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<br />.00'3100 <br /> <br />PAGE 11 <br /> <br />SO IN REALITY THO FORKS IS THE RESULT MORE OF A COLLECTION OF <br />INTERESTS THAN OF A COLLECTIVE INTEREST. IT IS THE COMMON RESULT OF <br />43 SEPARATE WATER PLANS RATHER THAN A COMMON PLAN FOR METROPOLITAN <br />WATER. <br /> <br />I BELIEVE WE CAN NO LONGER AFFORD THIS CRAZY-QUILT SYSTEM OF WATER <br />DEVELOPMENT FOR THE METROPOLITAN AREA. IT RESULTS, I AM CONVINCED. <br />IN OVER PLANNING, OVER BUILDING AND OTHER INEFFICIENCIES. IT IS <br />IRONIC THAT WE TALK ABOUT EFFICIENCY IN THE USE OF WATER AS A CHIEF <br />ATTRIBUTE OF OUR MARKET-ORIENTED SYSTEM, AND YET HAVE IMPOSED ON TOP <br />OF THAT "EFFICIENT" SYSTEM PERHAPS THE MOST INEFFICIENT ARRANGEMENT <br />FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF WATER THAT ONE CAN IMAGINE. AND IT <br />CERTAINLY GIVES ME PAUSE THAT THE CURRENT TWO FORKS APPLICATION IS A <br />RESULT OF THAT ARRANGEMENT. <br /> <br />THAT IS WHY I BELIEVE IT IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL THAT WE HAVE A <br />METROPOLITAN WATER AUTHORITY BEFORE MOVING AHEAD WITH, ANY LARGE <br />STRUCTURE ON THE SOUTH PLATTE. DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN DENVER AND <br />SUBURBAN ENTITIES ARE UNDERWAY, AND WHILE THE ISSUES INVOLVED ARE <br />COMPLEX AND GO FAR BEYOND JUST WATER, I BELIEVE THERE IS REASON TO <br />BE OPTIMISTIC THAT SUCH AN ENTITY CAN BE CREATED BY THE LOCAL <br />ENTITI ES. <br /> <br />A SECOND ITEM WHICH I BELIEVE SHOULD BE SOLVED LOCALLY CONCERNS THE <br />DEVELOPMENT OF INTERIM SUPPLIES FOR THE METROPOLITAN AREA. I HAVE <br />RECOMMENDED BINDING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PROPONENTS OF TWO FORKS <br />