BOARD02453

• Board Meeting Date: 3/10/1998
• Description: 1998 Legislative Issues - HB 98-1188 - Water Resources Act of 1998 - Status Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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1 AND SHALL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING ISSUES FROM A STATEWIDE
2 PERSPECTIVE:

(a) PROJECTS OR OTHER. MEASURES THAT ASSIST IN THE FULL AND
EFFICIENT DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF THE WATER. AVAILABLE TO
COLORADO UNDER INTERSTATE COMPACTS AND UNITED STATES SUPREME
COURT DECREES;

(b) THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS, CONFLICTS, Ai'lD COMPATIBfLlTIES
AMONG THE VAlUOUS BASINS' IDENTIFIED PLANNING NEEDS AND
ALTERNATIVES;

(c) STORAGE FACfLI11CS OR OTHER MEASURES THAT COULD BE
UTILIZED TO MEET COLORADO'S WATER NEED~ IN ADDmON TO THOSE
IDENTIFIED BY THE BASIN PLA.'lNING GROUPS.

(2) No LATER THAN MARCH 1,2000, THE COLORADO WATER
CONSER V A TlON BOARD A.'ID TIlE DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES, AFTER
CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL PLA.'il'<1NG GROUPS, SHALL REPORT TO THE
GEl'<"ERAL ASSE~fBLY THE RESL1.TS OF THE BASIN Sn;mES A.'ID THE STATE'S
EVALUATION OF STORAGE FACILmES OR OTHER MEASURES THAT COULD
BE UTILIZED TO MEET COLORAOO'S WATER :-IEEDS.

(3) ON OR BEFORE ~L.o..RCH 1, 2001, AFTER REVIEW Ai'lD
COI'SIDERATlON OF THE BASr.--l ?L.-\."NING GROLl'S' RECOMMB'OATlONS
A.....'O OTHER rl'-<"FOR.'v!ATION DEVELOPED BY OR FOR THE COLORADO WATER
CONSERV.-\TION BOARD OR THE DIVISION OF WATER. RESOl.iRCES. SCCR AS
THE [NVENTORY OF RESERVOtR STOMGE LOCATIONS, THE COLOR.-\DO
W.-\TER CONSERVATION BOARD A.'<'D THE D[v1SIO:-l OF WATER RESOCRCES
SHALL SCB/O;lIT A REPORT TO rrIE GENERAL ASSE~fBL Y WITH THEiR
RECOMME'<'OATIONS CONCER.--;ING:

(a) How THE STATE C.-\.'1 ASSIST J}<'OIVIDUALS .-\."'0 DiTlTlES [N
MEr.lI.l"G WAfER ~"EEDS IDENTIFIED BY rrIE BASI}; ?L.-\."1'<1NG GROLl'S; A.'ID

(b) How THE SH~ C."-,, ASSiST IN THE CONSn.CC710:-l OF
STOR.-\GE FACll..lTIES OR rrIE IMPLEMDo,ATION OF OTHER ~fE.~L"RES THAT
COL1.D BE liTILlZED TO MEET COLORADO'S WATER ~"EEDS.

37-60-204. :\litigation requirements. (1) THE COLOR.-\DO
W.-\~R CONSERVXr:ON BOARD ."-"D 7h"E D[v1SION OF W.-\TER RESOL"RCES

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