BOARD01312

• Board Meeting Date: 1/27/1999
• Description: 1999 Colorado Legislative Activities
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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REPORT THE RESULTS OF THAT STUDY TO THE SPECIAL WATER COMMITTEE
NO LATER THAN JUNE 1, 2000. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDIES IS TO
IMPROVE THE GROUND WATER FLOW MODELS OF THE DENVER BASIN
AQUIFERS TO PROVIDE BETTER ESTIMATES OF NOT NONTRIBlITARY AND
NONTRlBlIT ARY WATER REPLACEMENT AND RELINQUISHMENT V ALVES, IT
IS THE INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT THESE STUDIES UTILIZE
THE LATEST METHODOLOGIES, INCLUDING HYDROLOGIC MODELING, TO
DEVELOP THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE COMMI1TEE. IT IS ALSO
THE INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT EACH PHASE OF THE STUDY
BE SUBJECTED TO PEER REVIEW AND WRITTEN COMMENTS BY QUALIFIED
HYDROLOGISTS, GEOLOGISTS, AND ENGINEERS WITH SUCH COMMENTS
AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY THE COMMITTEE AND THE PUBLIC.
(6) This section is repealed, effective Ju1y 1, t999 2001.
SECTION 3. Article 90 of title 37, Colorado Revised Statutes,
is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to read:
37-90-137.7. Denver basin aquifer ground water model- South
Platte river decision support system study - Colorado water
conservation board - state engineer - rules. (1) THE STATE ENGINEER
AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
SHALL DEVELOP AN IMPROVED GROUND WATER MODEL FOR THE DENVER
BASIN AQUIFERS TO IMPROVE THE GROUND WATER FLOW MODELS OF THE
DENVER BASIN AQUIFERS TO PROVIDE BETTER ESTIMATES OF NOT
NONTRIBlITARY AND NONTRIBlITARY WATER REPLACEMENT AND
RELINQUISHMENT VALVES. THE STATE ENGINEER AND THE DIRECTOR OF
THE COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD SHALL UTILIZE DATA
COLLECTED IN THE STUDIES CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO SECTION

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