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Hello everyone this is Shannon
The article I read was from 9news.com titled, “Separate banks: The Controversy Over Glade Reservoir” by Adam Chodak. The article describes the dispute over the construction of a reservoir called Glade from the Poudre River in Fort Collins. As a graduate of CSU, I remember seeing the poster with several naked people’s backside, wading in the river, and proudly holding up letters that spell out “Save the Poudre”. The poster is very eye-catching, one of those tings that you see and your eyes cannot look away but I never knew what it meant until I read this article.
The article ties into many of the political issues that we were talking about in class, mainly money and rights. Many people in Fort Collins feel that creating the Glade reservoir from the Poudre River will significantly lower the water level of the river, and may even cause it to “flat line”. Some argue that the lower levels of the water would not only hurt the recreational aspect of the river, but also would damage the environment and the ecosystem along the river. Opponents of Glade reservoir are also unhappy about the $400 million price tag that it would take to create the reservoir and that a portion of a major highway, highway 287, would have to be moved to fit the reservoir. However, supporters of the creation of Glade Reservoir say that it is necessary to secure and conserve the water for future generations. It’s a classic issue of competition for a limited but critical resource like we discussed in class. The people that are wishing to “Save the Poudre” feel that as inhabitants of Fort Collins, they have a right to conserve the water in the Poudre, while supporters of the Glade reservoir feel that they have a right to take action to secure the resource for future generations. There is also the issue of the $400 million that it would take to create the reservoir, which would be paid for by taxing cities like Eaton.
The field trip today made me think about how precious the resource water really is because so much technology and manpower goes into recycling it. We are completely dependent on water. It is a limited resource, so in a way, I can see where people on both sides of this issue are coming from. The people who want to save the Poudre feel a special connection to the river and a need to protect it. The people that want to build Glade feel a need to secure a water source for a growing future population. Both are just trying to save the water.