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<br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br /> <br />concurrently with th~ creation of the state water <br /> <br /> <br />conservation board in 1937, the Colorado General Assembly <br /> <br /> <br />authorized the organization of The Colorado River Water Con- <br /> <br />servation District. This latter organization was created for <br /> <br /> <br />the purpose of dealing specifically with the waters of the <br /> <br /> <br />Colorado River. This district is not to be confused with <br /> <br /> <br />lOcal conservancy districts organized under the general con- <br /> <br />servancy district laws, (Chapter V). <br />The District embraces fifteen counties lying within <br /> <br />the main COlorado River Basin. The board of directors for the <br /> <br />district is comprised of one representative from each county <br /> <br /> <br />within the district, appointed by the Board of County Com- <br /> <br /> <br />missioners of each county. The necessary operating revenUeS <br /> <br /> <br />are derived from ad valorem taxes imposed upon the real and <br /> <br /> <br />personal property within the district. <br /> <br /> <br />The district board determines policy within its <br /> <br /> <br />jurisdiction and lends active assistance to the development <br /> <br /> <br />of water resource projects, including detailed engineering <br /> <br />and legal studies. Actual project operation and contractual <br /> <br />relations have to date been reserved to local conservancy <br />