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Plans and Studies: The Recent Quest for a Utopia in the Utilization of Colorado's Water Resources
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416 mission UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO i 16? As LAW REVIEW [Vol.men 55 <br /> galadvisor for all the a encies.166 The former Director of the Water <br /> Board is Colorado's representative to the Upper Colorado River <br /> Com and the present director s his alternate. - <br /> honed above, either the State Engineer or the Director of the Water <br /> Board serve on, or are staff to, most compact adminstrative boards <br /> and commissions. <br /> In recent years, the legislature removed representatives from the <br /> Wildlife Commission, Board of Health, Water Board and Depart- <br /> ment of Natural Resources from the Water Quality Control Com- <br /> mission'58 and made the Water Board Director, State Engineer and <br /> Attorney General non-voting, rather than voting, members of the <br /> Water Board. These changes removed important segments of our <br /> state government from policymaking positions and reduced the in- <br /> terchange of ideas and consultation between water quality and quan- <br /> tity and between the several water policy boards. <br /> However, substantial cooperation among state agencies with re- <br /> sponsibilities for water policy remains. For example, the Director of <br /> the Water Board and the State Engineer occupy the same floor of <br /> the Centennial Building and they consult frequently with each other <br /> and with the Executive Director of the Department of Natural Re- <br /> sources. There is also substantial statutory authority in the office of <br /> Executive Director to enforce communication and consultation if <br /> that should be necessary. Of course, there is continual contact with <br /> the Governor and there are frequent meetings with legislators and <br /> legislative committees. <br /> The Water Board, at each meeting, reviews reports from the <br /> State Engineer, Attorney General, and its own Director. In addition, <br /> it has periodic reports on interstate compacts, salinity control in the <br /> Colorado River, and numerous other activities that affect Colorado <br /> water users. <br /> The statutes provide ample opportunity for the boards, commis- <br /> sions, and agencies to exchange ideas and share responsibility. What <br /> may seem fragmented on paper is actually, in practice, much more <br /> coordinated. <br /> It can be argued some legislative changes should be made to <br /> streamline or modify policymaking procedures and institutions. Yet <br /> a quick look at each entity will show that it was established for a <br /> specific purpose and has enough flexibility to, and has, adapted to <br /> 156. Id. §§ 24-31-101 to 206. <br /> 157. Id. § 37-62-101, art. VIII. <br /> 158. 1981 Colo. Sess. Laws 1314. <br />
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