Bureau of Reclamation in Colorado
The United States Reclamation Service, later renamed the Bureau of Reclamation, was created in 1902 to advance settlement of the West through construction of large dams, reservoirs, canals, and other projects. Since then, the service has played an…
Grand Valley Irrigation
Wayne Aspinall
At the memorial service for long-time congressman Wayne Aspinall in 1983, Colorado Governor Richard Lamm said, “you can’t take a drink of water in Colorado without remembering Wayne Aspinall.”
Wayne Norviel Aspinall (1896–1983) was born in Ohio and…