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AGENTS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Administers programs dealing with water, forests, parks, wildlife, minerals and development of a state resource policy. Coordinates all naturai resource activities. Colorado Water Conservation Board Five members ex-officio and nine members are appointed by the Governor. Formulates policy with respect to water development programs. Administers flood piain regulations and water project construction funds. Authorizes acquisition of minimum stream flow rights. Colorado Wildlife Commission Eight members are appointed by the Governor. Through the Division of Wildlife. is responsible for wildlife management, including the acquisition of water necessary for wildlife purposes, the preservation or conservation of wildlife, assessing mitigation of impacts on fish and wildlife caused by development and coordination with other state agencies in the acquisition of instream fiow rights. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Colorado Water Quality Control Commission Nine members are appointed by the Governor. Establishes policy and sets standards and regulates surface and groundwater quality. Water Quality Control Division Enforces water quality control reguiations and certifies all wastewater treatment operators. Administers safe drinking water program. Board of Health Adopts drinking water standards. Page 24 Colorado Water Administrators SURFACE WATER Has overall responsibility for management of state's surface waters through the seven water divisions. Determines that there is unappropriated water available for withdrawal by a proposed well before he may issue a permit to drill it. If a well and a surface decree are using the same water source, both shall be charged to the user's water right. Division Act under the supervision of the Engineers State Engineer to enforce the laws of the state relative to the distribu- tion of water. They have general control over water commissioners in their division. State Engineer Water Judges Are appointed by the Colorado Supreme Court from the roster of District Judges within the water division to hear all water cases. Their rulings of water rights may be appealed to the Appellate Court. Investigate and rule on water rights. Their rulings may be appealed to a Water Judge. Water Referees COLORADO WATER RESOURCES AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Is an independent authority which may initiate, acquire, construct and operate water projects. It has the authority to finance projects through the issuance of revenue bonds. Nine members are appointed by the Governor. GROUNDWATER Carries out the decisions of the State Groundwater Commission in designated groundwater basins. Issues permits for all other wells outside designated basins. This decision may be appealed to a water referee or judge. Consists of 12 members, three of whom are state water officials. Nine are appointed by the Governor; six must reside in the designated groundwater basins. Of the remaining three. one must be a resident farmer from Water Division 3 (in which all water is groundwater) and two must represent municipal or industrial water users, one of whom must be from the western slope. Local Made up of water users who Management may regulate the irrigation wells Districts in their district. May not issue permits. Many have been formed and are operating successfully. This self regulation may avoid going to a Water Referee. State Engineer State Ground Water Commission