Confluence: The Story of Greeley Water

Hobbs, Gregory J.; Welsh, Michael

ISBN 10: 0578634163 / ISBN 13: 9780578634166

Published by Jordan Design, 2020

Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0578634163I4N01

Synopsis:

Confluence: The Story of Greeley Water covers 150 years of a modern water utility which began with a single irrigation ditch in 1870. Today, the system provides award-winning water to over 140,000 people, and takes water from four different river basins in Colorado. It is a water system with a rich heritage in Colorado and the West.

It is a story of the people who developed and impacted water law, engineering, and agriculture on the semi-arid plains of the Front Range. Native Americans, fur trappers, and Army expeditions were the first to arrive, followed by irrigators and permanent homesteaders. Soon to follow would be the Union Colonists, a group of utopian-seeking settlers who had organized in New York City in 1869. They were looking for good ground, reliable water, and new homes.

Follow the chronicles of Delph Carpenter, Milton Seaman, W.D. Farr, and others as we learn of the trials and challenges of these extraordinary people. Their efforts, combined with the dedicated leadership of city officials, board members, and water and sewer department staff, provided the foundation for today's Greeley Water system. We hope you enjoy this incredible journey.

About the Authors: Greg Hobbs received his history degree from Notre Dame (1966), served in the Peace Corps with his wife, Bobbie, in Colombia and holds a law degree from California, Berkeley (1971). Law Clerk to U.S. Circuit Judge William E. Doyle in Denver, he then practiced environmental, natural resources, land use and transportation law with Region VIII of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; the Colorado Attorney General's office; Davis, Graham and Stubbs; and Hobbs, Trout and Raley. His clients in private practice included the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District. Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court from May 1, 1996 to August 31, 2015, he currently serves as a Senior Water Judge and co-directs the University of Denver Law School's environmental and natural resources program. He is a board member of Water Education Colorado.

Michael Welsh has taught history since 1990 at the University of Northern Colorado. He has written manuscripts for several National Park Service sites, the most recent being A Different Frontier: Mexico, America, and Big Bend National Park (University of Nevada Press, 2020). He also has written book-length studies of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in particular their districts in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and San Francisco, California, and their regional headquarters in San Francisco (the South Pacific Division). The most recent of these studies is A Mission in the Desert: The US Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District: 1985-2010 (U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2015).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Confluence: The Story of Greeley Water
Publisher: Jordan Design
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket