In the West, water
flows towards
moneyTHE HISTORY OF COLORADO AND ITS WATER
History of water usage in Colorado
First peoples
Mesa Verde: Ancestral Puebloans
Ute Indians
Cheyenne (Valley Rosebud)
The borders takes shape
Europeans arrive in Colorado
Santa Fe Trail: 1792-1880
Pikes Peak or Bust
Colorado becomes part of the US
Colorado Doctrine:
First in time, first in right
Post War Growth
The demand for water increases
Big Thompson project: 1938-1958
18 dams
10 reservoirs
Adams tunnel
6 power plants
33 cities
830,000 people
The Future
Long-term drought and Colorado’s rivers