you to a reorganization meeting to protect Fossil Ridge.
David Leinsdorf, Fred Field and Rocky Warren. Friends of Fossil Ridge. April 1987.
Upper Gunnison Valley Transportation Plan
Upper Gunnison Valley Transportation Plan Status and TRANSIT Implementation Schedule T-1 Mountain service seasons 1999 - 2000 ~~ [t2\" Expand Mountain...
Oh-Be-Joyful Status Report
Robert J. Golten. Fredericks & Pelcyger Attorneys at Law. December 6, 1985.
Discussion Paper For Oh Be Joyful Wilderness Study Area Task Force
Dick Wingerson, Ralph and Judy Clark, Do Bachman, Jim Starr, Gary Sprung. September 6, 1985.
Appendix 3 Criteria for Determining Colorado Natural Areas
Guidelines for the Identification, Registry and Designation of Colorado Natural Areas July, 1993 The Colorado Natural Areas Program (CNAP) was created...
Red Lady Forum: Is there room for mining in a historic mining district?
High Country Citizens Alliance. July 8, 2005.
Energy Developers Express Discouragement
Energy Developers Express Discoura gement Th e United States has su ffi cient ene rgy that while industry could meet the coa l Southeastern Utah. supp...
Valley leaps Into Statewide Wetlands Programs
Michael Blenden. Valley Voice.
The Park City Principles: A New Paradigm for Managing Western Water
Issue No. 1, 1996- Park City Principles Page 1 of1 The Park City Principles: A New Paradigm for Managing Western Water ~ ¢W#! In May 1991, the Western...
Compliance of the proposed foothills of Crested Butte Subdivision Sketch Plan with the standards and Dedications of the Crested Butte Subdivision Regulations
John F. Hess. Crested Butte Planning Commission. September 8, 2009
Comments on Gunnison County Portion of Corridor 87-277
Luke Danielson. Sustainable Development Strategies Group. February 23, 2018.
City of Gunnison Water Policy
Gunnison City Council.
Summary of Rationale Amax Inc. – Mount Emmons Project
Amax Inc.; Colorado Department of Health Water Quality Control Division. August 7, 1979.
Personal Comments on Gunnison County Land Use Resolution, 6th Draft; For the Record of the Public Hearings
Ralph E Clark III. January 1977.
Senate Bill 03-236: Financing Water Infastructure
Senate Bill “Concerning an authorization of voter-approved revenue bonds for the purpose of financing water infrastructure projects by the state.” 200...
Assignment of Water Rights 1962
Water rights document concerning water projects of Colorado A.Allan Brown October 23rd 1965
Appendix 4 Colorado Natural Areas Council, Colorado Natural Areas Program Staff
Colorado Natural Areas Council. January 1997. August 1996.
Areawide Conservation Planning Primer
USDA/NRCS. November 1998.
Aspinall Unit Mitigation – Stream front public access
Tyler Martineau. July 28, 1995.
Special Geographic Area for the Location of a Proposed Wood Pellet Plat at the County's Landfill Site
Ralph E Clark. July 2007.
Finding of No Significant Impact Fish Passage at the Grand Valley Irrigation Company Diversion Dam on the Colorado River
US DOI Bureau of Reclamation Fish and Wildlife Service. 1997.
Cottonwood Pass Road General Comments
Unknown. Gunnison County. Unknown.
Wilson Gravel Pit, Gunnison County Resolution No. 91-32
Paul E. McGhee. November 21, 1996.
The District is considering pumping water up to Meridian Lake from Washington Gulch to firm up the potential water.
District’s estimate compare with a calculation of water available for augmentation from Meridian Lake using the Jensen-Haise method which does reflect...
River Recreation in the Gunnison Gorge
John Arkins. Bureau of Land Management.
Re: Comments on Newsletter 3, Fall 2003
Ralph E. Clark III. November 20, 2003.
Aspinall Depletion Allowance and Gunnison Basin Augmentation Agreement
Letter from Tyler Martineau to Dick Bratton Organization: Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District Date: August 25th 1997 ?
Concerning Trappers Crossing and Senate Bill 35: HCCA
High Country Citizen’s Alliance. Unknown.
My Dreams For The Bench: personal essay
Gary Sprung. High Country Citizen’s Alliance. Unknown.
Social Impact Committee Meeting Transcript
December 6, 1977. Meeting transcript.
Wyoming and Jackson
~ view western water policy , ', \"\" and recommen<J.ways'to re- ~ solve· water conflicts. ' - ~ Tom Sansonetti, mo~t re-: . · ~ cently the Interior D...
Attention Boaters and Fishermen Please Respect Nearby Private Property
Bureau of Land Management
Support for Tenderfoot Trail Haul Route
Diane Lothamer. US DOE. August 14, 1990.
Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District
An article published commenting on a previous letter published by the Denver Post stating that, not one drop of water may cross the mountain to Arapah...
Appendix 5 Example: Articles of Designation Elephant Rocks Natural Area
Jim Krugman, Laurie A. Mathews, Lee Shropshire. Colorado Natural Areas Program, Division of Parks and Ourdoor Recreation Deporatment of Natural Resour...
Questions submitted by POWER to be Answered by UGRWCD Candidates, 2000
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“Colorado River Water, an Endless Resource?”
Author: Eric Kuhn Organization: The Colorado West Business Journal Date: November 14th 1994
Public Scoping Brochure
William E. Wellmen. National Park Service.
Colorado Environment Depends on the Use of its Land
Colorado Land Use Commission. 1970.
Opitions for the Rocky Mountain Compact and the State of Colorado for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal in 1989 and post 1992
The Rocky Mountain Compact consists of four states — Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Wyoming. While a low-level radioactive waste site is currently i...
Nature Conservancy Hires Team for the San Luis Valley
.·'. n.,, ) .. . r. . The. Nature Conservancy bas launched its re- ·:·.:= • gional program in the Sail Luis Valley by hiring pro- gram managers Nancy ...
Re: References on pipeline planning
Ralph E. Clark III. January 31, 2008.
Petition to Initiate Goals for Colorado Land Use
For anyone to sign any initiative or referendum petition with any name other than his or her own or to knowingly sign his name more than once for the ...
Bonanza cleanup
B9na~~.a clea;nup, '· . Background 1• • • 12 adit and reconstruct the ponal · The lates t,. of several area,andconductgeologicreconnais- CERCLA remova...
Natural Features and Impact Statements: comprehensive mountain planning
Ralph E Clark. November 1973.
Third Draft Petition For Modification of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan.
ACRES (THE OH-BE-JOYFUL VALLEY NEAR CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO) FROM 2-A TO 3-B. STATEMENT OF BACKGROUND FACTS: The High Country Citizens' Alliance is a ...
Family Farm Alliance Memorandum
Family Farm Alliance. March 21, 1997.
Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances Letter
Robert K. Towry. Colorado Division of Wildlife April 27, 2005.
Colorado Riparian Association registration forms
Colorado Department of Natural Resources, State Soil Conservation Board. November 10, 1992.
Request for Air Quality Monitoring in Gunnison
Bruce Bartleson. March 22, 2000.
Taylor Talks About Quantification for the Black Canyon National Monument
POWER (People Opposing Water Export Raids) December 5th 1998
Wilderness Reserved Water Rights
Carol D. Angel. State of Colorado Department of Law. January 8, 1994.
Comment on Travel Management Plan
Ralph E Clark. November 28, 1998.
Subordination of Curecanti Unit Water Rights
Division of Water Rights in Gunnison, CO Date: 1960’s
Steps in Land Use Planning Multiple Use-Sustained Yield Act Roadless Area Inventory 1971-73
Multiple pe prame work for Forest Service identified 1,449 lic Lands -roadless areas of 5,000 acres or ing J NA A more in the National Forest System. ...
1974 Comparison Average Annual River Basin Water Supply
Bureau of Rec. Water basin supply data. 1974.
Record of Decision: Homestake Mining Company’s Pitch Project Environmental Impact Statement
Jimmy R. Wilkins. Saguache County, USDA Forest Service. April 27, 1979.
Example of Possible Sunshine – 2 Community for Low Cost Housing
Ralph E. Clark III. July 12, 2010.
Petition To Initiate
State of Colorado. ?
DOE News Gunnison Mill Site Demolition to Begin
Demolition of abandoned mill buildings and other structures at the Gunnison, Colorado, Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project site will...
Re: “In Colorado, water is a fiery topic” April 17, 2000. Another View
P.C. Klingsmith, Chairman of POWER May 16th 2000
Re: For the record of the public hearing on the U.S. Senators' proposed bill to establish Colorado wilderness areas; June 4, 1991
Ralph E. Clark III. June 1991.
Draft Honorable John R Block Secretary of Agriculture
The High Country Citizens' Alliance, a Colorado non- profit public interest organization located in Crested Butte Colorado has recieved and reviewdyou...
spongiform encephalopathy
Alison Maynard, Becky Gillette, Ken Clark. October 2000.
Remember Title XV: San Luis Valley Water Protection Act?
, .In 1992. the U.S. Con· projects mentioned above. grcss under President George This bill does not ab- Bush passed the Omnibus solutely prevent groun...
The Conquest of Guanella Pass
Albert A. Bartlett. Colorado Daily. August 25, 1999.
Statewide Fish Management Policy comments
Steve Glazer. May 21, 1997.
Suggested Criteria for Evaluating RARE II Areas
Brian Beard, Tim Mahoney, Bob Langsenkamp, Paul Barrett, Jim Stowe, Joy Caudill, Bruce Benninghoff, Perry Moyle, Meg Nagel. Sierra Club, Wilderness So...
Water Requirments in the Lower Basin States (with POWER recommendations)
POWER Steering Committee (People Opposing Water Exports) November 18th 1998
Beaver Control on County Roads
Ralph E. Clark III. September 29, 2003.
Some legacy
ing ~ater and shipping it north out of this basin. And being a fast-growing, affluent suburb of Denver, it has deep pockets. . So it is tempting for t...
Final Environmental Statement- Homestake Mining Company Project
US Forest Service. Homestake Mining Company Pirch Project. 1979.
Spring Environmental Symposium – Topic – What is a healthy forest economy?
Spring Environmental Symposium — Western State College, April 22, 2003 Topic - What is a healthy forest economy? : peer(te Thank you for this opportun...
Sierra Club Clean Water Act
Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund
Public Land Users Coalition Schedules Important Meeting
Public Land Users Coalition Schedules Important Meeting = AB Dean Rhoades, . chairman penetrate Washington and get nf the Nevada Land Users Council, E...
Right to Float bill HB 1188
Ralph E. Clark III. March 5, 2010.
United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Environmental Assessment of Geothermal Lease Nomination
Brian St. George. US DOI. March 24, 2011.
Sierra Club Testimony Grazing Fee Hearing
Tina Nappe and Rose Strickland. Sierra Club. 1978.
BLM Wilderness Inventory
David Walter. US DOI. April 25, 1979.
A Citizens? View of Land Use in Colorado
Colorado Land Use Commision. 1976.
Concern About the Proposed Almont Reservoir
Greg E. Walcher. October 29, 1990.
EIS For the Gunnison Gorge NCA and Wilderness
Ralph E. Clark III. June 16, 2003.
Draft Site Visit Report Coalbed Methan Operations Gillette, WY
Eastern Research Group. August 21, 2001.
Proposal to Colorado Energy Research Institute for “Seed Money” to Plan a Clearinghouse-Eduction-Ombudsman Program for Energy Development and Impact Activities in the North Fork of the Gunnison Area
Thorne Ecological Institute. March 1, 1975.
Pointless Pollution
Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District
Rocky Ford farmers ditch agriculture
Deborah Frazier. News Staff Writer.
Coldharbour Institute Executive Director Board Report
Coldharbour Institute facilitates education, incubation, and demonstration of responsible personal, community and land practices. Human Resources e Ne...
Community Profile La Plata County Comprehensive Plan
CommunityByDesign, RPI Consulting LLC, Lueck & Associates, Robert Odland Consulting, Consensus Builders, Terrasystems Southwest. La Plata County Plann...
Comments for Record of Public Meeting on Mission Statement and Evaluation Criteria for the Gunnison Valley Land Preservation Fund
Ralph E Clark. October 4, 1997.
What is the Meaning of Balanced Community: Ltr to Editor by Butch Clark
What ig the meaning of a balanced community? In the short-run a com- munity never really seems to be in balance. Some parts or sectors of the communit...
Energy inputs and outputs in fossil fuel production systems will be examined by a team assembled by the Colorado Energy Research Institute
POST OFFICE BOX 366 * GOLDEN, COLORADO 80401 * 303/279-0300 * 303/279-2881 Energy inputs and outputs in fossil fuel production systems will be examine...
Oil Group Accuses Sierra Club of Disregarding Public
oy the Sierra Club (see the - Standard-Examiner, Nov. : 29) to halt exploration for oil and gas in roadless, areas in . he\" “overthrist’. belt’? : of...
Report Backs Using River for Fishing
___ - -- ...... u u•a.u- tne wnne House agenda was shelved and Sen. Max Cletana, a veteran wuu tost his g __-· ....... •v• wnner. Law·a tmsn usu- nah,...
United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Mining Claims
Marlyn V. Jones. February 25, 1977.
Thoughts on Dialogue
These thoughts are purely my own. No one else is responsible for them. So far as I know, no one agrees with them. And no organization endorses them. B...
Policy Statement of the Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club on the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Derek Wallentinsen. Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club. July 15, 1979.
“2,7000 Acres of Public Land Near Las Vegas Up For Sale” – Denver Post (1998)
New York Times Article reprinted by The Denver Post. Sunday, October 25th 1998
A Proposal to Research Processses for Utilizing Information and for Developing as Broad-Based Consensus as Possible in Decision Making for Small Size Communities in Western Colorado Impacted by Energy Developments
W. David Zimmerman. Thorne Ecological Institute. 1975.
Background Information on the National Energy Conservation Challenge
BACKGROUND XNPORMATZON ON THE NATIONAL ENERGY CoNSERVATTON CHALIERGE , WESTERN STATE COLLEGE OF CoLORADD Michael Proteman, National Executive Chaisnan...
Costs and Fees Judgement
Ralph Curtis. Valley Voice.
Farm communities reviewing alternatives to outright water sales
The Associated Press.
Shell Taking its Time on Shale Plan
Gargi Chakrabarty. Rocky Mountain News. 3 February 2007.
Uranium Tailings Removal Route
The Gunnison City Planning Commission has finished reviewing the environmental assessment study recently completed by the Department of Energy. The D....
Recommendations for the Hartman Rocks Area
Hartman Rocks Citizens Group. May 4, 1994.
conservation
Steve Glazer. October 11, 1993.
Route Designation for Hazardous Materials
Ralph E. Clark. December 29, 1988.
Amendment Number 16
Jack Weissling. Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Comanche and Cimarron National Grasslands. October 1988.
Revenue Generation and the Multiplier Effect Resulting from Western Sate College Students, Faculty and Staff Spending in Gunnison County: Analysis for The Community Banks of Colorado
Michelle Murtha. Western State College. January, 1997.
Notice of Proposed Modification to Rate Schedules of the City of Gunnison to Include and Energy Cost Adjustment Rider
Dale Howard. City of Gunnison. August 3, 1984.
A Modest Proposal for the Best in Colorado Water Development
Ralph E. Clark III. August 16, 2003.
Amax Trial Update — Closing Arguments
High Country Citizens Alliance. August 4, 1999.
DOE Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Monthly Status Report
Steven C. Hamp. November 5, 1992.
Creating an Incentive in the Clean Water Act (CWA) for Voluntary Remediation of Water Quality Impacts at Abandoned and Inactive Mine Sites
Western Governors’ Association. June 26, 1995.
ASCS News
Keith L. Dossey. Montrose-Gunnison County Executive Director. February 21, 1980.
Board of the Colorado River Water Conservation District
Ralph E. Clark III. December 28, 2002.
Water Bunch of Nonsense
S pay i~s fair share, even if ll1e city is making a $270 million profit annual- ly off ll1e federal govenunenl. Dul George Mille r, a California Con- ...
Statement for the Hearing on the Endangered American Wilderness Act H. R. 3454, Creede, Colorado
Ralph E. Clark III. June 10, 1977.
Summary of Proposed Gunnison National Forest Timber Management Plan
The plan objective is to provide continued direction in managment and administration of timber resources. The plan is a functional expansion of the Fo...
Subject: Energy Policy-Related Research Concept of CERI
Ralph E. Clark III. April 4, 1975.
“Deal Assures Area of Water Rights Protected in Basin”
Nancy Lofholm Denver Post Western Slope Bureau Printed in roughly 2001
Not "No on No. 3" but Yes. Here is why.
Ralph E. Clark. September 10, 1976.
Bill Favoring Front Range Flushed: News Clip 1999
Author: Mike Soraghan Organization: The Denver Post Date:1999
Corresponding members of the Grazing Subcommittee have been placed on the Toiyabe Chapter newsletter (the Toiyabe Trails) mailing list.
Tina Nappe. Sierra Club. April 7, 1978.
A Bill for an Act Concerning State Planning and Infrastructure
By Senators Evans and Powers; Also Representative McElhany Senate Bill 00-215
Colorado River Flow At Lee Ferry, Arizona
Colorado River flow charts from Lee Ferry, AZ October 22nd 1998
CU Study on State Water Issues Under Fire
Steve Lipsher. Denver Post Capitol Bureau. February 18, 1993.
Farmers approve farmland protection measures
T b n 0 Sl Farmers:~ aPJ?!o:ye.fa~~l~nd ··~r '· i· ~ protectionl-trteasii.f.~ · ,·..-~.~·.~. ~~-~.>~>~~:'. ;~ At its annual conven- gram, which will p...
San Luis Valley Project, Closed Basin Division, Colorado map
Alamosa Field Division Staff. Bureau of Reclamation.
Agenda Item 8, June 24, 1996 Board Meeting- Miscellaneous Matters- Open Meetings Law House Bill 96-1314
Tyler Martineau. Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District. June 14, 1996. ?
City of Gunnison (Recreation Survey Report Scheduled May 8)
Gunnison Country recreational opportunities--present and possible--is gist of a report to be given to Gunnison City Council May 8. - University of Col...
Woodsy Owl on Hiking and Backpacking
Before your hike, study maps of the area, get permits if necessary, and learn the terrain. Be familiar with all options-- time, alternative routes, an...
Water Ruling Favors Kansas (2000)
Date: July 7th 2000
Conservation Plan Map
Ralph E. Clark III. USDA Soil Conservation Service. October 1974.
Update on Goodwin-Know, Kelmel Owens diversion project.
Dan Brauch. August 5, 2005.
Notice of Recreational Planning Meeting
The Recreational Planning Committee of Gunnison County will hold a meeting Thursday, December 12, 1985, at 7:00. p.m. in the County Commissioners' Mee...
Possible Affordable Housing Designs
Ralph E. Clark III. 2005-2006.
Proposition 3, the Nuclear Safeguards Initiative, would require that before additional nuclear power plants are built in Colorado, the legislature must hold public hearings and determine their safety.
Sierra Club Nuclear Initiative Committee. Sierra Club Rocky Mountain Chapter. ?
Thoughts About Establishing Endowments
Ralph E Clark III. January 27, 2002
CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT Center for Environment & Sustainability
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