Nucla on Tabeguache Park
“Place where the snow melts first”
WATER MORE VALUABLE THAN GOLD
The Colorado Cooperative Company spent 9 years digging an irrigation canal 18 miles from the head gate on the San Miguel River to Nucla on Tabeguache Park. Established in 1894 the company is still a pillar in the agricultural and ranching community.
https://www.saveourwesternheritage.com/s/Colorado-Cooperative-Company-Brochure.pdf
RADIUM, VANADIUM AND URANIUM
From Madam Curie’s Radium experiments, Vanadium for the Panama Canal steel, to World War II and the Manhattan Project the Colorado Plateau has provided critical minerals for the technology advancements and national security.
https://www.pbs.org/video/uranium-mania-qbp0xr/
COAL MINING AND COAL FIRED POWER PLANT
Tri-State Generation and Transmission coal mine and coal plant closed down in 2018 and 2019; two years ahead of schedule. This left many local taxing districts with a 65% property tax loss