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<br />(f!~ <br />~ <br />f~ <br />/).~ <br /> <br />on state water policy and which were specifically enumerated in <br />HJR 1001 were grouped into several categories. The B?ard's <br />observations about each of these categories are set forth in <br /> <br />the enclosure. <br /> <br />Based upon those observations. and in consideration of <br /> <br /> <br />staffing and time constraints. the Board believes that the <br /> <br />category <br /> <br />described in the enclosure as "Recognition of Values <br />~';"Mu- ~~- <br />by Water Diversions" is the~ which the HJR 1001 <br /> <br />Impacted <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />study should address. The Board proposes that the study ; ~~ . <br />summarize how our current water rights system work~define.the e~'~~ <br />extent to which water uses and values impacted by diversions ~J~~ <br />(~'Y' v <br />~ <br />pl2 <br />~~ <br /> <br />(e.g.. instream flows. water quality. basins of origin. <br /> <br />recreation. etc.)~re accounted for by that system; analyze how <br />l.P fJ ~kc.f.a- <br />local. state. and federal governments address suchhmses and <br />~~'f>tM1 <br />value~through regulatory actions or other constraints on the <br /> <br />exercise of water rights; and refine the statement of issues <br /> <br />arising from these circumstances. <br /> <br />While many. the Board included. firmly believe that <br /> <br />Colorado's water rights system and water pOlicies have served <br /> <br />the state well. there undeniably is a wide div~rgence of} .. <br />~ ~) ~/IC<.C4 <br />opinion and intense pUblic debate about ~o-cal1ed "public ) <br /> <br />interest" values and regulatory processes to account <br />therefore] Thus far. discussion of these issues has been <br /> <br />-4- <br /> <br />~jL IMA-A'- <br />~,;hlnt4- <br />w&;/L <br />rji:/t., ^k <br />e~"M,de <br />C~k <br />~f-L. <br />~~ /, <br />v~hJ <br />~4f~, <br />