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<br />the many federal and Dtate agencics, the counties, th e cities, the
<br />towns, the irrigation districts, the mutual ditch companies, the soil
<br />conservation districts, the conservancy districts, and the voluntary
<br />local organizations? Hew C2.n all cooperate to acll'ieve optirrium use?
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<br />To use Coloradv as an example, ground water problems
<br />are dealt with in some manner by the following aglmcies of the State
<br />of Colorado: The Colorado Department of Natural Resources and
<br />the agencies withi.n the department, the State Engineer, the Colorado
<br />Water Conserva~ion Eoard, the Colorado Ground Water Commission,
<br />the Colorado Gzological Survey, the Weather Control Commission,
<br />the State Soil Conservation Board, the State Park and Recreation
<br />Board, The Game anci F!.sh Commission, the Colorado Bureau of
<br />Mines, the Oil "nc; Gas Conservation Commission; the Attorney
<br />General; the Colorado Department of Public Health; the Colorado
<br />State Department of Agriculture; 6.nd The Public Utilities Commission.
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<br />Fecaral aeencies operating 1;1 Coloardo with some ground
<br />water duties arc: Department of Interior, Ground Water Branch,
<br />United States Geological Survey, Surface Water Branch, United
<br />States Geological Sm-vey., Bureau of Reclamation, Fish and Wild-
<br />life Service, and Bur0an of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife; U. S.
<br />Department of Agrioulture, Soil Conservation Service, Extension
<br />Service, Fo:-es~ Service, the Agricultural Stabilization and Conser-
<br />vation Comm!";-..", Rural Electrification Administration; U. S.
<br />Departl,"ent of Commerce, the Weather Bureau; U, S. Department
<br />of Defence" Corp",:)f Engi.neers; U 0 S< Department of Health,
<br />Education a,:cl Wdf2rrc, Public Hea'.th Service; Inter-Agency Com-
<br />mittee on Water Resources, mld the field committees consisting of
<br />the seven feder::>.! a[(~il(;i.0s, Defense, Interior, Agriculture, Labor,
<br />Commerce, li'ede:'al Power Commission, Health, Welfare and
<br />Education, and ';h~ ,,;ove"'no~'s Qild their l'epl'eSe;1tatives, in each of
<br />the f,~7owinG: TlE:Jsou..'i Basiil Inter-Agency Committee, The
<br />Arkanonc-Red V/i:;j'(e Tn(p'l'-Agt,acy Committee, and the Pacific
<br />Southwe3t lntel--,i:lgency Con1 p':litte~.
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<br />:rndcr:'er,ctent ~erle,:a), ,3.ge;lcies whkh have an interest in
<br />ground ',78;;e:.' Zi:o:'e tlw D'm.'m C..'GcW; Administration, the Federal
<br />Power Commicwi.on and the Fcdei'al Resei''Ve Board.
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<br />If Gl'c~llld '.-",tell' !,s declared tributary to the stream, then
<br />ground waVer use T!lay aifed the admil1istration of the numerous
<br />interstate Vl8.t8r (;;.n:npactso
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