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<br />":. _\. <br /> <br />Proposed Colorado 64 Principles -- Draft <br />January 22,2003 . . <br />Page 2 of? <br /> <br />. We further recognize some interbasin water transfer and storage pi-ojects of the <br />past have negatively affected or have contributed to negative effects upon the <br />cultural and economic vitality of some communities outside the Denver area. <br /> <br />. We recognize that all regions of the state are interdependent in many ways. The <br />metropolitan area economy depends upon healthy (water-dependent) agricultural <br />and tourism industries elsewhere in the state. Citizens of Denver and of all <br /> <br />Colorado enjoy Colorado's other regions for their recreational and scenic values, <br />many of which are dependent on the water. <br /> <br />Conversely, a dynamic and economically healthy Denver metropolitan area <br />generates financial and tax resources on which many of our region's neighbors <br />depend. <br /> <br />. Finally, we recognize that so long as Front Range urban users are willing and able <br />to pay more for acquiring or leasing water supplies than are members of our <br />state's agricultural communities, portions of the state's water will continue to <br />move away from traditional uses to new uses. <br /> <br />Our challenge, then-the challenge facing ALL of Colorado's communities-- is to <br />help ensure that state law and the practices of the state's water providers support <br />the economic, environmental, cultural and recreational health of ALL Colorado <br />communities. One way of doing this is to ensure that future movement of water is <br />to minimum necessary levels, <br /> <br />Recommended changes and additions to Colorado 58 principles <br />The clarifying language we suggest below would permit the core values of the Colorado <br />58 principles to carry forward as the Colorado 64 principles, <br />