BOARD00248

• Board Meeting Date: 2/13/2001
• Description: Pending and Proposed Legislation - SB 01-161, Water Study/Water Bank
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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SUPPLY DEMANDS, AND OPTIONS FOR ADDRESSING SUCH CONSTRAINTS;
(III) INSTITUTIONAL CONS1RAINTS UPON THE USE OF INTERRUPTIB LE
SUPPLY PLANS, INCLUDING THE NEED FOR LONG-TERM CERTAINTY IN
MEETING WATER SUPPLY DEMANDS;
(IV) ADMlNIS1RATIVE CONSTRAINTS UPON THE USE OF
lNTERRUPTIBLE SUPPLY PLANS, lNCLUDlNG THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
ST ATE STAFF TO EFFECTIVEL YMONITOR SUCH ARRANGEMENTS AND ENSURE
THAT SUCH ARRANGEMENTS ARE EFFECTUATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
STATE LAW;
(V) THE NEED FOR AND PROPOSED NATURE OF ANY NEW RULES
NECESSARY TO FACILITATE THE USE OF lNTERRUPTIBLE SUPPLY PLANS;
(VI) INTERSTATE COMPACT CONSTRAINTS UPON THE USE OF
lNTERRUPTIBLE SUPPLY PLANS SO AS TO MEET FUTURE WATER SUPPLY
DEMANDS;
(VII) SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS UPON THE USE OF
lNTERRUPTIBLE SUPPLY PLANS TO MEETFUrUREW ATER SUPPL YNEEDS; AND
(VIII) ANy APPROPRIATE LIMITATIONS UPON THE USE OF
lNTERRUPTIBLE SUPPLY PLANS, WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE TIME,
PLACE, OR TYPE OF USE OF WATERS MADE AVAILABLE UNDER SUCH PLANS
AND THE LENGTH OF AGREEMENTS IMPLEMENTING THE SAME.
(b) IN ADDITION, THE STATE ENGINEER'S OFFICE SHALL IDENTIFY IN
SUCH REPORT THE NATURE, SCOPE, AND LOCATION OF A SUITABLE PILOT
PROJECT WITHlN COLORADO THAT COULD BE ESTABLISHED SO AS TO
FACILITATE, AS A CONSEQUENCE OF INFORMATION GAINED THROUGH
OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE, THE FUTURE USE OF INTERRUPTIBLE SUPPLY
PLANS AS A MEANS TO MEET FUTURE WATER DEMANDS, THE STATE
ENGlNEER'S OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE SUCH STUDY REPORT TO THE BOARD ON

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SBOI-161