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A COORDINATED EFFORT


Coordination with agencies and organizations in the Upper Colorado River Basin Study Unit was integral to the success of this water-quality assessment. We thank those who served as members of our liaison committee.

Federal Agencies
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Reclamation
National Park Service-Curecanti National Recreation Area
National Park Service
Natural Resources Conservation Service
U.S. Bureau of Mines
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Forest Service

State Agencies
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology
Colorado Division of Wildlife
Colorado Geological Survey
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum
Colorado River Water Conservation District
Colorado Water Conservation Board
Eagle County
Eagle River Water and Sanitation District
East Grand Water Quality Board
Grand County Water & Sanitation District
Grand Junction Drainage District
Grand County Commissioners
Denver Water

Local Agencies
City of Aurora
City of Gunnison
City of Grand Junction
Clifton Water District
Crested Butte South Metropolitan District
Gunnison County
Mesa County Water Association
Mt. Crested Butte Water and Sanitation District
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
Northwest Colorado Council of Governments
Silvercreek Water and Sanitation District
Summit County Water Quality Committee
Town of Crested Butte
Town of Fraser
Town of Granby
Town of Silverthorne
Town of Winter Park
Town of Vail
Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association
Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District

Universities
Colorado State University Cooperative Extension

Other public and private organizations
Colorado Water Resources Research Institute
Gunnison Basin POWER
Sierra Club
Vail Associates

We thank the following individuals for contributing to this effort.

Bob Boulger, lead technician.
Jeff Foster, Dave Hartle, and Dennis Smits for data collection.
Adrienne Greve, Jason Gurdak, Scott Mize, Cory Stephens, and Rick Szmajter for data collection and compilation.
Earl and Frances Partch, Virgil and Lee Spann Ranches Inc., Dos Rios Golf Course, and Maryvale Associates for allowing us to drill monitoring wells on their property.
Gail Cordy, Tyler Martineau, Sarah Ryker, and Edward Wang for review of manuscript.
Mary Kidd and Betty Palcsak for editorial review.
Alene Brogan for manuscript layout.
John Evans and Loretta Ulibarri for illustrations.

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U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1214

Suggested citation:

Spahr, N.E., Apodaca, L.E., Deacon, J.R., Bails, J.B., Bauch, N.J., Smith, C.M., and Driver, N.E., 2000, Water Quality in the Upper Colorado River Basin, Colorado, 1996–98: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1214, 33 p., on-line at https://pubs.water.usgs.gov/circ1214/

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