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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />U1/~U(OO 12:49 <br /> <br />U970 330 4546 <br /> <br />Iai 0041007 <br /> <br />CCWCD <br /> <br />Colorado including the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy <br />District, City of Fort Collins, City of Loveland, City of <br />Northglenn, City of Bpulder, Southwestern Water Conservation <br />District, Dolores Water Conservation District, City of Aurora, <br />Colorado River Water Conservation District, Colorado State <br />University, university of Northern Colorado, City of Colorado <br />Springs, Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District, <br />W-y Groundwater Manag~ment District, Ute Water Conservancy <br />District, and others. Presenters have included officials from <br />the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, Division <br />of Water Resources, U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Division of <br />Wildlife, Bureau of Reclamation, gnvironmental Protection Agency, <br />Groundwater Appropriators of the South Platte, Inc., Denver <br />Public Schools, Color~do Corn Administrative Committee, Sierra <br />Club, and many, many others. This is just a partial list of <br />involved agencies, a~ shows the interest and commitment of water <br />providers in the state toward water education. To date, over <br />75,000 students have attended a children's water festival in <br />Colorado. <br /> <br />LBg'~'~r.'VR W~r.Rr FR~r-;V~'A <br /> <br />The first-ever Legisl~tive Water Festival was held in 1994 in the <br />Colorado State Capitol Building. The event was sponsored by the <br />Senate and House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committees, the <br />water & School Lands Interim Committee, and the Central Colorado <br />Water Conservancy District. The purpose was to provide <br />legislators the opportunity to learn about water in Colorado from <br />elementary and high achool studenta and water groups. OVer 300 <br />people attended. <br /> <br />Three activities were held in the House Hearing Rooms. Carl <br />Crookham, a teacher at the Zuni Alternative School in Denver, had <br />several at-risk teenagers from Denver teaching about local <br />surface water quality, water history, and water lore. Scott <br />Elementary School fifth graders from Greeley competed against <br />teams of legislators in a Water Wizards competition regarding <br />Colorado facts. A Colorado water allocation game was hosted by <br />Brian Werner of the Nprthern Colorado Water Conservancy District, <br />and Chris Treese of the Colorado River Water Conservation <br />District. A Colorado~grown lunch was provided by Bette Blinde <br />and the Colorado Foundation for AgriCUlture. Later festivals <br />were hosted by the COlorado River Water Conservation District, <br />Ute Water conservancy District, Northern Colorado Water <br />Conservancy District, City of Aurora, colorado Department of <br />Natural Resources, and the Southeastern Colorado Water <br />Conservancy District. <br />