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<br />WATER. GROWTH AND LAND USE
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<br />Ht$tonans pOlm ~'lll that 'l'pm~ \nth ~h,\\.th ha~ b.:cn
<br />Co],.'rJdL"~ <;ln~k ,.::reatest \n\'I~\lra!lnb. mf1ut'n...:c_ .mJ lb sin~k
<br />grealt'st wn<.:ern. sm..:" \\"mld ".n 11 ,L'bbe!0hdt'. B.:n~Qn ~;:
<br />Smnn.:\ Colnr.ldo Hlst,)!"y }..I)...- ,.:;lh Ed 20l'!
<br />By the ffild-l ~70s. en\"lronmcnul pmtc(ll,ln, laml use rc~tl-
<br />lalll>n. Jnd water supply p...lhlY h;iU fX,-Offit:' a m3J,'T i,>cUs \,j
<br />leglslauCln In the ("l,'rad,' (,,:nn,lI .--\s'-Cmbly Thwughlll.1I rh15
<br />dl'C.ldc. statC\\ldc au .md \\.lta qualllY lcgl;:.!Jm>n IlgurcJ pmmi-
<br />ncntly--compl1mo:nung ~tJllJtl's "L1th.b the Clc.m \\JllT A.ll "t
<br />1977 at the f",daa! kvd
<br />:\lth,}u~h th... ffiJIOflty llf land UX' ..mJ WJt<:r plJhuc,> \lcre
<br />deferred ;tlmnSl cxclusl\ely to I"lal ~ll\TrnmCmS m l'Ii.. Ih..:
<br />lq~l:sbtun.. dId ;'Hl0PI .....'wf;ll bnd ll~,' ,lOd pllwlh-r...blt.'d ~I,IlUlo:~
<br />lh;l( sull ha\-c sl,e:mhlJnI mnUt'Ol',. I.,day till' L"i.,ll l;,wernmenl
<br />l;md Lse '-"nlT,ll [nahlmg ,\d H,'u~i.' Rill 1l'4! ,111(.1 suhdl\'I-
<br />510n WaleT supply provlSlllT15
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<br />L\'" Lr.., ell'l R,ll I... \1111'(, \1 I
<br />The Lmd L"<' Enanling :\(t ~IJnled [,)\,-n" l1\lt'~ ,md loun-
<br />!ll'S broad JUlhnrny w plan and rq:~ub\t' the -ordnly us<' ,,1 land
<br />and protec!lon of the en\'Ul)nmen! :\':cllrdlllg l<l the ,ILl k>';,ll
<br />govl'rnments hJ\'c JUlhonlY It'
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<br />Regulale dc\'clopmt'nl lo h,l.:arJ"us an_'JS
<br />Prattel \\ildhfe hab1tJl M1J ~pi.'Lie~
<br />PreseT"'" art'.b ,)f hlswnGd Jnd ,Jflh"'lll'~llallmp,ntJn.:1'
<br />Rl'gulaL<:: Lht' "xauon of adl\'1I16 ,lOd d,'\-dllpment th;ll
<br />m;:Ly caus... slgmf1ulOl <.:h;m~,'~ In p'lpulalwr\ d...ns1t>
<br />Rl'gulaL<:: h>nJ U:>t: bi.l,><::d on ImpJ<.:b h' tht.' <.ll11lnlUlllly
<br />Impost' lmpau lees ,If ,1tht'r charges fdated l\' lmpaus
<br />from pwposed dC\'e!<.lpmcm on 1;1(lhu..." pro\"ldcd ,1S a
<br />;,ef\-1(f of the local ~\)\'ernmcnt, <;uth as water <;upply
<br />and W,blCW;Jltr trt::Jlmenl planls (;<{'e "<:dlOns ~9-2:0-
<br />101-1('8 (C RS 2l)(l1))
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<br />lI"l"'~ 11111 I\Hl
<br />ThiS !l'gislallon cncoura~cd local g()\'emmelU~ (0 scICli ;;.Ites
<br />and rl'gulati.' (he de\'elopmcnt of 'arcas and altJ\"illes oj .,Ule
<br />mterest. mdudlnl-'
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<br />. \lajOf Jom.::"llc watl':f and Sl':wJgc m:atment .,\-sttms
<br />. \lu11lcipal and mdmlnal WJter PWJt.'CI~
<br />. Solid wa~te dlspo;,,11 Sllt:~
<br />. \luntl1pJI (lr county .Ilfpt.'rb
<br />. R.lpld Of ma<;5 transIt sysh:ms
<br />HIghways and lntl'Rhangcs
<br />. \1a.l1'r facIlities for public uUlllles
<br />!'\C\\ commUmtll'S
<br />\Imeral rC5-(lUfU' Jrl':a~
<br />SJtural ha;:ard afeas
<br />. Areas contJlnln~. or hanng a Slg11lf1lJnt lmpad up~lO,
<br />hlsw!lca!. n,Hur,l] or JrchJe(<lo~ical reSOUfce.,. of
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<br />""lIC\\ldt.' Impl'rlJn(l'
<br />. :\rLb .lrlllmd kl.'Y 1,1dlltl<":' ll1 whIch dl.'wl,)pmcnt mJY
<br />h.we .J m.llert.l1 dfl.'l: UP"1l thl' t".l-:Ihl\' or surroundln1=
<br />commu11l1y xl' ~l.'dll)n~ ~.Lt-~ 1 1\\1 ')t'~
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<br />HB W~I [c~ub(I<.'n~ \\l.'fe PUth' lhe t,.~t 111 Illl'lo.) when the
<br />LI,klraJ" ::-uprcml.' C~lur; upheld Cl,mJ L"lmty~ ll'I..lj p...\\\,<'r"
<br />In nOli'\"' ., Grun,! Cltlallr L;r,md CilllnlY .Irgucd ~Ull6stUlI~
<br />(hill thl.' L:.-'ll'r.td., C,>n:'lIIUUlm d,ll'~ n.'l pr.)hlbll J L()unty IrL'm
<br />fl'4umng ,I {X'fmll tllr n,'\\ llf m,lJt!ltd \\.110 pnlJl'd" :\lth<.lu~h
<br />SPl'Oltl bn.":l1,\~l.' 1fI HB 104 J ~1,1ll.'~ th.lt nll1hm,': hefdn shAll lx,
<br />l"nsuucd ,I;' l'nh,ml\n~ ill dln\lm:>hln~ .1 walCr nghl or m'ldlly-
<br />mg "r arnl'nJlll': \LJ[,'r b\,~ l'r \\ata n,k?ht d~'<.:r,'n_ II de'e':;'
<br />;ll!OW ,I ("UlllY tl' C\lnJLt10n ,If ,I.-ny .1 rnmlt j,'r ,J W,Ill.'! prl'I,'d
<br />thaI wllllrt:,l\e .1 nUl~Jn\,'~' ,)r Sl~nlf1(,\111Iy dq~r,llk lh~' <'I1\'1f<.lJ1-
<br />men! mdudmg
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<br />.-\qU,lll( h,lhl1JI~
<br />~IJfShLmd~ ,md \\-l.'ll.lnJ,
<br />l,wunJw.ul'f rl.'<.harg" ,Ul".h
<br />::-tl'eply sl'-'pm,\: ('[ unsuhk Inr;tln
<br />h'rl'"t~ ,mJ wp('dLmd"
<br />LrllK.11 wddhk hablt.1I
<br />B\g ~;mll' ll11gr.ll<.lt: fllute.,
<br />Cih'in~ ~mund:,
<br />\ll~r,lt,)fY ppnJ"
<br />\CSlln.k? Jf<'J~ ;md thl' h,IIJll;\l~.-d r,lrl' .md
<br />l'ndJl1gffl.'d 5peU~''''
<br />Publl( outJ"<'f fI'Lr<.,llltln ,lll.',b
<br />Lmque arcas o! gC(lIo~Il. histone. or
<br />Jf(hal'lllpI:;Kallmp"na!1cc
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<br />fiB 1041 POWClS Wefl.' funht:r upheld In 1U;,,)4 wh~n Aurora
<br />and Col,'rado ';'pnngs wJnled to dl\l.'rt w.lll'r fr.'m Ihe [J~k
<br />RI\'t:r B,bl11 fl1r the Homl.'"tJkt, II Re~a\'..ur, bUI war dcnlt"d J
<br />IXmm fwm bgll' County bt:Gl.U~,' the PfLlJl.'d blled to comrl~
<br />wlth lh~ (oumy's W41 r...gulatwm
<br />[n thiS CJ~. the C<.'llrt l'[ Appeab rukd [1'1,11 '[he CJ\h'< rn11-
<br />dcm~'m lLl1Jkl.' \\,I[er [wm Ltw bgk Rlwr ha~l11. whde a \'.1hd
<br />pTtlpt.'rty nght. sh<.'uld nl)t Ix' UndCl~l\>od 10 LlrT) wllh II abso-
<br />lute nght~ to hUIld Jnd upa,lIc any partllulJr W.lter dlwrSl(1n
<br />proJn:t :\uwra ,md C('\<1fJd<.' Spnm!,s Jre wflrkmg 111 red{,~Ic;n
<br />lh~' prolect t\) 1<:1<..ltl;' It outsIde \)j th~' Ho]y Cro~' WIlderness ,-\rea
<br />and to rl'duH' lt~ cl1\'lrlmmem;11 lmpalt:'.. but to d,ltt" the\ h,!\'{'
<br />not rt"Jppl1t'J f,~T a tlB I(H 1 pcfllm [wm r.lgle C<.lum~
<br />[JrI~. use o! HR 1l'I-ll powers tIllhc cnnlext 01 WJter pr,lJed~
<br />!()(uo.t:d on lrJn<..-mOUnl,lln d\wrsltln prop'-'S3ls Relcntl}'. how-
<br />e\"er COUr!llo:S on lhl.' <"a~ltrn pbms h.l\.... t.lken an Interesl m thl'-
<br />umque land-u'>e enahlmg Juthomy U'Untll.'S along thl' lm,\cr
<br />Arkans.as Rt\"er ha\"c adopted HE I ()41 rcguIJI\On~ rcquinng J
<br />pemm for. among other thlng~, the removal of Irrigatwn water
<br />from land whICh has hbwncally 1X'l.'n Irng,llcd Tht.'se fl.'gU!J-
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<br />COLORADO .OUNDATION .OR WATER EDUCATION
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