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<br />003il90 <br /> <br />A COLORADO AGENDA FOR WATER <br />GOV. ROY ROMER <br />JULY 14, 1988 <br /> <br />JUL 1 5 1988 <br /> <br />CLC <br />r' <br /> <br />I WANT TO DISCUSS WITH YOU TODAY WHAT I THINK SHOULD BE OUR WATER <br />AGENDA IN COLORADO. <br /> <br />I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR UP FRONT THAT THIS IS A SPECI FIC AGENDA. IT <br />INCLUDES SPECIFIC PROPOSALS FOR CHANGE AND IT IDENTIFIES A FEW MORE <br />GENERAL AREAS TO WHICH WE NEED TO GIVE SERIOUS THOUGHT AND IN WHICH <br />ACTION MAY BE NECESSARY. <br /> <br />IT DOES NOT INCLUDE A WHOLESALE REVAMPING OF OUR WATER RIGHTS <br />SYSTEM. WHILE WE NEED TO DO SOME HARD AND DEEP THINKING ON SOME <br />IMPORTANT MATTERS, I DO NOT BELIEVE, WE NEED TO CHANGE THE <br />FUNDAMENTALS OF HOW WATER IS APPROPRIATED, TRANSFERRED OR <br />REALLOCATED IN COLORADO. THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT POINT. COLORADO HAS <br />RELIED ON THE FREE MARKET AS THE ARENA IN WHICH WATER IS DEVELOPED <br />AND USED, AND I DO NOT SUPPORT CHANGING THAT. I DO NOT SUPPORT <br />REPLACING THE MARKETPLACE WITH GOVERNMENT REGULATION OR ANY OTHER <br />MECHANISM FOR ALLOCATING WATER. <br /> <br />I MENTION THIS UP FRONT BECAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE READ A LOT INTO <br />PHRASES LIKE "WATER PLANNING" AND "WATER POLICY." SOME DO SO OUT OF <br /> <br />2PSO,IOO <br />