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<br />0031'R <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />PARTICIPATION IN STATE ANa NATIONAL WATER AFFAIRS <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />THE BOARD or DIRECTORS HAS CONSISTENTLY, THROUGH THE YEARS, (NCOURAGEO ITS MEMBERS <br /> <br />AND STAFF TO PARTICIPATE IN OR FOLLOW THE ACT/V1TJE5 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHOS~ PURPOSES <br /> <br />RELATE To WATER DEVELOPMENT AND USE. <br /> <br />THE BOARD RECOGNIZES THAT BY KEEPING ABREAST OF ALL <br /> <br />ACTIVITY RELATED TO WATER RESOURCES, WHETHER IT BE ~OCAL, STATE, OR NATIONAl IN SCOPE. IT <br /> <br />CAN BEST SERVE THE INTERESTS OF DISTRICT TAXPAYERS AND WATER USERS. <br /> <br />PnEVIOUS ANNUAL REPORTS <br /> <br />HAVE LISTED AND DESCRIBED MANY OF TH~ ACTIVITIES OF THIS NATURE IN WHICH THE DISTRICT PARTIC- <br /> <br />IPATES AND, THEREFORE, NEED NOT BE REPEATED HERE. <br /> <br />IT IS WORTHY OF NOTE, HOWEVER, THAT THE DISTRICT ALSO PARTICIPATES IN. PRCMOTES, QR <br /> <br />CONDUCTS EDUCATIONAL TOURS AND PROGRAMS INTENOED TO INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING <br /> <br />OF ITS OWN WATER USERS AND TAXPAYERS AND OF VISITORS rRDM OTK~R AREAS. <br /> <br />FREQUENTLY THE 015- <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />TRICT IS CALLeD UPON TO EXPLAIN TO VISITORS FROM OTHER STATES AND FOREIGN NATIONS THE HISTORY <br /> <br />AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COLORADO-BIG THCMPSON PROJECT, THE DISTRICT, OR THE GENERAL HISTORY OF <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />IRRIGATION IN COLORADO. MEMBERS OF TH~ BOARD OR STAFF ANNUALLY APPEAR ON MANY PROGRAMS BEFORE <br /> <br />LOCAL GROUPS WITH WATER-ORIENTED INTERESTS. <br /> <br />THESE ~ROUPS INCLUDE NOT ONLY WATER USER ORGANI- <br /> <br />ZATIONS BUT S~RV1CC CLuBS, SCHOOLS, BUSINESS CLUBS, AND WATER RECREATION INTERESTS AS WELL. <br /> <br />ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES CAN MOST CERTAINLY BE CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE FUNCTIONS OF ANY <br /> <br />PUBLIC AGENCY INVOLVED IN THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPHENT, AND UTILIZATION OF WATER RESOURCES. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />-35- <br />