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<br />18. The Denver Metropolitan Water Development Agreement between Denver <br />and 46 other providers was a landmark agreement in 1982. Some 10 <br />years later, after the demise of Two Forks, the fate of that agreement <br />is moot. How could water providers count on anything that says: "Big <br />brother would protect you" -- when the first obstacle occurs, big <br />brother runs. <br /> <br />19. What kind of constructive precautions is the state implementing to <br />guarantee that we will never again throw $lOOM down a black hole for <br />water planning studies? <br /> <br />, <br />! <br /> <br />20. Is it feasible to develop a statewide water project given the <br />differing and competing interests (and tax bases) of various political <br />subdivisions? <br /> <br />21. What role will any state agency play to develop Colorado's compact <br />entitlements? (The agencies, including CWCB, have generally opposed <br />all attempts to initiate new water rights to consumptively use water <br />in the Colorado River Basin.) <br /> <br />22. How do you accommodate "dry year leasing" or "municipal drought <br />protection through periodic dry-up" if the water is not in storage <br />from prior wet years and infrastructure is not in place to deliver <br />that water? <br /> <br />23. Isn't it more productive for the state to spend its time <br />developing a "state Water Plan" rather than interfere with years of <br />planning entities have done to date? <br /> <br />10 <br />