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Water Supply Protection
File Number
8131.600
Description
Southeastern Water Conservancy District
State
CO
Basin
Arkansas
Author
SEWCD
Title
Annual Report 2002
Water Supply Pro - Doc Type
Annual Report
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<br />..... :~ <br />IIJ.... -~ <br />~ <br /> <br />~.t~~ <br />, ;.:,..t-l- <br />~ ~ ~ l--~- <br /> <br />~g ~: ~.::~" . SECWCD <br /> <br />~ oJ- -.."_ <br /> <br />HISTORY <br /> <br />Tbe Sou6easte<n Co;orado Water Conser\2nC\ Dis~rict \\as created u:1cer Colorado State StatLites on-\orii <br />19, 1958 b\ ~re District Court i:1 Pueblo. Colorado. Irxluded are s:11a~1 rural to\\. :1S, cities. and agricu:tura~ areas <br />rangi:1g from \en s'11all f2.rrr~s to ;2.rge rarch~ng oper2tions. It t~uh is representati\e of "Rur2I,-\merica" \\here the <br />agricultura; sectors are sJfrering oL.;t-l1igration and the larger :netvopolitan areas are facing problems common to <br />gro\\:ng areas. <br /> <br />The citizens in the-\rkansas Valle\' rearzec ~hat a \\el: rna:1agec \\ater suppl\ held ~re :..e\' to the future gro\\ th <br />and p"osperit\ oi the basin. and as a result or 1'lis sincere comictio:1. petitioned the District COJrt in Pue:Jlo fo~ <br />permission ~o form a \\ate' consenanC\' cistrict. The ~110\e~lent actL:a:!\' started as ear:\ as 1922. \ne~l citizens <br />from iarms a:1d cities joined together to discuss \\a\s to not onl\' manage existing decreed \\ater supplies, :JLlt also <br />to obtain othev \\. aters in Colorado to \\hich the\ \\ ere legall\' entitled under State la\"; and corppacts. <br /> <br />The Distv'ct :las grmu in popu!ation shce i~s creation. a:1d also i'l \aluaton. When fO~illed in 1938 it had ar. <br />assessed \ aluation of slight!\ less tran 5-+00 mi::ion. The assessed \aluation in 2001 \\as 53.010,61-1-.329. <br /> <br />GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT <br /> <br />Colorado State Statutes pro\ ide t1at \\ater conser\ ane\" dis~ricts shal: :Je lmde' the direction 0; a board of <br />d:rectors representing the area seV\ ed b\ the district. \ \"nen the Distric~ COurt in Pueblo created the SOLit:1eastern <br />Colorado \\ater Conser\anC\ District in 1938. it ru;ed that each of t!le nine coL.:nties in the District \\ou.d ha\e <br />t\\O appoi1ted Cirectors, \\ith the exception that Pro\\ers and KiO\\a Counties \\ould be represe~lted :J\' one <br />person. Other cOdnties represented are: Bent. Chaffee. CrO\\le\. EI Paso. Frer.10nt. Otero. and Pueblo. <br /> <br />The members of the board are obligated to cam out the prO\ isions irl State Statutes and such other agreements <br />and contracts as are entered into in tre conduct of business in the interest of present and iL.:ture ci~izei1s senec: b\ <br />tI~e District. It is important to note that the boundaries of t:1e District do not represent the entire cOJntes. bL.:t on~\ <br />t:,ose portions \\ here citizens petitioned the Court to become a part OT the District. <br /> <br />St2tutes also prO\ ide that the District sha!1 be ur~der fle !egal jurisdiction of a District Court and the <br />Southeastern Colorado \ \"3.te~ Conser\anC\ District's v1der the jurisdiction OT Di\!sion A Te:1th Juc!icial District. <br />located irl Pueblo. Colorado. The Honorable Dennis .\ laes. Presi&lg Judge for Di\ision ,-\ in Pue:Jlo. ret2ins <br />juvisdiction 0\ er appoi1tment 0; directors and other lega! ~latters im 0.\ ing the District. <br /> <br />A major change took place i, the appointment OT :11embers ror directors of conseV\ anC\. districts :hmugnoL:t <br />the State of Co:ovado during 1983. Earl\' in the !egis!ati\e session, mer1bers OT the Co!orado Gener2: ASSet~lbl\' <br />heard detailed testimot1\ regarding Senate Bill 1-1-1, \\ hich \\ ocld change the \\a\ in \\ hich t11e'11ber5 or the board <br />of divectors \\ere either appointed or elected. and the basis ior the!r selec~ion. Arter m2n\ 2'lle:1dments and <br />extensi\e debates. Se:1ate Bill 1-1- 1 \\as passec a:1d signed b\ the Honorable Richard D. Lamm. GO\ernor, on June <br />6. 1983. T"'e Bill al.:thor:zed th2t the Presiding Judge in Pueblo Count\ \\ould consdt \\ith t:1e Presiding Judge in <br />each jl;cHcial district represented b\' t:1e SOL.:theastern District. a:1d \\ ould appoint !Jersons :ror1 those \\ ho make <br />fO('llal applicati01 fo' consideration. <br /> <br />. 6 . <br />
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