Last evening I went to a program presented by the Greeley Museum on the history of water in Greeley. Now the element of interest in that to me is that the area of Greeley was a high plains desert but by irrigating it, the area became a really important agriculture area.
The fellow giving the program was an engineer. I think he was a water engineer and he works for the city. His movie was made by artists and he was a little concerned about that. He apologized for that before he started, which I thought was sort of interesting. The movie was pretty good with lots of photos and movies of old pick up trucks traveling down dusty roads at sunset and kids and animals playing in water.
His presentation was dry as dust. Here is what he told us. The city of Greeley's water has four parts 1) the infrastructure, pipes and stuff like that, 2) water itself, 3) storage including gravel pits and reservoirs and 4) conservation.
I guess water is very important. I know it is. It has been a way of life for many people, the people here, but also all over the world.