LEG00101

• Bill Number: SB04-232
• Year: 2004
• Title: Concerning the creation of a front range water conservation district
• Legislation - Doc Type: Other CWCB Related Bills - Killed

1 (e) To CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER

2 GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, PRESERVATION,

3 OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF TUNNELS, RESERVOIRS, REGULATING

4 BASINS, DIVERSION CANALS, WORKS, FACILITIES, DAMS, POWER PLANTS,

5 AND ALL NECESSARY WORKS INCIDENT THERETO, TO ACQUIRE PERPETUAL

6 RIGHTS TO THE USE OF WATER FROM SUCH WORKS, AND TO SELL AND

7 DISPOSE OF PERPETUAL RIGHTS TO THE USE OF WATER FROM SUCH WORKS

8 TO PERSONS AND CORPORATIONS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE;

9 (f) To MAKE CONTRACTS WITH RESPECT TO THE RELATIVE RIGHTS

10 OF THE DISTRICT UNDER ITS CLAIMS AND FILINGS AND THE RIGHTS OF ANY

11 OTHER PERSON, ASSOCIATION, OR ORGANIZATION SEEKING TO DIVERT

12 WATER FROM ANY OF THE STREAMS WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT;

13 (g) To MAKE SURVEYS AND CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS TO

14 DETERMINE THE BEST MANNER OF UTILIZING STREAM FLOWS OR OTHER

15 WATER SUPPLY WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND THE AMOUNT OF SUCH STREAM

16 FLOW OR OTHER WATER SUPPLY, LOCATE WORKS FOR MUNICIPAL OR

17 OTHER PURPOSES, MAKE FILINGS UPON SUCH WATER, INITIATE

18 APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE _ USE_A)IIQ_J~ENEEIJ'_QF_THE_ULTIMArE

19 APPROPRIATORS, AND TO PERFORM ALL ACTS AND THINGS NECESSARY 6R

20 ADVISABLE TO SECURE AND ENSURE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF WATER,

21 PRESENT AND FUTURE, FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

22 37-49-402. Conjunctive use. THE DISTRICT SHALL SEEK WAYS TO

23 USE RENEWABLE WATER CONJUNCTIVELY WITH THE GROUND WATER OF

24 THE DENVER BASIN AQUIFERS OR THE FRACTURED GRANITE AQUIFERS IN

25 SUCH A WAY AS TO REASONABLY EXTEND THE ECONOMIC LIFE OF SUCH

26 AQUIFERS. ALL RENEWABLE WATER PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT SHALL BE

27 REUSED AS ALLOWED BY LAW TO THE GREATEST EXTENT DETERMINED BY

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