| The Last Water Hole in the West |
| The Colorado-Big Thompson Project and the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District |
| UNIVERSITY PRESS OF COLORADO |
Copyright (c) 1992 by the University Press of Colorado
P.O. Box 849
Niwot, Colorado 80544 |
| The University Press of Colorado is a cooperative publishing enterprise supported, in part, by Adams State College, Colorado State University, Fort Lewis College, Mesa State College, Metropolitan State College of Denver, University of Colorado, University of Northern Colorado, University of Southern Colorado, and Western State College. |
| Cover art: by Silvia Ruiz Tyler. |
| Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data |
 | | The last water hole in the west: the Colorado-Big Thompson Project and the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District / Daniel Tyler. |
| | p. cm. |
| Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-87081-268-8 (cloth). - ISBN 0-87081-277-7 (pbk.)
1. Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District - History.2. Colorado-Big Thompson Project
(U.S.) - History.3. Water-supply - Colorado - Management - History.I. Title.
TD224.C7T951992
333.91'15'09788 - dc20 92-26249
CIP |
| | The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. ANSI Z39.48-1984 |
To my children:
Daniel, Jr., Nicholas, Christopher, Alejandro, and Cristina,
with heartfelt thanks for their love and encouragement, which have sustained me in the writing of this book. |
| Maps | | | Acknowledgments | | | Introduction | |
| Part I: The Formative Years (1933-1938) |
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| The Search for Supplemental Water: The North Platte River and the | | | | 2. | Shifting the Focus: Grand Lake and the Colorado River | | | 3. | Funding Frustrations: Congressman Edward T. Taylor Leads the | | | | 4. | Progress at Last: West Slope Cooperation and the 1937 | | | | 5. | Appropriation, Authorization, and Organization: C-BT Finds a | | |
| Part II: The District During War (1938-1947) |
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| Green Mountain Dam and an Unexpected Labor War | | | 7. | Wartime Priorities: Board Policies and Construction Funding | | | 8. | Food for Defense: New Life for C-BT and a Modified | | | | 9. | Water at Last: Interim Deliveries to the Big Thompson River | | | 10. | Public Relations and Legal Problems | |
| Part III: C-BT Construction and Water Delivery (1947-1957) |
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| Postwar Adjustments With the Bureau | | | 12. | Breach of Faith or Law? Front Range Growth Causes Dissension | | | | 13. | Conflict and Compromise: Negotiating the Consolidated Cases and | | the Blue River Decrees of 1955 |
| | | 14. | The Bureau Completes C-BT Construction | | | 15. | Policies and Precedents: The District Matures | |
| Part IV: Urbanization and the District's Response to Water Projects (1958-1974) |
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| Dealing With the Impact of Growth | | | 17. | Response to Other Water Projects: The Narrows, | | Fryingpan-Arkansas, and Four Counties Water Association |
| | | 18. | New Challenges From the Colorado River Basin | | | 19. | Conservation and Progress: Environmental Challenges and | | | | 20. | The Origins of Windy Gap and the Municipal Subdistrict | |
| Part V: District Management in an Era of Environmental Activism (1974-1990) |
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| The National Picture | | | 22. | The Construction of Windy Gap: Negotiation, Litigation, | | | | 23. | The District Under Manager Earl F. Phipps | | | 24. | The District's Expanding Role Under Manager Larry D. Simpson | | | 25. | Operation, Maintenance, and a Peek at the Future | |
| Acronyms and Abbreviations |
| | | Glossary | | | Notes | | | Bibliography | | | Index | |
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