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<br />JUL-1C-UC. fl\l l'''!O <br /> <br />vWl\l\l <br /> <br />rHA NU. ~(Uq~llbjb <br /> <br />P. U4 <br /> <br />000633 <br /> <br /><S. Economic: The export of wa.t;.er, particularly a large <br />amount used by a primary business such as agriculture in an <br />area-of-origin, can severely reduce business and employment <br />opportunities. Balanced against tha~ must be the gain in <br />such opportunities in the area to which the water is <br />exported. A comprehensive no-injury rule applied to <br />economic considerations could prevent any transfers of water <br />and hinder the economic growth of the state. On the other <br />hand, water transfers are significantly impacting several <br />rural areas of Colorado. <br /> <br />b. Social: The closing of local businesses and decrease in <br />local services and credit represent a reallocation not only <br />of water but also of wealth from the rural to urban <br />communities. Furthermore, the emigration of farmers, <br />business, and professional people weakens leadership and <br />undermines a rural community's capacity to adjust to the <br />economic changes that a transfer of water can induce.' To <br />apply the no injury rule to these impacts would require <br />analysis by a range of social scientists to develop <br />criteria. <br /> <br />c. Environmental: Although a transfer of water can be <br />structured to prevent injury to other water rights holders, <br />it may still change the quantity ana/or quality of water <br />flowing in the river. These chan~es may include a change in <br />the plant and animal life that is established in the area, <br />making the area uninhabitable to some species. <br /> <br />d. Recreational: Recreational use includes both use of <br />water as instream flow and use of manmade reservoirs. A <br />change in quantity or quality of water may inhibit <br />recreational use of one river, while the transferred water <br />may enhance recreational use of the water courses through <br />which it is transferred and the reservoirs in which it is <br />stored. However, this is not always true, since increased <br />flows are sometimes harmful to a fishery. Application of <br />the no injury test to recreational use might require an <br />accompanying test weighing different recreational uses <br />against each other. <br /> <br />:-:-::..~ues1;:~.on.~.:.::-=;Wh.l!!1::': :1~.:~1~~s can. ~e ;:.~p'r.~l::e~~~y;.\:. - <br />.. . .':t.hti..::.'~no Inj~ry~1 :~~#c.f?ipt arid <woat.. 'crIt~.;f:~. . <br />..should J)~ :;:.used .to . -j.udge injury? . :Who ..shoul.d <br />devel~p .t~ose. .crit~rt~,? Wha:t..accountincf . <br />stance should be u.sed--ShOU.ld .'the. :crit.eria <br />be applied using a sta~e~wide .ana~ysis of <br />:~~e . .C;;.9st.. .a.nd, ..:p,en~f:i..i::~: ..of.....~. .p~:r..t:l~~lar <br />:trans~er,. .o.r .:shpuid.....~be ena1.y~dS::..:.qniy... . <br />cons~der the export~ng .water~divi$ion and <br /> <br />~....-.._-. <br /> <br />~'......~_...,- -- <br /> <br />10 <br />