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1it C()1.OR411U }}=ft I'I:'R Ucrober 1999 ? <br />- - ?-,, <br />Constitutians, both of which protect senior water rights. Several concems also have been raised by particulaz regions that would be <br />affected by impiementa'uon of the ?V?`A'Si. In Nartherr, Co;c,rado, there is strong concem regarding water transiers out oi the region to <br />the Denver azea because that region greatly values iu diversified economy that includes a significant amount of irrigated agriculture. <br />Westem Colorado is concei-ned that conunued increases in water diverted to the rront Range wul impact West Slope water aeeds and <br />rights. Denver Basin water users aze concerned about long-term impacts on the underground/nonrenewable water supply. Denver is <br />CAnCemed ab'vui iS iiguf iu iTia=imi!r existiag waYer righe5 prioriYies io supply users. Arkansas t'tiver oasin citizens are concemed <br />about the adverse impacts of further drying up of agricultural lands, especially in view of the adverse consequences of the diversion <br />and dry-up caused by the pror transfers by Aurora. Other peobiems that concem water suppliers generally are the unknowns about <br />fuhue federal requirements, weather uncertainties inciuding droughts, and the uncertainty of future growth needs. <br />6Recommended Solution - Develop a set of weighted principles to-apply to future water supply decis'ions thai results in a sequencing, <br />of priorities for utilization of water supply sources, as distinguished from strict reliance on priority of rigiit, including right to purchase ` <br />and change water rights, if that is inconsistent wzth the principles established. The principles would be based on a balancing of . <br />numetous iatters, inciuaing: <br />iSeniority of water rigbts involved <br />?Cost <br />4Economic iznpact on basin-of-origin <br />?Environmental impact on basin-of-origin <br />?Recreational impact on basin-of-origin (eeonomiGenvuon- <br />mental) <br />?Social impact on basin-of-origin <br />?Water quality impact on basin-of-origin <br />?Relative need of entity proposing to utilize the new water <br />source <br />611easonable altematives avaiiabie, inciuding in the basin- <br />of -need <br />iRelative need ior the same suppiy by the basin=oi-origin <br />•Specific legal rights involved in any project, other than the <br />seniority issue <br />6Endangered species impacts in basin-of-origin <br />iRelative benefit io the area ihai wiil utiiize the proposed water <br />source <br />40eher unique issues reiated to the proposed project. <br />It is acimowiedged that impiementing the appiication. of <br />these principles will be difficult . <br />TECE Q[TESIZON IS; <br />M1VSI ltF,('UMMf'NUA'11Ms <br />it i% nw•ummended thid u rnntiuuin}; sqite-stMmsunYl <br />CINIlN:mhl' 41ll)EIh pi:ummg fnrum ix• mfahlivberf. <br />The MU'SI It:p. imnry"ri rmnnrnniC2!11!+1:. LP:S:l:i1 <br />undcntanrliug:mc i•+x,Exr+ition Ixl?eeo Mctrirlkmcr <br />l <br />an•a Kaler liriwide•M. Wetit tilnEK• iu4rtNts uad <br />envirunmcotal imcresu, lt hati nui{tad in xvrrat <br />unguing cullat„iraliwr studim dmi},nLYl to inrnatie w•iita-r <br />'411ptdies iu muwaiiy uccc{Iwilii, wu}'s. U umalul 1uO :i <br />majur ef[etti ulNm tuJicr mtguing pl•rnnink, ellnrU. <br />:l..•imi:..n. <br />............ft. <br />• Quodr.mt inri-titiiatinnti uf variunti tvmixntivi• wafcr <br />suppl}• up1xortunitic+ <br />•'1'he• !'lallc RiVer CoNo1xr.idre Akmrment anel I;IF <br />prwYSs <br />67'he I'pIxr (:nlurudn kivcr iSmin tiUudr <br />i?i lIl OriaNLui, iimcP isiid.w1;\11ti i`ini) :yl?vl'it's YiUk'1' <br />Avail•rbilily tilud%• <br />7'iic Chalfeld Rcsrrrnir Iic•rll?K•rfinn l??.???b?l??? Si.ii. <br />67'he L%.S. Fonst ticnicc'a Snutli !'1•rttc Rild l1r ticeuic <br />yfUd} 7111d JtitifK'1:111'd Ill•genialkim <br />&'1'he tiariheni Rrgianal W•rlcr l?Ktfiliem% inreyliKutian <br />of lung-ferm fufurc tif&! watrr otrvls nf thc Nnrtltcrn <br />b'rnnt Rnngt• <br />Can a social conscience be developed <br />within the Appropnation Doctrine? <br />TFiF. A,,NCWFRC ARF.; <br />6Under existing laws, it probably cannot be forced without the <br />agreement of the owners of senior water rights involved. <br />*There is nothing under existing laws that will prevent it from <br />occurring with agreement af interested parties. <br />?The Clean Water Act may mandate some aspects of it. <br />6Depending on the uses contempiated, new laws may be <br />.?r. yv ?.?rl?n?? i???l?.r?.r??l?wll?• l:?: :... <br />. ? ..h. ?r. <br />liighly iutcrnl:ded and dcal with Complcr iti+urti that <br />alYcct numcruus paitics. <br />11 i% recrNmnendW t1uH the t1VUtil dalAduitic FK <br />EN-riiKlisally updaltt ihrnugh x titalaciMrcdinaled eRurt <br />Hs p:iii vi iiic cIuniuuinK Swiv-ti?x?wr?yi iuflwu. <br />required to implement specific uses. <br />*'I'Se sfllutions will be difficvlt, but appear promising enough <br />compared to the altematives available, to pursue further <br />investigation. <br />?