PUB00026

• Year: 1968
• Title: Water Conservation Agencies of The State of Colorado
• CWCB Section: Water Conservation & Drought Planning
• Author: CWCB
• Description: Applicable State statutes and summary information about each water conservation district in the State of Colorado
• Publications - Doc Type: Historical

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WATER CONSERVATION BOARD OF COLORADO

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(From Colorado Statutes Annotated, as amended through 1968)

149-1-1.
149-1-2.
149-1-3.
149-1-4.
149-1-5.
149-1-6.
149-1-7.
149-1-8.
149-1-9.
149-1-10.
149-1-11.
149-1-12.
149-1-13.
149-1-14.
149-1-15.
149-1-16.
149-1-17.
149-1-18.

Creation.
Board defined.
Personnel.
Organization.
Meetings - notice.
Seal - rules and regulations.
Attorney general as legal advisor.
Compensation of members - director.
Commissioner.
Board to co-operate with attorney general.
Duties of board.
Warrants for salaries and expenses.
Authority of commissioners under prior laws.
Water studies.
Employment of temporary personnel.
Reports.
Reports and publications.
Assent to water resources planning act.

149-1-1. Creation. - For the purpose of aiding in the pro-
tection and development of the waters of the state for the
benefit of the present and future inhabitants of the state
there is hereby created a Colorado water conservation board
with the powers and duties herein set out. Said board is
hereby declared to be an agency of the state and the functions
it is to perform, as set out in this article, are hereby
declared to be governmental functions for the welfare and
benefit of the state and its inhabitants. (1937).

149-1-2. Board defined. - As used in this article, the
word "board" shall mean the Colorado water conservation
board. (1937) .

149-1-3. Personnel. - (1) The board shall consist of
thirteen members. The natural resources coordinator, attor-
ney general, state engineer, and director of said board shall
be members ex officio. The nine remaining members shall be
qualified electors of the state, well versed in water matters,
and shall be appointed by the governor for terms of three
years. The appointments shall be made in such a manner that
the terms of three members shall expire on May 12 of each year.
The members of said board who have been appointed and are now