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<br />.\ . <br />.. <br /> <br />)" -~~ <br />, <br /> <br />j' <br /> <br />PARA....WATER CONSERVANCY DISTR~ <br />BYLAWS <br />06-28-85 <br /> <br />....-"-., <br /> <br />.-.\/ <br /> <br /><,. <br /> <br />ARTICLE I - The District <br /> <br />Section 1. Legislature <br />The District was organized according to Title 37 Article 45 of the <br />1973 Colorado Revised Statutes, <br /> <br />Section 2. Name of District <br />The name of the District shall be the Paradox Water Conservancy <br />District. Hereafter referred to as the (District). <br /> <br />Section 3. Purpose of District <br />The purpose of the District shall be as set forth in Title 37 Article <br />45 Section 102 of the 1973 Colorado Revised Statutes, as herein <br />specified: (1) It is hereby declared th~~ t)L,provide for the <br />conservation of water resources of the ~j1~~ Water Conservancy <br />District and for the greatest beneficial use of water within the <br />District, the organization of a water conservancy district and the <br />construction of works are a pUblic use and will: (a) Be essentially <br />for the pUblic benefit and advantage of the people of the District; <br />(b) Indirectly benefit all industries of the District; (c) Indirectly <br />benefit the District in the increase in its taxable property <br />valuation; (d) Directly benefit municipalities by providing adequate <br />supplies of water for domestic use; (e) Directly benefit lands to be <br />irrigated from works to be constructed; (f) Directly benefit la~ds <br />now under irrigation by stabilizing the flow of water in strea~s and <br />by increasing flow and return flow of water to such streams; (g) <br />Promote the comfort, safety, and welfare of the people of the <br />District. (2) It is therefore declared to be the policy of the <br />District: (a) To control, make use of , and apply to beneficial use <br />all unappropriated waters available to a direct and supplemental use <br />of such waters for domestic, manufacturing, irrigation, power, and <br />other benificial uses; (b) To cooperate with the State of Colorado in <br />obtaining from water available to the District the highest duty for <br />domestic uses and irrigation of lands in the District within terms of <br />interstate compacts; (c) To cooperate with the United States under <br />federal reclamation laws and other agencies of the United States <br />Government for the construction and financing of works in the <br />District and for the operation maint~nance thereof; (d) To promote <br />the greater prosperity and general welfare of the people of the <br />District. <br /> <br />Section 4. Board of Directors <br />The governing body of the District shall be the Board of Directors. <br />Hereafter referred to as the (Board) . <br /> <br />EXHIBIT "C" <br /> <br />,\ <br />I <br />