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<br />Administering, Managing and Regulating Water
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<br />apprlWC em.:rgcnl'Y Wall'r supply plam
<br />and shon-tt"nn w,uer u~s This !t'~lslall\)n
<br />feqUlrt'S the Slate En~lnecr III [;lshllln (;1111-
<br />dm.>n,> lhal will protect other w,lla n~hb
<br />J~amst mJU~' when CXCfnSlnl1, Ihl5- .ldmm-
<br />lstrat!w autfl(lmy In the x\'t'rc dTllu!"ht
<br />year of 2()02. the "latc Enpncer .lppw\<,d
<br />~lml' 10 t'mer~t'n(y supply pLins
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<br />Colorado Waler
<br />Conservation Board
<br />The Colllrad,l (;;:n..:raJ Ass.:mbly crc-
<br />Jh:d this slalnnde blldrd III [9}7 Its
<br />pUr[\'l:;e IS !lJ aId In lhe prote..:t1tll1 and
<br />dl"vclnpment III Iht' slall'<- WaltTS The
<br />C\\"CB hilS 1') memhc:rs The (;,'\'cmllT
<br />appoints (,l~hl memlwrs lwm ,",1<.:h (11 the
<br />SI;lIt'S m.l.lor nwr b.ISllb and (lnl' member
<br />fr.'m Iht' City .lnd County "f [),:n\'t.'T All
<br />appt1mlecs an: SUb)"d In S1:n;lle ((\nhm\;l-
<br />twn and x'rYe three year terms Ptht.'T
<br />mt.'mtKTS llf the B..,no ,Ipp<llntt.'d }'I\' \'!nUt.'
<br />of offILl' OT posllIon Indude the O,l.cuttw
<br />dm,'C1<lT or the Departml'nt of Natur.11
<br />Rl'sollrces, Jlll1mey gener.l!, st,lll.' t.'n~l-
<br />nCl'r, l"t'mnlls.....lllner llf .I~nnlhure, .md
<br />dtrt:lllH of tht' C\\'CA
<br />rhl' e\\'eR IS r.:Spl>nslblc flIt J1(ll..ld
<br />control Jnd prnlecu<'n, den~ll'pml'm of
<br />stJtl'wldl' W,llt'! polley, ,md ldenllfym~
<br />and rl'commcndlllg W;ill'T development
<br />pf<1]edS, ,lTnl'ng other dUlIes It alStl
<br />makes loans J.IlJ grJ.nls ,l\'.lllab\e IlH tht~
<br />(llnSIn.h:lll)Ool W.lll't Ptll]l'llS
<br />In 1973_ thl' Slale lx~lsbtun: re(('g-
<br />m:ed lhl' -nCl'd \(l conel,lll' lhe ,Ldl\'lIll'S
<br />of mankmu \\uh some re.b(lnJblt- prl's-
<br />CT\"<llL\11l t"f lnl' n.llUTJl ell\lWnmem It
<br />cfl',llcd th.' IIlSltl'alll FI(w. rn'.~Tam as pan
<br />of the C\\'CAs rl':.ponslbtllUCS Instream
<br />nllWS, ,h:l"lltdmg Itl kgb1.lu\'C ddmllion,
<br />Jre the n(lWS l'f lake levels necul'd III pn:.
<br />seT\"e OT lmpnwe the n.llutal ennT\>nml'nl
<br />III a rt.'a:'><'n,lbk dq~n:e
<br />Cill:t:ns can ill!k.\\ C\\'(.8 adl\111eS
<br />,lOd find tllhcr w,dul mt-"'tnlJIIl,lIl ..'n II:'
<br />\\'eh Sill' at W\\"\I cweb ,.t;lt.'Cll,US
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<br />lllSlrcam flowS, according to legislatin' definilion, arc
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<br />tile }lows or lallf In'els nccded to prcscr\'e lite Illllural
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<br />cn\'inHllJlnll to 1I rnlsonablf dfgrce.
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<br />dl"lfll"1 nwas ~1 laTge gn~gTaphk'al arc;!
<br />and ha~ ,1 numhcr (If c(ln'>t'n'Jncy dlslricls.
<br />.....ahm Ll Lon<.o:r\"JtLon dlSlnt;t" ,1!<;(' h;l\'('
<br />the pl''''l'r 10 ls.sue ho.'nds ,md k\} t'\XI'S
<br />,md uS\'r kt.'~
<br />That' ;lfe ctlrrl'nlly Ihn'l' e'lIl~'!''''.lII11n
<br />dtslndS III CllIM,ld.., LtlltltJdo RIWf\\'alc!'
<br />C"ns.'n'allt>n PI~Inl'1. Rll' Grande \\'all'!'
<br />Cllllserv;llll'll [llslnel. Jnd s.outhw..'stcrn
<br />\V,lta CllIl;;cn ~ll1ll!l [lblnel
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<br />C ""ZE""S (3... DE TC CC..C.....oc W"'TEA L...",
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<br />Lot'al and Region<ll
<br />\'Vater Management Agencies
<br />l.lll'al W,Hl'r l11ana~ement Jgenul'S
<br />mdmll' wah:f cIlll~n'ancy dl~lnt.:b. watl'r
<br />Cl'n~'n'atl,ln dislncl~, gf<lUnd.....all'r man-
<br />a~emt:nt dl~tncl", wateT ,md sanllat\lln
<br />dlSlnd:., l<'wn:- ,md ":lllC", Jnd tmgallllll
<br />U151nl"tS Lq~ISb1l11ll ft'r l'a,'h ,'llbc......lyp.:S
<br />(If W:Her managl'm.'n\ l'ntllll':> spdts l~\ll
<br />thelT toks ;me! JUlhllnty
<br />\\'aler nms.:n-aney dIS(fle!S art' l(xal
<br />gll\'ernment ;Ig,'ncl.'s llngmally [ft'.lted
<br />10 l'llnSln.K!. fl.lY fl'T, and ('perat,' W;ller
<br />pT<ljel'b Thae ,lrl' ')1 waler cons.:n'.mcy
<br />dLSm,.t;; III Ct'lt>TJd" A c,'n""'J"\';JIl"Y dlS-
<br />InCI m.l\' IS~Ut' }wnds ,md 1\'\)' \;IXl'S Jnd
<br />u;;cr fee"
<br />A "JteT n'n.......J"\Jlll>n dbln..:1 IS J 1\1\:.11
<br />pIIIIl'y-m;lkmg ho.,dy thJ.t the l;l'nt.'r.d
<br />:hsembh crl'aled dm'clh h\- statUle 1<1
<br />PW!CCI .1Ild (k\"C1Ilr Ihe .....alers 1<1 whtch
<br />l.O!OT;ldll I" cntllJl,d Eal'h nlfl~r'\";JI],'n
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