2-07 House Committee Lay Over Unamended

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2-07 House Committee Lay Over Unamended

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It's just well-suited to do that job because all of this will, if this
goes forward, we'll be doing this together and it'll all be done at
the state level probably through the Department of Natural
Resources, in part through CWCB, which is the parent for the
SWSI effort. Then whatever groups are put together here. There
will be no reason for duplication. We can coordinate those at
every turn for dollar efficiency and for subject matter efficiency.
So I do see those as being complementary and not duplicating.

So that's essentially in summary of how we've come to this. It
already is doing what it was designed to do. It's already started a
conversation along the lines of there may be a better way. We can
use this successful process in history, the Colorado River compact
process, and Del Carpenter's ideas and goals. We don't have to
reinvent that. We can learn from that and build on top of it. He
performed the impossible in his time. We can perform it again, but
we have something he didn't have. We have him and his memory
and his success to build on.

I think there's every reason for us to go forward this way. We've
been talking about with a lot of people. The general attitude is
very interesting idea; let's talk some more.

Now this is a very fragile process. There's no question about that.
Anything you do in water in Colorado is high risk business. I
understand that. Almost anyone can derail this process at any
point for any good reason, but my question is why. Why wouldn't
we do this? Why wouldn't we be willing to have these
conversations?

I have a great belief in the wisdom and ability of people out on the
ground in every community. What I want to see is for them to
have an oppOliunity to really put their ideas and thoughts on the
table. We're not trying to dictate conclusions here. Quite the
opposite. We're trying to nurture new decisions developed at
home and then sOlied out with neighbors. This is a process that
can do that. It's a long-term effort because real water solutions in
Colorado will take time. This one is designed to start now and get
us there in time.

Madam Chair:

Representative Rose.

Rep. Rose:

Thank you, Madam Chair.

George.

Russell George: Thank you.

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