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• Board Meeting Date: 1/12/1998
• Description: 1998 Legislative Issues - Amendments to the Ground Water Management Act of 1965
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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information management system, establishing a ground water data
network, establishing ground water recharge programs, conducting

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3 ground water investigations, and for other ground water related activities
4 .ihich THAT are deemed necessary by the state engineer in performing hi5
5 statutory duties, subject to appropriation by the general assembly. Data
6 in the ground water data network shall be made available to the public by
7 the office of the state engineer as expeditiously as possible.
8 SECTION 2. 37-90-103, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
9 BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBSECTION to read:

10 37-90-103. Definitions. .t\s used in this article, unless the context
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12 (12.7) "REPLACEMENT PLAN" MEANS A DETAILED PROGRl\..L\,l TO
13 INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF WATER AVAILABLE FOR BENEFICIAL USE IN A

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DESIGNATED GROUND WATER BASIN OR PORTION THEREOF FOR THE

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IS PURPOSE OF PREVENTING MATERIAL INJURY TO OTHER WATER RIGHTS BY

16 THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW POINTS OF DIVERSION, BY POOLING OF WATER
17 RESOURCES, BY \VATER EXCHANGE PROJECTS, BY PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE

IS SUPPLIES OF WATER, BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SOURCES OF WATER,

19 OR BY .""'JY OTHER APPROPRIATE MEA.1\lS CONSISTENT WITH THE RLiLES

20 ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION. "REPLACEMENT PLAN" DOES NOT INCLUDE

21 THE SALVAGE OF DESIGNATED GROl.:"ND WATER BY THE ERADICATION OF

22 PHREA TOPHYTES, '-lOR DOES IT INCLUDE THE USE OF PRECIPlT A TION WATER

23 COLLECTED FROyl L.""'1D SURFACES THAT HAVE BEE" 'vl.-\DE IMPERMEABLE,

24 THEREBY INCRL\SING THE RUNOFF. BL'T NOT .\DDfNG TO THE EXISTING

25 SCPPL Y OF WATER.

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SECTION 3. 37-90-104 (5) and (6), Colorado Revised Statutes.

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