BOARD00191

• Board Meeting Date: 3/21/2002
• Description: WSP Section - Agricultural Water Policy Discussion
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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TO AGRICULTURE IN ANOTHER COUNTY.
(10.5) "StolM.':" 01 "6tOle," m(,dHS tl.(, llli"Owldtllvnt. ooss(,s,ivll,
Md ('01ltlol of ",at(,! bj lll(,a1IS of a dam, '.Vat':lS llllind(,1~lOl1lld MuifclS
alC not hi St01M.(' 01 stolcd (,X(,vDt to th(, cxtent watcls in Sac!. autlifclS
a.c, "Iavcd thcre, by utl.C! [I"ul JlatlilalnKillls willi wale! to -'1hich tl.e
r.e:ison "Iadnt! such wat':l ill i:I,,; I:l1lCk!t!IOuud a"Mfa !la6 a (,uuditional
o. d(,(,1(;(,d lk!lL "REVEGETATION" MEANS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
GROUND COVER OF PLANT LIfE DEMONSTRATED TO BE, WITHOUT
IRRIGATION. REASONABLY CAPABLE OF SUSTAINING ITSELF UNDER THE
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, SOILS. PRECIPITATION AND TERRAIN PREVAILING
FOR THE LANDS FROM WHICH IRRIGATION WATER IS REMOVED. GRASSES
OR OTHER PLANTS USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVEGETATION SHALL NOT
BE NOXIOUS AS SUCH PLANTS ARE DEFINED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE
"COLORADO WEED MANAGEMENT ACT". ARTICLE 5.5 OF TITLE 35. C.R.S.
(10.6) "SIGNIFICANT WATF:R DEVELOPMENT ACTlVITY" MEANS ANY
REMOVAL OF WATER THAT RESULTS IN THE TRANSFER OF MORE THAN ONE
THOUSAND ACRE FEET OF CONSDMPTNE USE OF WATER PER YEAR BY A
SINGLE APPLICANT OR AN APPLICANT'S AGENTS.
(10.7) "STORAGE" OR "STORE" MEANS THE IMPOUNDMENT.
POSSESSION. AND CONTROL OF WATER BY MEANS OF A DAM. WATERS IN
UNDERGROUND AOillFERS ARENOr IN STORAGE OR STORED EXCEPT TO THE
EXTENT WATERS IN SUCH AOillFERS ARE PLACED THERE BY OTHER THAN
NATURAL MEANS WITH WATER TO WHICH THE PERSON PLACING SUCH
WATER IN THE UNDERGROUND AOVIFER HAS A CONDITIONAL OR DECREED
RIGHT.
SECTION 2. 37-92-302. Colorado Revised Statutes. is amended
BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBSECTION to read:

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