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<br />dcvclopmcnt pn)jt'ct, llr 'Ir;JI,,'gi...,
<br />which are cUITt'nlly l1<.:ing mn"d.
<br />en:d by Ihe '1;llt'" \\<l.lt'r <l.gt'n":IC'_
<br />Thc,c indudt' opllon' from con.
<br />'Irut'lin~ nc\\ rl.'t"rH,jr'llll'nh<l.nc.
<br />ing \\,;J'lt'\\,;J!l'T rl't'bmatll\f1 orror-
<br />lunitrc, fht' nlaJllrny "I Iht"t'
<br />projt'L"h \till rt'yu1H' 1I11('f.agt'm:y
<br /><l.nd ull<'1\ 1I11cr.rq;1II11al t'll(lrJina-
<br />lion. rlanmng and lundmg 10 11<.:-
<br />nlJlll';.trt'ahlY
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<br />Thc \:UITt'n1 lft'l1d I' 11'....;lrd d<'\e!-
<br />oping llIulupk 'm;t1kr pm.!t't'l, Itlr
<br />meclll1~ lulurc dcm;mJ, r;.ilhcr lh;.in
<br /><l ft..... brg.., rfilJt'CI' hUt'h a, Two
<br />ForI.., !l;tnll. lurthn rC't'ar<'h inlo
<br />'J1't'nlil' pmJc\"[, j, rt'COlTIllll'l1\kd III
<br />a"l'" ....hidl ha\t'lhl'IIlI"! polt'n-
<br />lial for furthering Iht' goal, III lht'
<br />Faml Hurt';.tuanJ rl,con,lllu<:nh
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<br />Annlhcrlfl'nJ r, III....arJdl.\l.Joplllg
<br />J;lt;lbLl'...'anJJ<'<'i,i'IIl'UPf't,rt ,y',
<br />tellh 10 ~Iler und...r'l;mJ ;mJ l1l;.tn-
<br />ag... rt'",url't"I'll <I.....;lIt'r,h<.d h;J'I'
<br />SI;ileagt'lh.:rt',ar<'currt'llIlyu,ingIH
<br />dt'\l'I,'ping lhc',,' hl1ll, n.lw. induJ.
<br />ing Ihe ('t,loraJo f{i\t'r Dt'<"i'lOl1
<br />.suPf't'n <.;~ 'It'lll. Ih<' Soulh I'I;.tllO:
<br />\\'alt'f f{jghr, :l.Lm;ll!l'IllCnl SY'lt'l1l.
<br />;IIlJ lIyJrlllb,l.' Thl.' Colorad.. W;l'
<br />11.'rCOlht'n.alh'1I HuarJ ;IIlJ Ih<' [)I-
<br />\ r,ron 01 \\'alt'f f{t',,,urL"C' plan 10
<br />1Il1q~ralt'llw,c 1\1I,1, 1Il1tlOllt' ,lalt.-
<br />wrd... "C.,lorad" \\..It'r l>"'t'I'hll1
<br />SUPf'I,rt SY'ICI1l_'.
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<br />Potential State-wide
<br />Water Development
<br />Alternatives
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<br />In (lrder for lhe Slalc of Colorado 10 meet
<br />future wa!t'r demand". the: ,ralt'" water
<br />users and man;lgen- will t'on..il.kr a mix
<br />of several polencial ahematiH.....
<br />1. DevcJop unappropriated 'upplic!>. At
<br />lea~t 450.000 acre-fc.:l h;ls be.:n iden.
<br />lified a.. nev. dc\e1opabk s.urfan' wa.
<br />tersupplie...
<br />2, Transfer ~cnior W;ller righh from t1~
<br />agricullural :-.<<'lor to the M & I St.'ctor.
<br />.l,lmplemenlt'on"t'n;alion praclie.:~. in-
<br />cluding demand mal1agt'mcn! ,lratc-
<br />gles,
<br />~, Develop aJditional gruun,Jwalt'r sup-
<br />plie....
<br />5.lmprme walt'r u..e efficicrn:y by im.
<br />pro\'ed inigalion pnlt'tke...and rtdun:-d
<br />lrdl1'rni...sion Io....;e...
<br />6. E'fXlI1d wa..tt".....aler reu-.e for agricul.
<br />lural iniga!inn and non-polabk uman
<br />u......s.
<br />7, Upgr:.IJccll.i"ting ,urfaccwatcrl'ollcc-
<br />lion and delivery,) sterllS and wclllield
<br />capacilit"';_
<br />S. Enhalll'canJe'pandmana~t'nll.'ntlo(lb
<br />sUl'h a... compUler Jat;Jba,es and dt,:ci-
<br />"Ion support 'y...term In heuer mana!,c
<br />exi..ting ..upplie...
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<br />O Mlnlmumol450.000ItC."I_oIdr1e+opable
<br />_ltlfSupplioos
<br />O ..dcl'tlon......'....,.~lpoI'""'lI...constt.._
<br />due 10 ComPKI...., E~Spec;.. inUH
<br />. &.sin. c......-ty __.I'mn 01 ~IOnS
<br />tIolIMd on I....S..I" u.. and Inle.aut. ComplOCt.
<br />FlIl/ln n ,n.'r {)t'l df/{'mnu PU/t'IlfllIJ
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<br />Farm Bureau
<br />Water Strategies
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<br />Jo:~j...tjng Farm Uureau I'ulid~
<br />PmlCc! the prior approprialion systt~m
<br />a.. prm'ided in the 'Ialt' l'on'linllion.
<br />antj Colorado', intt'rstalc walcr corn-
<br />paC! entillemt"nts.
<br />2. Cnn"ider long-tt'nnlea,ing of\\' atcr (0
<br />indu,tl)' anJ municipalitie~,
<br />3. Allo.... the 1'1\."(' markt"llo work in lhe
<br />pricing of ....afer.
<br />Potential F:trm Uun'au I'olicii'..
<br />I, Continue supporting l'oopr:r:lti\'e wa.
<br />ter resource,' planning effons among
<br />local. regional and Sotilt.: agent'ie~. The
<br />Fann Bureau' s 'talewidc prc-.ence pro-
<br />,ide' it with a plalfonn from ....hich co
<br />be a fat'llilalur of inler.agcnt'y and
<br />imer-r.:gionaJ project....
<br />:':. ContinutO wpporting waler education
<br />efforts. Thi, applies loeJul'ating both
<br />agricullural and municipal water U:-.l'r-;
<br />~ln the: importanct' of efficient of'Cra~
<br />lion~ a' ....etl as edut'aling tht' public on
<br />tht, import;mcc of w;ltcr re...ource de-
<br />\c10pmCIII to Ihe stale'..t"Collomy.
<br />.1_ Continue ,upf'(lrting large and ,mall
<br />water dl'H'lnpmt'O( projecls <Ecru.., tht'
<br />'(atc. Some of IIlt.I,(,' pl1.lj~'I.' ....ill
<br />bendit hoth M & I and agricuhurdl
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<br />4. St"ek Icgislati\c ,upport for planning
<br />illrtheslale', W<alt"rrlt-ros. Thi, ,ht'tllld
<br />loomughly Jo..'UlTWnI future waler,up-
<br />plies. demanJ...and pmcmiaJ .,hortagc..
<br />10 :",,,,un' lhe dt"vclopmt'l1l of an ag-
<br />gn....si\-e long'lcrm (50 10 100 year)
<br />"Iratcgy to dc\'elop waler ~upplic,.
<br />5. E\plore altemaliHos f(\f funher State
<br />of Colorado funding of water project
<br />development.
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<br />Copit', of the lull Col0rado Water
<br />[)c,'c1opmem Sludy report ma) be
<br />ohlaincd fwm the Colorado Fann
<br />Bureau for S5O.00.
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