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<br />The fact that approximately one half of all attorneys in the U. S. who specialize <br />in water law live and practice in Colorado reflects the extraordinary amount of legal <br />activity here in relation to other states, Interstate compact agreements have further <br />created a strain on regional and neighborly relations with other states, <br /> <br />Programs Designed to Stimulate Public Involvement: <br />The "Colorado Water" programs have not been designed to resolve existing <br />conflicts, They provide a means for the public to gain awareness of overall water <br />matters and to discover the different values held about water in other regions of the <br />state. It is hoped that increased involvement can stimulate citizens to help define <br />long-range goals for the public good and to work together to meet established goals, <br />In addition to participating in a CEH meeting in their own water division, it is hoped <br />that Coloradans will attend other ongoing meetings about water matters,. <br />As a result of the CEH "Colorado Water" programs, a speaker's bureau will be <br />formed and made available through the Colorado Endowment for the Humanities, <br /> <br />· To mention a few: <br /> <br />, The Colorado Water Workshop sponsored by Western State College of Colorado <br />in Gunnison every July enables water users, attorneys, and managers to share realities <br />and concerns regarding water matters with each other and the public, <br /> <br />, The Colorado Water Congress, a non-profit water organization, holds many <br />workshops throughout the state and hosts an annual convention, The Congress <br />publishes the Colorado Water Almanac and Directory, which includes categories of <br />water organizations, current legislative water issues, potential water projects, and the <br />function and activities of specific water agencies, This listing includes the forty- <br />six Water Conservancy Districts and the three Water Conservation Districts which <br />hold regional meetings, <br /> <br />, The Colorado Water Resources Research Institute at Colorado State University in <br />Ft, Collins hosts an annual conference and publishes a newsletter which includes <br />announcements of public forums and meetings regarding water. <br /> <br />, The Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado in Boulder hosts <br />several annual meetings and publishes relevant books and papers, <br /> <br />, The University of Denver College of Law hosts an annual conference on <br />marketing and transfers of western water rights, <br /> <br />vii <br />