BOARD00204

• Board Meeting Date: 1/24/2006
• Description: WSP Section - Resolutions Honoring Jim Rogers and Tom Pointon for service to Arkansas River Compact Administration
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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RESOLUTION
OF THE
COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
January 25, 2006

WHEREAS, James G, ("Jim") Rogers of Lamar. Colorado has rendered distinguished
service to the Statc of Colorado by representing the State on the Arkansas River Compact
Administration from 1985 to 2005, the longest tenure of any Colorado Representative:
and

WHEREAS, Jim zealously represented his home area of the basin, while at the same
time reaching out to water users in other parts of Arkansas River Basin, particularly the
Purgatoire watershed in Colorado, as well as downstream in Kansas: and

WHEREAS, Jim worked closely with the Kansas members of the Administration and
the US Army Corps of Engineers. to plan, host, and celcbrate the 50th Annivcrsary of
John Martin Reservoir in 1998 thereby promoting interstate comity and cnhancing the
public's understanding of the value of water conservation; and

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WHEREAS, .Iim's concern for the Arkansas River Basin, its scarce and precious water
resources, and the prior appropriation system was expressed through his service to the
Lower Arkansas Water Management Association and other well user groups as they
strove to comply with the enhanced well regulation required as a result of the U,S,
Supreme Court decision in Kansas v, Colorado: and

WHEREAS, Jim steadfastly and consistently warned of the damages from the invasion
of phreatophytes, in particular salt-cedar or tamarisk, into the Arkansas Valley and the
resulting changes to river which increased the risk of t100ding and made erticient
delivery of water more difticult, and urged the appropriate state and federal agencies to
address this issue: and

\VHEREAS, .Iim has successfully operated a family farm and been an outspoken
advocate for irrigated agricultural.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by thc Colorado Watcr Conscrvation
Board that it docs hcreby acknowlcdge and cxprcss its deepest gratitndc and ntmost
apprcciation to .Jamcs G. Rogcrs for thc immcasnrablc bcncfits providcd to
Colorado, its citizcns, and watcr nsers throughout thc Basin by his twcnty ycars of
dcdicatcd scrvice to the Arkansas Rivcr Compact Administration.

Adoptcd by unanimous acclamation of the Colorado Watcr Conscrvation Board
mceting in pnblie scssiou this 25'10 day of .January, 2006 iu Dcnvcr, Colorado.

By Rod Kllharich, Director

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