M092: Animas-La Plata
Project collection
Collection Summary
| Title | Animas-La Plata Project collection |
| Dates (Inclusive) | 1938-2010 |
| Dates (Bulk) | 1979-1992 |
| Creator | artificial collection compiled from various sources |
| Abstract | This collection contains the historically significant records retained from several sources regarding federal water development projects in southwest Colorado. |
| Unique ID | M092 |
| Quantity | 10 document cases |
Historical Note
As early as the 1930s, there has been an interest in getting water from the
Animas River (comprised of a larger and higher drainage area) to the La Plata
River Basin - a significant land area requiring a more dependable water supply.
In 1938 the Bureau of Reclamation devised just such an engineering plan, which
was pursued by the La Plata Water Conservancy District in 1944. The dam and
reservoir would offer irrigation benefits to both Colorado and New Mexico.
Secondary sources of revenue would include non-reimbursable benefits to Native American
lands belonging to the Southern Ute and Ute Mountain tribes and recreation, fish
and wildlife profits. By 1964, New Mexico and the Southern Ute interest in the
proposed project had expanded to include municipal and industrial water use,
which began the increase to the benefit/cost ratio.
The original Animas-La Plata project consisted of Howardsville Reservoir
near Silverton, Hay Gulch Reservoir, Meadows Reservoir, 48 miles of canals and
tunnels, and a diversion of the Animas River at Taft. On September 30, 1968
Congress officially authorized the construction of the Animas-La Plata Project through the signing of the Colorado River Basin Act. The project that is
commonly referred to as A-LP began in 1979 with a non-jeopardy opinion from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Bureau of Reclamation published a Definite
Plan Report for A-LP that called for the construction of two reservoirs, seven
pumping plants, a 24.3 mile dry-side canal, and 198 miles of laterals. Water
would be pumped 525 feet up from the Animas to a reservoir in Ridges Basin. The
Ridges Basin pumping station would pump the water 400 feet up to the La Plata
Basin. The water would then travel to the La Plata River drainage and a 24.3
mile dry side canal, eventually supplying individual farmers and the Ute tribes
with pressurized irrigation water.
In December of 1986, the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute tribes became a
part of A-LP when they signed the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Final Settlement Agreement. By signing this agreement, the Utes dropped their claims
to San Juan Basin rivers, in exchange for water in A-LP and $60 million in
development funds. The groundbreaking ceremony in Durango took place on October
26, 1991, but in July 1997 the Animas-La Plata Reconciliation Plan, allowing for
the maximum of 57,100 acre feet per year, was created as a way of reconciling
funding and political interests.
The federally-funded Animas-La Plata project ended up costing a half a
billion dollars, some of which was paid to Southern Ute entities who had
preference in receiving construction contracts. The dam for the Ridges Basin
reservoir was topped off on November 9, 2007; it was the largest earthen dam
construction project of its time. The reservoir is near the massive Environmental Protection Agency burial site for Durango's uranium mill tailings.
The reservoir was named Lake Nighthorse, after Ben Nighthorse Campbell, one of
the U.S. legislators who pushed through the authorization and funding for this
controversial and costly project. One of the aspects that made the project
controversial was the cost of pumping water uphill 2.5 miles into a reservoir,
where some of it would evaporate. Actual use of the water by federally
recognized tribes is not yet a certainty, due to the electricity expense of
pumping the water (which any tribe using the water would need to reimburse the
federal government) and due to the huge and as-yet unfunded costs of moving the
water from Lake Nighthorse onto any tribal land.
Picture courtesy of www.coloradocollege.edu (maps and illustrations from a case
study on the Animas-La Plata Project).
Arrangement
This is what is known as an artificial collection. In other words, we have
composed it from various accessions. One of the accessions was an unfoldered,
wholly unorganized assortment of printed materials that came to the Center in a
large box. There was no reasonable original order to these materials,so we
have created order but have kept the different accessions in separate file
folders with the assigned accession number noted on each folder. The series
groups are numbered consecutively. Box numbers start with 1; folders are not
numbered. The series are organized from highest hierarchical
level to lowest; from most general to most specific. Items within each series
are arranged chronologically, unless noted otherwise.
Scope & Contents
This collection contains the historically significant records retained from
several sources regarding federal water development projects in southwest
Colorado. The materials (referring specifically to those that are united
together in Series 6) are somewhat broader than the Animas-La Plata Project, and
also pertain to related issues of water, especially in southwestern Colorado.
The collection strengths are printed materials by both proponents and opponents
of the project (especially the latter); public responses to
environmental impact study reports; newspaper clippings; and materials
documenting the project's legislation. This collection also has several
folders of materials pertaining to a related federal project, the Dolores River
Project. The
records in this collection were conglomerated from various sources pertaining to
the topic.
Restrictions
Access. There are no access restrictions on the use of these materials
for research purposes. This collection is open to the public for use in the
Delaney Southwest Research Library at the Center of Southwest Studies.
Use and Copyright. These materials are for use only in the Delaney
Southwest Research Library; they are noncirculating. Limited duplication of
print materials is allowed for research purposes. The user assumes full
responsibility for observing all applicable laws regarding copyright, property
rights, and libel.
Doing your own research. This description of a portion of the collections at the Fort Lewis College
Center of Southwest Studies is provided to inform interested parties about the nature and depth of the repository's
collections. It cannot serve as a substitute for a visit to the repository for those with substantial research
interests in the collections.
Preferred Citation
Animas-La Plata Project collection, Fort Lewis College. Center of
Southwest Studies.
Processing Info
The collection was originally arranged and described by the archivist, who prepared the
first draft of this inventory in September of 1998 and thoroughly revised and
expanded it in August of 2005. Student archival assistant Olivia Everett wrote a
portion of the historical sketch in October of 2004. Student worker, Andrea
Bailey, added materials and edited and revised the online finding aid in the Spring and Fall terms of 2010.
Acquisition Info
As noted in the folder descriptions, this collection was constituted from
various gifts to the Center, including the following:
- Accession 1988:09002, much of the material regarding early opposition to the
Project, was compiled and donated by Fort Lewis College Political Science
Department Professor Emeritus Jim Decker on 9/30/1988. He also donated accession
1989:07005, three papers on water issues, on 7/1/1989. Dr. Decker and also the
U.S. Bureau of Land Management loaned the Center photocopies of responses to
Animas-La Plata EIS (Environmental Impact Statement; accessions 1993:02004 and
1993:12001) for copying in 1996.
- Accession 1988:12008, research material for early public relations work
for the Animas-La Plata water project, was compiled and donated by Dale Anderson
on 12/1/1988.
- Accession 1992:01003, records of the federal legislation that authorized
the Project, was donated by U.S. Senator (then U.S. Congressman) Ben Campbell on
1/1/1992 via Fort Lewis College Professor Duane Smith.
- Accession 1999:01001 includes materials relating to the Animas-La Plata
Project that the Durango Herald culled from its working library on 1/8/1999,
with the assistance of Duane Smith for selection.
- Accession x2002:03011 [found in collection] from the A. M. Wyatt estate
(the earliest booklet about the Project).
In addition, Professor Duane Smith has added to the collection periodically, and in the mid-1990s Professor Richard Ellis added to the ongoing
accumulation of newspaper clippings. Additional items (accession 1995:05004)
were donated by the La Plata County Chapter of the League of Women Voters. Some
items have no accession number or established provenance.
Separated Materials
None.
Related Materials
| M 219 | Animas-La Plata citizens' opposition papers(accession 2005:03002): These papers, related to the citizens' opposition to the Animas-La Plata water project, comprise 34 unprocessed records boxes including litigation files, project files such as environmental impact statements, research files regarding the environmental and economic issues, legislation, etc., spanning a period of roughly 1979 to 2003 - the critical years in the project's conception, opposition and eventual partial authorization. This collection was sealed until January 1, 2010. |
| M 030 | Ben Nighthorse Campbell collection |
| M 008 | Durango (Colo.) Uranium Mill Tailings Removal collection inventory and its links to online photos of the smelter on the subsequent site of the Animas-La Plata pumping station in Durango | M 180 | Four Corners printed materials and ephemera collection: folders of printed materials issued by various groups (such as Friends of the Animas River) |
| U 004 | Fred Kroeger (interview # 438) |
| M 235 | Jeanne Englert papers inventory |
| U 004 | Leonard Burch (interview # 50 and # 439) |
| U 004 | The late Frank "Sam" Maynes (interview # 545) |
Access Terms
Animas-La Plata Project.
Dolores River Project.
United States. Bureau of Reclamation. Upper Colorado Region.
Water diversion--Colorado--La Plata County.
Water resources development--Environmental aspects--Colorado--La Plata
County.
Water use--Colorado.
Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement.
Series/Container List
Record Groups
Series 1: Legislative records, 1977-1988, 15 folders. Originals
or copies of the early agreement in principle on the Colorado Ute Indian Water
Rights Settlement; U.S. House and Senate bills; U.S. House Committee hearing
transcript; and Congressman Ben Campbell's copy of the U.S. House proceedings
printed materials; Sunnyside Gold Corporation legal paperwork. Arranged chronologically.
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| Description | Date | Box |
| The value of water projects: statement by Congressman Jim Wright to the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee, 1977 March 2 (photocopy of 10 pages, mostly handwritten), along with cover note from Frank "Sam" Maynes to Ellanore McKenna. Accession 1995:05004. | 1980 May 13 | 1 |
| Rationale for [Colorado General Assembly] S.B. 141 concerning criteria for the judicially appointed board of directors of water conservancy districts/ by Senator Tilman Bishop, (4 pages, plus 8 pages of attachments). Accession 1995:05004. | 1985 Feb 20 | 1 |
| Rationale for [Colorado General Assembly] floor amendment to S.B. 83 concerning criteria for the judicially appointed board of directors of water conservancy districts/ by Senator Wayne Allard, (6 pages). Accession 1995:05004. | [1985?] | 1 |
| Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement agreement in principle and Animas-La Plata Project cost sharing binding agreement (6 pages); and final draft of same, with errata sheet (7 pages). Accession 1988:09002. | 1986 June 30, 1986 June 27, 1986 June 30 | 1 |
| Animas-La Plata Project settlement agreement U.S. Senate bill rough draft and cover letter by William L. Armstrong, et al. (12 pages). Also, undated amendments. Accession 1988:09002. | 1986 Aug. 5 | 1 |
| U.S. House Bill 2642, (16 pages). Also, correspondence from Rep. Ben Campbell, 4 pages); correspondence from Rep. George Miller, (2 pages); and report language proposed by Senator DeConcini, (1 page). Accession 1988:09002. | 1987 June 10, 1988 Mar. 1, 1988 Mar. 9, [circa early 1988] | 1 |
| U.S. Senate Bill 1415 (18 pages). Accession 1988:09002. | 1987 June 23 | 1 |
| Animas-La Plata Project water rights settlement hearing regarding H.R. 2642, before the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, transcript, (1 volume; 475 pages). Accession 1992:01003. | 1987 Sept 16 | 1 |
| Colorado Ute water rights settlement briefing papers 1-4 and 6-7. Accession 1988:09002. | [circa 1987] | 1 |
| Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 1987 (S. 1415) testimony by Edward R. Osano and John S. Williams. Accession 1988:09002. | 1987 Dec 3 | 1 |
| Animas-La Plata Project U.S. House of Representatives proceedings printed materials. Congressman Ben Campbell's set. Includes legislative briefs, transcripts, statements, rules, press releases, notes, memos, and the Congressional Record for 1988 Oct. 3. Please keep these materials in their present order! Accession 1992:01003. | 1988 | 1 |
| Irrigation subsidy legislation (H.R. 1443) questions and answers by Wayne N. Marchant, U.S. Department of the Interior. Accession 1988:09002. | 1988 Feb | 1 |
| Animas-La Plata Project: Status and Legislative Framework, Application and Order for Reallocation or Transfer of Animas-La Plata Project Water Allotment form | Nov 17, 1995 | 1 |
| Sunnyside Gold Corp. - Consent Decree and Order, responses, summary of responses, Memorandum, etc. | 1996 | 1 |
| Sunnyside Gold Corp. - State of Colorado Rationale for Public Notice | 1 |
Series 2: Project positioning printed materials, circa
1966-1998 (bulk years 1974-1993), 59 folders. Primarily position statements by
various affected parties, including public statements (in chronological order)
responding to the 1980 Final Environmental Impact Statement Draft Supplement.
Includes newsletters, informational sheets, brochures, and other printed
materials disseminated to induce action for or against the Animas-La Plata
Project. Arranged chronologically.
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| Description | Date | Box |
| Animas La Plata Project descriptive booklet, (15 pages and fold-out map). Accession x2002:03011 from A. M. Wyatt estate. | undated [circa 1966] | 1 |
| Animas-La Plata Project [overview]/ prepared [by Frank "Sammy" Maynes?] for San Juan Ecological Society and Sierra Club meeting, (7 pages, including a table and 3 pages of maps). Accession 1995:05004. | 1974 Sept 12 | 1 |
| Prepared statement on Animas-La Palta [sic] Project/ by R. H. "Bob" Taylor, for use in debate with Preston Ellsworth at Fort Lewis College, (8 pages; 2 sets). Accession 1995:05004. | 1976 [1978?] April 4 | 1 |
| Draft petitions for and against the proposed formation of the Animas-La Plata Water Conservancy District, (8 pages). Accession 1995:05004. | undated [circa late 1970s] | 1 |
| Animas-La Plata Project: self-guided tour of proposed facilities/ by U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Durango Projects Office, (8 pages). Accession 1995:05004. | undated [circa late 1970s] | 1 |
| Animas-La Plata Project archaeological curation facility preliminary working proposal/ by the Durango-Fort Lewis Museum Steering Committee, (5 pages). Accession 1995:05004. | undated [circa 1979] | 1 |
| San Juan Ecological Society (Durango, Colo.) newsletter, (4 pages, on 2 two-sided mimeographed sheets). Topics include the Animas-La Plata Project. Accession 1995:05004. | 1979 Jan | 1 |
| Questions and answers: Animas-La Plata Project, (3 sets). Also, a summary sheet about the Project, (3 pages), an undated 6-page summary sheet, an undated two-sided project data sheet about Phase 1, and a project information sheet about resource considerations, undated (6 pages). Accession 1995:05004. | undated [circa 1979], 1979 March | 1 |
| Animas-La Plata Project draft Environment Statement (EIS)/ prepared by U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Regional Office (Salt Lake City, Utah), released to EPA and the public on July 25, 1979. Also, photocopies of comments by Jeanne W. Englert, (4 pages) and by E. M. Barge, (1 page). Accession 1995:05004. | 1978 July 4, 1979 Aug 31 | 1 |
| Navajo Nation position paper on the Animas-La Plata Project, mailgram (photocopy), (2 pages). Accession 1988:09002. | 1979 Sept 20 | 2 |
| Taxpayers for the Animas-La Plata referendum (TAR) and [subsequent name] Taxpayers for the Animas River (Durango, Colo.) newsletters and non-membership card. Accession 1995:05004. | 1979 Oct 25 - circa 1988 | 2 |
| Water for the future/ by Southwestern Water Conservation District, et al., booklet. Accession 1995:05004. | undated [circa late 1970s or early 1980s] | 2 |
| Animas-La Plata Project, Colorado and New Mexico: critique of a contemporary multiple-purpose water project evaluation in the U.S., by Charles W. Howe, (33 pages). Accession 1988:09002. | 1980 June | 2 |
| Animas-La Plata Project final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) review statement by Roger L. Williams, (poor photocopy) (4 pages). Accession 1988:09002. | 1980 Aug 12 | 2 |
| Executive Office of the President position statements correspondence, (2 pages). Accession 1988:09002. | 1984 Oct 5 | 2 |
| Colorado Ute Tribes' Water Rights Negotiating Forum printed materials regarding the Animas-La Plata Project. Includes agendas, Project construction schedule, Southern Ute Tribe Development Fund justification chart, and materials re: the repayment plan. Accession 1995:05004. | 1984 Nov and 1985 Oct-Dec | 2 |
| Animas-La Plata Project opponents' printed materials. Includes newsletters by such organizations as Citizens Concerned for Durango; Taxpayers for Responsible Water Projects, c/o Friends of the Earth (Palisade, Colo.); American Rivers (Wash., D.C.); Colorado River Outfitters Association (Englewood, Colo.); and ICAN Public Power (Wash., D.C.). Inside the ICAN letter are two unused bumper stickers, "Animas-La Plata Project: Just say no on Dec. 8th" and one featuring a dry land farmer and the Dolores Water Conservancy. Accession 1988:09002. | circa 1985-1988 | 2 |
| Colorado Ute tribes water rights negotiating forum notices and reports, etc., by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary. Accession 1988:09002 | 1985 Sept-Dec | 2 |
| Colorado Ute Tribes Quantification Subcommittee report. Includes agreements, budgets, tables, minutes, position statements and balance sheets. Accession 1988:09002 | 1985 Nov 14 | 2 |
| Animas-La Plata Project [overview] / by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Durango Projects Office, (11 pages). Accession 1995:05004. | 1985 Dec | 2 |
| Animas-La Plata Water Project survey form/ by Talmey Research, Inc., (9 pages). Accession 1995:05004. | 1985 Dec | 2 |
| Ute Mountain Ute Tribe of Colorado Clean Water Act tribal amendments correspondence and report by Robert J. Martin. Photocopies only (no originals of the documents). | 1985 Dec 1 | 2 |
| Animas-La Plata Project public hearing at School District 9-R Administration Building (Durango, Colo.) transcripts (?), (5 pages). | 1985 Dec 9 | 2 |
| Colorado Ute tribes position papers. | 1985 Dec 11 and 19 | 2 |
| U.S. Department of the Interior views statements correspondence. Accession 1988:09002. | 1986 Jan -1988 Apr, 1991 October | 2 |
| Animas-La Plata Project news releases/ by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, (and an earlier news release dated Sept. 22, 1977, announcing the intent to prepare a Colorado River Comprehensive Environmental Statement). Accession 1995:05004. | 1986 Feb - 1987 Nov | 2 |
| Animas-La Plata Project press releases and articles/ by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, et al. Accession 1988:09002. | 1986 Feb - 1988 | 2 |
| Taxpayers for an Animas-La Plata referendum (TAR) statement draft by James C. Decker, (7 pages). Accession 1988:09002. | [circa 1986] | 2 |
| Taxpayers for an Animas-La Plata referendum (TAR) political materials. Accession 1988:09002. | [circa 1986] | 2 |
| Taxpayers for an Animas-La Plata referendum (TAR) members' statements before the Energy and Water Development Sub-committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives. Accession 1988:09002. | 1986 Apr 10, 1987 Dec 3, 1988 Apr 12 | 2 |
| Animas-La Plata Water Conservancy District meetings agendas and summary reports on repayment contract negotiations. Accession 1988:09002. | 1986 Aug 11 - 1987 June 11 | 2 |
| The United States of America and Animas-La Plata Water Conservancy District (Colo.) repayment contract revised draft, Accession 1995:05004. | 1986 Nov 13 | 2 |
| The United States of America and Animas-La Plata Water Conservancy District (Colo.) repayment contract revised draft; with revisions, (58 pages; two sets of it). Accession 1988:09002. | 1986 Nov 13, 1986 Mar 20 and Nov 13 | 2 |
| The United States of America and Animas-La Plata Water Conservancy District (Colo.) repayment contract, revised draft, Accession 1995:05004. | 1987 Apr 17 | 2 |
| Environmental commitment plan for the Animas-La Plata Project by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Durango Projects Office, 1987 Jan., amended 1987 July 1. | 1987 Jan, July | 2 |
| The U.S.A. and Animas-La Plata Water Conservancy District (Colorado) repayment contract, revised draft. Accession 1995:05004. | 1987 June 12. | 2 |
| An analysis of the Animas-La Plata Project (Durango, Colorado), by Environmental Policy Institute (Washington, D.C.). | 1987 July | 3 |
| Animas-La Plata Water Conservancy District newsletters to Conservancy District residents, 1987 Aug. 27, Nov. 4, and Dec. 2, and an undated Vol. II (total of 4 items). Accession 1995:05004. | 1987 Aug 27, Nov 4, and Dec 2 | 3 |
| Animas-La Plata Project opponents' and proponents' printed materials, circa fall 1987. Includes materials focused on influencing voters in the Sec. 8, 1987 special election, disseminated by such organizations as Animas-La Plata Steering Committee; Citizens Concerned for Durango; and La Plata Electric Association, Inc. Accession 1995:05004. | 1987 | 3 |
| Durango Area Chamber/Resort Association position paper on the Animas-La Plata Project Phase I, 1987 Oct. 2 (17 pages). Accession 1988:09002. | 1987 Oct 2 | 3 |
| The United States of America and Animas-La Plata Water Conservancy District (Colo.) repayment contract, final draft, 1987 Oct. 28; with cover letter dated Nov. 10, 1987. Accession 1995:05004. | 1987 Oct 28 and Nov.10 | 3 |
| Indian claims summary table, 1989 Jan., and handwritten notes, circa 1988 Nov. - 1989 (2 sheets). Accession 1995:05004. | circa 1988 Nov - 1989 | 3 |
| Animas-La Plata Project cost sharing agreement, article by W. Martin Roche, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, [198-] (8 pages). Accession 1988:09002. | [198-] | 3 |
| Animas-La Plata Water Conservancy District response to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service jeopardy opinion on the Colorado River Squawfish, 1990 May 22 (7 sheets, including photocopies of related newspaper clippings). Accession 1995:05004. | 1990 May 22 | 3 |
| 1980 Final Environmental Impact Statement Draft Supplement public response statements, 1992 Nov.-Dec. Accession 1993:12001. | 1992 Nov-Dec | 3 |
| 1980 Final Environmental Impact Statement Draft Supplement public response statements by individuals, 1992 Nov. 25-Dec. 15. In chronological order. Accession 1993:02004. | 1992 Nov 25-Dec 15 | 3 |
| 1980 Final Environmental Impact Statement Draft Supplement public response statements/ by Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, Inc. (Denver, Colo.), 1992 Dec. 1 (6 pages + 1 page cover memo), Dec. 22 (2 pages), and Dec. 24 (2 pages). Accession 1993:02004. | 1992 Dec 1, 22, and 24 | 3 |
| 1980 Final Environmental Impact Statement Draft Supplement public response statements by Animas River rafting companies, 1992 Dec. 7 and 10 (2 sets of each final version). Accession 1993:02004. | 1992 Dec 7 and 10 | 3 |
| 1980 Final Environmental Impact Statement Draft Supplement public response statement by the Rocky Mountain Institute, 1992 Dec. 10, with cover letter to Jim Decker, 1992 Dec. 14. Accession 1993:02004. | 1992 Dec 10 and 14 | 3 |
| 1980 Final Environmental Impact Statement Draft Supplement public response statement by Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, Inc. (Denver, Colo.), 1992 Dec. 14 (53 pages) (1st set). Accession 1993:02004. | 1992 De. 14 | 3 |
| 1980 Final Environmental Impact Statement Draft Supplement public response statements by Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, Inc. (Denver, Colo.), 1992 Dec. 14 (53 pages) (2nd set). Accession 1993:12001. | 1992 Dec 14 | 3 |
| 1980 Final Environmental Impact Statement Draft Supplement public response statements by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Denver, Colo.), 1992 Dec. 11 (3 pages summary) and Dec. 15 (28 pages + 2 cover pages; 2 sets of this). Accession 1993:12001. | 1992 Dec 11 and 15 | 3 |
| 1980 Final Environmental Impact Statement Draft Supplement public response statement by Colorado. U.S. Department of Natural Resources, 1992 Dec. 15 (7 pages). Accession 1993:02004. | 1992 Dec 15 | 3 |
| 1980 Final Environmental Impact Statement Draft Supplement public response statements by U.S. Department of the Interior. Fish and Wildlife Service. Mountain-Prairie Region (Denver, Colo.), 1992 Dec. 18 (22 pages) and U.S. Department of the Interior. Fish and Wildlife Service. National Ecology Research Center (Fort Collins, Colo.), 1992 Dec. 8 (5 pages). Accession 1993:02004. | 1992 Dec 18 | 3 |
| Final Environmental Impact Statement Draft Supplement public response statement: CMB (OMB?) questions on the Animas-La Plata Project; Accession 1993:02004 | 1980 and 1992 Nov-Dec | 3 |
| Animas-La Plata Water Conservation Project and The Bureau of Reclamation facts and myths information sheets | 1994 | 3 |
| Animas River Stakeholders Group (ARSG): Group meeting information, agendas, summaries, etc. | Dec 7, 1995-June 20, 1996 | 3 |
| Animas River Stakeholders Group (ARSG): E-mailed letters and messages | Jan 25, 1996-June 7, 1996 | 3 |
| Animas-La Plata Update (Durango, Colo.) newsletter/ by Citizens Progressive Alliance (CPA), Taxpayers for the Animas River (TAR) and Four Corners Action Coalition (FCAC), with attached memo about a letter writing party at Four Corners River Sports on May 6 and May 13. Also, 2x of a poster entitled "Putting a new face on an old debate" announcing the premier showing of a new video on Animas La Plata on April 18, 1996. Accession 1995:05004. | 1996, 1998 | 3 |
Series 3: Newspaper clippings,1972-2005 (bulk 1979-2005), 23
folders. Newspaper clippings, including some letters to the editor. Arranged
chronologically.
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| Description | Date | Box |
| Animas-La Plata Project newspaper clippings. Arranged in chronological order and archivally photocopied onto PermaLife Bond paper. Accession 1988:09002. | 1972-1978 | 4 |
| Water project newspaper clippings photocopies sent to Ellanore McKenna. Accession 1995:05004. | 1975-1979 | 4 |
| Animas-La Plata Project newspaper special supplement/ by the Durango Herald. Accession 1995:05004. | 1979 Feb 25 | 4 |
| Animas-La Plata Project newspaper clippings. Arranged in chronological order and archivally photocopied onto PermaLife Bond paper. Accession 1988:09002. | 1979 | 4 |
| Animas-La Plata Project newspaper clippings. Arranged in chronological order and archivally photocopied onto PermaLife Bond paper. Accession 1988:09002. | 1980 and 1982-1984 | 4 |
| Animas-La Plata Project newspaper clippings. Arranged in chronological order and archivally photocopied onto PermaLife Bond paper. Accession 1988:09002. | 1985 | 4 |
| Animas-La Plata Project newspaper clippings. Arranged in chronological order and archivally photocopied onto PermaLife Bond paper. Accession 1988:09002. | 1986 | 4 |
| Animas-La Plata Project newspaper clippings. Arranged in chronological order and archivally photocopied onto PermaLife Bond paper. Accession 1988:09002. | 1987 | 4 |
| Animas-La Plata Project newspaper clippings. Arranged in chronological order and archivally photocopied onto PermaLife Bond paper. | 1988-1989 | 4 |
| The Durango Herald ALP news articles | 1988-2002 | 4 |
| Animas-La Plata Project newspaper clippings. Arranged in chronological order and archivally photocopied onto PermaLife Bond paper. | 1990-1992 | 4 |
| Animas-La Plata Project newspaper clippings. Arranged in chronological order and archivally photocopied onto PermaLife Bond paper. | 1993-1994 | 4 |
| High Country News, including a feature on the Animas-La Plata Project. | 1993 March 22 | 4 |
| Letters to the editor, and other newspaper clippings compiled by James C. Decker and written by him and others. Accession 1988:09002. | 1985-1988 (bulk 1985) | 4 |
| Sunnyside Gold Corporation: News articles in Rocky Mountain News, The Durango Herald, and the Denver Post | Feb 1996 | 4 |
| News articles - The Independent: Animas/La Plata essay; The Daily Times: Water Hearing and Water Commission articles | Feb 22, 1996, June 18, 1996 | 4 |
| Animas-La Plata Project newspaper articles printed out from the Durango Herald website. Arranged in chronological order. | 1997 | 4 |
| Animas-La Plata Project newspaper articles printed out from the Durango Herald website. Arranged in chronological order. | 2002 | 4 |
| Animas-La Plata Project newspaper articles printed out from the Durango Herald website. Arranged in chronological order. | 2003 | 4 |
| Animas-La Plata Project newspaper articles printed out from the Durango Herald website. Arranged in chronological order. | 2004 | 4 |
| Daily Sentinel Editorial, "Lake Nighthorse?" | June 2004 | 4 |
| Animas-La Plata Project newspaper articles printed out from the Durango Herald website. Arranged in chronological order. | 2005 | 4 |
| Letters to the Editor | (in the back of box 4) |
Series 4: Student papers, 1986-1997, 6 folders. Primarily by
Fort Lewis College students, in various departments. Arranged chronologically.
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| Description | Date | Box |
| Problems of the Dolores River Project: reflections of Western Slope water policy, student paper by Vernal R. Aulston, undated. | circa 1986 Dec | 5 |
| Muddling through Indian water, student paper, anonymous and undated (26 pages). | circa 1986-1988 | 5 |
| Agency of empire: the Bureau of Reclamation and the National Reclamation Act, Winter's rights and Southwest Colorado, student paper by Thomas W. Clayton, (52 pages) | 1988 Dec 13 | 5 |
| The McElmo Creek salinity project and its effect on the salinity of the Colorado River, student paper by Ken Mullen, undated (20 pages). | circa 1988 Dec | 5 |
| Wilderness water rights, student paper by Nancy Lloyd, undated (19 pages). | circa 1988 Dec | 5 |
| Southern Ute water rights and the date of reservation under the Winters Doctrine, paper by Richard G. Hamilton, (8 pages, and cover letter by Jeanne W. Englert dated Oct. 19, 1997) | 1997 Sept 30 | 5 |
Series 5: Floor debate non-print materials, 1988 Oct. 3, 2
items. The gavel and a videotape from the U.S. House of Representatives floor
debate on H.R. 2642, 1988 Oct. 3.
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| Description | Date | Box/Item |
| Wooden gavel signed by U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright and presented to Congressman Ben Campbell on passage of H.R. 2642 | 1988 Oc. 3 | 5/1 |
| Videotape of U.S. House of Representatives floor debate on H.R. 2642. | 1988 Oct 3 | 5/2 |
Series 6: Other water issues records and printed materials,
1938 and 1970-1997, 38 folders. Topics include water resources of Western
Colorado and Western United States, water quality in Colorado, Dolores Project,
other water projects, and related subjects. Arranged chronologically.
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| Description | Date | Box |
| Hinderlider v. La Plata River & Cherry Creek Ditch Co. interstate compact (4 pages). Accession 1988:09002. | 1938 | 6 |
| Colorado River Storage Project brochure/ by U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, revised. Accession 1995:05004. | 1964 | 6 |
| Guidelines for evaluating wild, scenic and recreational river areas proposed for inclusion in the national wild and scenic rivers system under Section 2, Public Law 90-542/ by U.S. Department of Interior, Forest Service, (12 page booklet). Also, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act as amended 1975 Jan. 3 (14 pages). Accession 1995:05004. | 1970 Feb and 1975 Jan 3 | 6 |
| Other water conflicts, printed materials. Accession 1988:09002. | 1970-1987 (bulk 1985) | 6 |
| South Animas (Colo.) Planning Unit and Animas Regional Planning Commission printed materials, undated (7 pages). Accession 1995:05004. | 1970s? | 6 |
| Water issues booklets, memoranda, newsletters, etc., by the League of Women Voters of Colorado. Includes A Citizen's Guide to Clean Water; Colorado Water; "Growth and water: can we maintain the pressure?";and Blueprint for Clean Water. Accession 1995:05004. | circa 1973-1989 | 6 |
| Water for tomorrow: Colorado state water plan: phase 1: appraisal report on water and related land resources and their present utilization / by the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, in cooperation with the State of Colorado. (1 volume). Accession 1995:05004. | 1974 Feb | 6 |
| Water quality management plan for the San Juan River Basin, Colorado Segment/ for Colorado Department of Health, Water Quality Control Division/ by R. Keith Hook & Associates (Colorado Springs, Colo.), draft, (1 volume; 231 pages plus appendices). Also, news release about the plan, from the Colorado Department of Health, (2 pages). 1995:05004. | 1975 June 16 and 1975 July 22 | 6 |
| Dolores Wild and Scenic River Study Team printed materials. 1995:05004. | 1975 Oct 9 | 6 |
| Bureau of Reclamation projects booklets about Arizona, California, and Nevada, (3 items). Accession 1995:05004. | 1978 | 6 |
| Colorado 208 Water Quality Management Plan Board report and associated printed materials. Includes a statement by the League of Women Voters of Colorado on the DRCOG 208 plan, March 8, 1978. Accession 1995:05004. | 1978 March 8 - 1979 Feb 22 | 6 |
| Water and the future: the issues confronting Colorado/ by Harris Sherman, reprint of article originally published 1978 July, pages 22-28 (pages from an unstated periodical). Accession 1995:05004. | 1978 July | 6 |
| The simple economics of water/ by James P. Quirk, California Institute of Technology, pages 22-28 (photocopy from an unstated periodical). Accession 1995:05004. | 1978 Sept-Oct | 6 |
| San Juan Regional Commission Regional 208 water quality standards and stream classifications memorandum and records. Accession 1995:05004. | 1981 April 7 | 6 |
| Fluoridation project federal grant funds, proposed use of, memorandum by Colorado Statewide Health Coordinating Council (6 pages). Accession 1995:05004. | 1981 Oct 14 | 6 |
| Acreage limitation: rules and regulations; final rule/ by U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, 43 CFR Part 426 dated 1983 Nov. 3, as published in the Federal Register, 1983 Dec. 6. Accession 1995:05004. | 1983 Nov 3 and 1983 Dec 6 | 6 |
| Certification forms booklet/ by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Accession 1995:05004. | 1984 Aug | 6 |
| Water quality management plan for San Juan Region (Region 9)/ prepared by Colorado Department of Health, Water Quality Control Division. 1 volume; 112 pages. Accession 1995:05004. | Aug 1984 | 6 |
| Dolores monitoring study summary report by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Upper Colorado region (1 volume; 26 pages). Accession 1988:09002. | 1985 Jan | 7 |
| Cost sharing on Colorado River water projects: Upper Basin vs. Lower Basin perspectives, by James C. Decker (11 pages). Accession 1988:09002. | 1985 Mar | 7 |
| Western Colorado projects review: summaries of Western Slope water projects by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, et al., (1 volume; 121 pages). Accession 1988:09002. | 1985 June | 7 |
| Dolores Project update report by John Porter, Dolores Water Conservancy District (Colo.), 1986 (photocopy). Accession 1988:09002. | 1986 | 7 |
| Dolores Water Project cost-sharing assistance, correspondence by Michael L. Strang, et al. (2 pages). Accession 1988:09002. | 1986 Aug | 7 |
| Economic aspects of utilizing Dolores Project water, summary by Roger Mann, et al., revised (11 pages). Accession 1988:09002. | 1986 Aug 19 | 7 |
| Western Colorado projects review: summaries of Western Slope water projects by [U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, et al.?], (1 volume; 81 pages). Accession 1988:09002. | 1987 Mar | 7 |
| Dolores Water Conservancy District (Colo.) petition printed materials. Accession 1988:09002. | 1987 April 21 | 7 |
| Attachment to the joint statement of the Department of Water Resources of Arizona...[et al.]...on S. 1415 re: federal reserved Indian water rights doctrine (9 pages; 2 sets of it). Accession 1988:09002. | 1987 Dec 3 | 7 |
| Colorado Water Resources Research Institute at Colorado State University, conferences and public forum printed materials. Accession 1995:05004. | 1988 Feb - 1990 Feb | 7 |
| Colorado River Commission (Las Vegas, Nev.) correspondence, 1988 Apr. 7 (4 pages); and Upper Colorado River Commission (Salt Lake City, Utah) correspondence, 1988 Mar. 23 (6 pages). Accession 1988:09002. | 1988 Apr 7 and 1988 Mar 23 | 7 |
| The Colorado satellite-linked water resources monitoring system: annual status report for FY 1987-88, 3rd edition/ by Office of the State Engineer, Division of Water Resources. 1 volume; 162 pages. Accession 1995:05004. | undated, circa late 1988 | 7 |
| Dolores Water Conservancy District report on status of irrigation development (3 pages). Accession 1995:05004. | 1988 Aug 1 | 7 |
| Discussion of proposed amendments to Colorado River Storage Project legislation/ by Frank "Sammy" Maynes at the annual water conference (11 pages). Accession 1995:05004. | 1989 March 16-17 | 7 |
| Salinity--a consideration for the future of water use in the Upper Colorado River Basin, abstract by James E. Kircher and Timothy D. Lieberman, U.S. Geological Survey (Denver, Colo.), [198-] (2 pages). Accession 1988:09002. | [198-] | 7 |
| Water Information Program (Durango, Colo.) web site screen printouts. | 1997 Oct 23 | 7 |
| Durango Herald, City Editor Articles (photo copies) | 1990-1991 | 7 |
| Decker, James: "Conflicts in the Department of the Interior: Water Project, Indian Trust Responsibility, and Squawfish" | 1991 | 7 |
| Bureau of Reclamation: News Release. Interior Secretary Lujan announces $7.7 million for Animas-La Plata Project Investigations. | 1992 June | 7 |
| New Mexico: Regional Water Planning; Interstate Stream Commission; Southwestern Water Conservation District (meetings, orkshops, open house, brochures, handbooks) | 1994-1996 | 7 |
| Miscellaneous community material: Children's Water Festival, A Profile of Community Collaboration, Dialogue booklet | 1995-1996 | 7 |
| Animas-La Plata Water Conservancy District, Water and the Animas La Plata: Special Report | 1996 | 7 |
| Water Information Program (WIP): brochures, newsletters | 1996 | 7 |
| San Juan Basin Water Planning: emails to Dave Eppich and from Western Network | 1996 Jan, Feb | 7 |
| Rally for the Animas river. | 1997 March | 7 |
| Animas-La Plata conswervancy District, The Ridges Basin Reservoir Project | 2000 | 7 |
| Plant Photo Journal: Jicarilla Apache Ethnobotany Study of the Animas-La Plata Project near Durango, Colorado | 1998 Dec | 7 |
| Animas-La Plata Project, Volume I-Cultural Resources Research and Sampling Design, SWCA Anthropological Research Paper Number 10 | 2006 | 8 |
| Animas-La Plata Project, Volume III-Blue Mesa Excavations, SWCA Anthropological Research Paper Number 10 | 2007 | 8 |
| Animas-La Plata Project, Volume IV-Ridges Basin Excavations: Eastern Basin Sites, SWCA Anthropological Research Paper Number 10 | 2007 | 8 |
| Animas-La Plata Project, Volume V-Miners, Railroaders, and Ranchers: Creating Western Rural Landscapes in Ridges Basin, SWCA Anthropological Research Paper Number 10 | 2007 | 8 |
| Animas-La Plata Project, Volume VI-Historic Site Descriptions, SWCA Anthropological Research Paper Number 10 | 2007 | 8 |
| Animas-La Plata Project, Volume VII-Ridges Basin Excavations: North-central Sites, SWCA Anthropological Research Paper Number 10 | 2008 | 8 |
| Animas-La Plata Project, Volume VIII-Ridges Basin Excavations: Western Basin Sites, SWCA Anthropological Research Paper Number 10 | 2008 | 8 |
| Animas-La Plata Project, Volume IX-Ridges Basin Excavations: Archaic, Basketmaker II, and Limited Activity Sites, SWCA Anthropological Research Paper Number 10, (2 copies) | 2008 | 9 |
| Animas-La Plata Project, Volume X-Environmental Studies, SWCA Anthropological Research Paper Number 10, (2 copies) | 2008 | 9 |
| Animas-La Plata Project, Volume XI-Lithic Studies, SWCA Anthropological Research Paper Number 10 | 2009 | 9 |
| Animas-La Plata Project, Volume XII-Ridges Basin Excavations: The Sacred Ridge Site, SWCA Anthropological Research Paper Number 10 | 2009 | 10 |
| Animas-La Plata Project, Volume XIII-Special Studies, SWCA Anthropological Research Paper Number 10 | 2009 | 10 |
| Animas-La Plata Project, Volume XIV-Ceramic Studies, SWCA Anthropological Research Paper Number 10 | 2010 | 10 |
| Animas-La Plata Project, Volume XV-Bioarchaeology, SWCA Anthropological Research Paper Number 10 | 2010 | 10 |
| Animas-La Plata Project, Volume XVI-Final Synthetic Report, SWCA Anthropological Research Paper Number 10 | 2010 | 10 |