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<br />001307 <br /> <br />"7 " <br />~ \\ \. . - :.~." <br />" 'J .;.. .~. .....1 <br />~ .1.tJ' <br /> <br />-- ~'.. <br />, , <br />I <br />;i <br /> <br />....-... <br /> <br />TOOLS AFFECTING WATER USE AND ALLOCATION IN COLORADO <br /> <br />I. Tools affecting the supply of water available for use: <br /> <br />Construction of water storage projects <br /> <br /> <br />Ground water mining <br /> <br /> <br />Ground water recharge projects <br /> <br /> <br />Transbasin diversions <br /> <br /> <br />Weather modification <br /> <br />II, Tools affecting the demand for water: <br /> <br />Water conservation in the irrigated agriculture sector <br />Water conservation in the municipal sector <br />Metering and pricing practices in the municipal sector <br />Recycling of municipal sewage effluent <br />Successive use arrangements <br />Court enforced application of a "duty of water" concept <br />More strict enforcement of rules, regulations, and statutes <br />concerning water waste <br /> <br />III. Tools affecting the legal and institutional availability of water <br />for various uses: <br /> <br />Limitations on water service areas for public utilities and <br /> <br />municipalities <br /> <br /> <br />Zoning of water rights <br /> <br /> <br />Transferrable development rights <br /> <br /> <br />Use of "public interest" criteria in judicial water change proceedings <br /> <br /> <br />Mandatory water exchanges <br /> <br /> <br />Limited duration water rights <br /> <br /> <br />Prohibition or limitations on changes of use <br /> <br /> <br />Limitations or controls on transbasin diversions <br /> <br /> <br />Compliance with a state water plan <br /> <br /> <br />Protection or reservation of waters from appropriation <br /> <br /> <br />Restrictions on municipal authority to appropriate or purchase water <br /> <br />rights or to seek changes of water rights <br /> <br />25 <br />