BOARD01726

• Board Meeting Date: 3/22/2005
• Description: Current State Legislative Issues
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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THE GENERAL HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
THROUGH THE CREATION OF AN APPROPRIATE ENTITY, THE
DOUGLAS-ARAPAHOE WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, BY wmCH
DOUGLAS AND ARAP AHOECOUNTIES, TWO AREAS OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE
TO THE OVERALL GENERAL WELFARE OF THE STATE, BECOME AS
SELF-SUSTAINING AS POSSIBLE WITH RESPECT TO WATER USE. THE
FUNCTIONS OF THE DISTRICT ALSO SHALL INCLUDE EDUCATING WATER
USERS REGARDING FINANCING AND WATER SUPPLY ISSUES THAT COULD
REDUCE INDIVIDUAL DEMANDS, STRONGLY ENCOURAGING THE REUSE OF
AVAILABLE WATER SUPPLIES, CREATING ESSENTIAL STORAGE, FORMING
MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL ECONOMIC PARTNERSmpS, AND WORKING TO
REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF NEWW ATER TIiATMUSTBEDEVELOPED wmLEAT
THE SAME TIME REDUCING RELIANCE ON THE USE OF NONRENEWABLE
GROUND WATER.
(2) WATER SUPPLY PLANS DEVELOPED BY THE DISTRICT WILL
ENCOURAGE THE CONJUNCTIVE USE OF WATER SUPPLIES TO OFFSET
WITHDRAWALS OF NONRENEWABLE GROUND WATER BY PROVIDING NEW
SOURCES OF LONG-TERM, RELIABLE, COST-EFFECTIVE WATER TO THE
REGION. THE DISTRICT WILL ALSO EDUCATE AND REPORT TO LOCAL WATER
USERS BY CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE, LONG-TERM WATER SUPPL YPLAN
AND REPORT TO WATER USERS REGARDING ITS PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING
THE PLAN. THE DISTRICT WILL HELP INCREASE COOPERATION BETWEEN
WATER PROVIDERS IN THE REGION AND HELP PROMOTE THE BEST
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES WITH THE
NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE POWERS GRANTED IN THIS ARTICLE.
37.49-102. Definitions. As USED IN THIS ARTICLE, UNLESS THE
CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES:

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