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Upcoming Bill Threatens CO Water Rights <br />��wE rDAwc <br />>> Home <br />Athlete Voice <br />>> Videos <br />Dating <br />Forums <br />Hotties <br />Photos <br />Gear Reviews <br />Ask the Pro <br />Playmates <br />Events <br />Clubs <br />Travel <br />Pro Interviews <br />Pagel of 3 <br />- r.rd <br />Upcoming Bill Threatens CO Water Rights <br />Water- Bases! Rec in Danger <br />by Sutton Bacon, American Whitewater <br />February 27th, 2006 <br />Discuss this article in the Whitewater Forum <br />A bill is expected to be introduced in the Colorado State Senate sometime next week tha <br />radically diminish the ability of Colorado towns to secure water rights for whitewater par <br />it is amended. The bill is titled SB37, has already made it out of committee, and is spons <br />Senator Isgar. <br />Check Out <br />Water -based recreation and tourism, such as rafting and kayaking, contribute significant <br />Tide Finder <br />Colorado's economy and quality of life by bringing additional dollars to communities acrd <br />>> River Flows <br />Colorado and their businesses. Whitewater parks provide revenue for communities durirn <br />season when businesses tend to be slower. Recreational In Channel Diversions (RICD's) <br />to keeping enough water in Colorado rivers and whitewater parks, and benefit a whole sl <br />recreationists and aquatic organisms. <br />RSS Feeds <br />Whitewater recreation benefits Colorado 's tourist economy: <br />• Whitewater enthusiasts spend their afternoons, evenings and weekends not only in the <br />whitewater parks, but in the local businesses such as hotels and restaurants of the comr <br />hosting these parks <br />• The Arkansas River contributes over $80 million annually to Chaffee County 's economy <br />commercial rafting and kayakers and other water activities <br />• The City of Golden estimates that its recreational water park brings in $1.4 to $2 millio <br />The Conservation Community opposes SB37 without the addition of Senator Grossman's <br />reading amendments which would: <br />• Allow recreational in- channel water rights for all types of boating, not just kayaking <br />• Remove overly burdensome reporting requirements including counting every kayaker it <br />Get the wetDawg E- water <br />Newsletter <br />EMAIL ADDRESS: Provide certainty to local communities that the legitimacy of the water right won't be <br />continuously re- litigated <br />http:// www. outdoomewswire .com/v /current/htdocs /etc /sa.php /63 617465676f72794e6l 6d6... 2/27/2006 <br />