BOARD01993

• Board Meeting Date: 11/15/1984
• Description: Agenda, Minutes, Memos
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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which has the broadest state interest and powers. The conservancy dis-
trict, as established by the Colorado Legislature, has such broad interests
and authorities as set out in 37-45-102, C.R.S.

37-45-102. Legislative declaration.

(1) It is hereby declared that to provide for the conserva'cion of
the water resources of the state of Colorado and for the
greatest beneficial use of water within this state, the
organization of water conservancy districts are a public use
and will:

(a) Be essentially for the public benefit and advantage of
the people of the State of Colorado;

(b) Indirectly benefit all industries of the state;

(c) Indirectly benefit the State of Colorado in the increase
of its taxable property valuation;

(d) Directly benefit municipalities by providing adequate
supplies of water for domestic use;

(e) Dirc3ctly benefit lands to be irrigated from ,larks to be
const:!'ucted;

(f) Directly benefit lands now under irrigation by
stabilizing the flow of water in streams and by
increasing flow and return flow of water to such streams;

(g) Promote the comfort, safety, and welfare of the people of
the State of Colorado.

(2) It is therefore declared to be the policy of the State of
Colorado:

(a) To control, make use of, and apply to beneficial use all
unappropriated waters originating in this state to a
direct and supplemental use of such waters for domestic,
manufacturing, irrigation, power, and other beneficial
uses;

(b) To obtain from water originating in Colorado the highest
duty for domestic uses and irrigation of lands in
Colorado within the terms of interstate compacts;

(c) To cooperate with the United States under the federal
reclamation laws and other agencies of the United States
government for the const~~ction and financing of works in
the State of Colorado as defined in this article, and for
the operation and maintenance thereof;

(d) To promo'te U,e greater prosperity and generill 'lelfare of
the people of the State of Colorado by encouraging the