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<br />.OJ3l01 <br /> <br />PAGE 12 <br /> <br />TO OEVELOP INTERIM SUPPLIES DESIGNED TO YIELD 60,000 ACRE-FEET BY <br />THE YEAR 2010. MY OFFICE IS READY TO WORK WITH THE DENVER WATER <br />BOARD AND THE METROPOLITAN WATER PROVIDERS TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, <br />AND I BELIEVE WE CAN MAKE PROGRESS. IF THESE DISCUSSIONS GO WELL, <br />THERE SHOULD BE NO NEED FOR FURTHER STATE OR FEDERAL INVOLVEMENT. <br /> <br />THE SAME IS TRUE WITH THE CONSERVATION STANDARD I SET FOR THE TWO <br />FORKS PERMIT. I DID NOT IMPOSE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS ON LOCAL <br />GOVERNMENT. NOR DID I SUGGEST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DO SO. THAT <br />WOULD BE AN UNREASONABLE INTRUSION INTO LOCAL MATTERS. I SIMPLY <br />SAID THAT, BEFORE WE FLOOD A CANYON OF STATEWIDE IMPORTANCE, THE <br />METROPOLITAN AREA NEEDS TO IMPROVE ITS CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. <br />AGAIN, MY OFFICE IS WORKING WITH THE PROPONENTS TO DEVELOP BINDING <br />AGREEMENTS TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL -- A LOCAL SOLUTION TO AN ISSUE WITH <br />STATEWIDE RAMIFICATIONS. <br /> <br />LET ME CLOSE. I SIMPLY WANTED TO COME UP HERE TODAY TO LET YOU KNOW <br />WHAT I AM THINKING AND WHAT I AM DOING IN THIS IMPORTANT AREA. I <br />HAVE OUTLINED SOME SPECIFIC MATTERS I BELIEVE THE STATE SHOULD TAKE <br />UP. HOW WE DO SO IS AN OPEN QUESTION, AND I WELCOME YOUR ADVICE. I <br />HAVE SAID I WANT THE LEGISLATURE TO BE INVOLVED, AND 1 MEAN IT. I <br />WELCOME YOUR ADVICE ON THE APPROPRIATE FORUM. SOME OF THESE ITEMS <br />MAY BEST BE REFERRED TO THE COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD. <br />OTHERS MAY BE HANDLED BY THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE <br />LEGISLATURE. OTHERS MAY, IN FACT, REQUIRE SOME SORT OF SPECIAL <br />INTERIM COMMITTEE, PERHAPS INCLUDING CITIZEN MEMBERS AS WELL AS <br />LEGISLATORS. I AM WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU TO FIND THE APPROPRIATE <br />FORUM. <br />