BOARD01761

• Board Meeting Date: 3/17/1976
• Description: Agenda or Table of Contents, Minutes, Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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will present testimony in Washington on their particular projects.

The other item relates to funding of our state projects. The board
will recall that in January we adopted and submitted a sched~le to the
Speaker of the House and President of the Senate. It's our under-
standing that only one project will be funded this year. The financial
situation is very tight. Although I'm quite disappointed that we will
not get funding for all projects, I'lwas~advised as of yesterday that
only one small project will be funded, Greetville, in the sum of
$60,000. If this construction fund is to mean anything to the people
of this state, funds must be provided to construct these small projects.
We're getting numerous applications for assistance from this fund, but
there's hardly ani point in expending money and time to make feasibility
studies if we can t construct them. Perhaps we should ask the legislature
to repeal the law if it's not going to be carried out. The people of
this state have high hopes for these small projects. It costs from
five to thirty thousand dollars each to prepare a report on these proj-
ects and it's money down the drain if we don't get them funded. That
completes my report, Mr. Chairman.

MR. STAPLETON: Under other business, John Fetcher has a report he
would like to make.

MR. FETCHER: I think many of you are aware that the city of Thornton
has started proceedings to condemn agricultural water for domestic use
and a resolution was sent to the Water Quality Control Commission. I
would like to report to this board the action that was taken on March 2nd
concerning this condemnation suit. I will read the resolution, if I
may?

'~EREAS, the Water Quality Control Commission was made aware of the
pending court action of the city of Thornton to pu~bhase by condemnation
the water rights from the stockholders of the Farmers High Line Canal
and Reservoir Company, Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company, and
Lower Clear Creek Ditch Company; and

WHEREAS, the Commission has grave concerns as to the impact of the con-
version of agricultural water rights to domestic use and the lag in
adequate treatment of a resulting increase in wastewater;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Colorado Land Use Commission
anaiyze the economic, social, and environmental impacts of this action;
and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that appropriate legislation be introduced to
prevent municipalities from taking such action when it is determined
by the Land Use Commission not to be in the best interest of the state."

MR. STAPLETON: Thank you, John. Is there any other business to come
before the meeting?

MR. JACKSON: I would like to make a report on the situation which I
think is important to this organization. In Pueblo County, east of our

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