Contested Waters: An Environmental History of the Colorado River

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Contested Waters April R. Summitt Contested Waters A n E n v i r o n m e n t a l H i s t o r y o f t h e C o l o r a d o R i v e r U n i v e r s i t y P r e s s o f C o l o r a d o Boulder © 2013 by University Press of Colorado Published by University Press of Colorado 5589 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 206C Boulder, Colorado 80303 All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America The University Press of Colorado is a proud member of the Association of American University Presses. The University Press of Colorado is a cooperative publishing enterprise supported, in part, by Adams State University, Colorado State University, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Regis University, University of Colorado, University of Northern Colorado, Utah State University, and Western State Colorado University. This paper meets the requirements of the ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper). Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Summitt, April R. Contested waters : an environmental history of the Colorado River / April R. Summitt. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-60732-201-6 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-60732-211-5 (ebook) 1. Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)—History. 2. Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico)—History. 3. Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)—Environmental conditions. 4. Water supply—Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico)—History. 5. Water rights—Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico)—History. I. Title. F788.S89 2013 979.1'3—dc23 2012048830 Design by Daniel Pratt 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To my mentors, Harry Leonard and Gary Land, For gently guiding me toward excellence To Harry Leonard, For instilling in me a love of history and teaching me that knowledge is only the beginning of understanding. For demonstrating that kindness could go hand in hand with discipline and that following a dream is more important than others’ expectations. For teaching me that being a history professor is about so much more than books, papers, and classrooms. To Gary Land, For showing me how to be a teacher and scholar and how to balance the many demands of academic life with integrity. For helping me find my own voice in my research and teaching and for being my mentor and a leader I was always proud to follow. For teaching me how to persevere in the face of adversity and steadfastly remaining my friend. ...