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<br />The Chieftain, Pueblo, Colo., Friday, June 2. 19&5 Page 7f\. <br /> <br />Water wanted: committee's listings hopefully leads to marketing <br /> <br />Ill' H~IES ,\MOS <br />I he ('I/<"h/(I ClII(/will <br />/\ ~llbCOI1lJl1iltcc of lhe Ark;1I1- <br />~"s River Coorclinatilll! Comllla- <br />t('\..' is asking \"i_i!lcy \\'iJtcr owners <br />Whill water rights they would be <br />willing to sell or Jc~ISC and for ho\'~' <br />much. <br />The <.lI1S\Vcr~ will be glvt::n to 01'- <br /> <br />gallllations and reork \vl1o \vant . <br />10 buy water, p.Htlcubrly \\'ell- <br />oWllers' asSOCi<l[IOIl'i <br />The O\VI1t:rs of br\!c IITI!.!,.llioll, <br />C01ll111Crci;J! and l11u~licipar wells <br />are looking for water to r..::placc <br />what their wcll~ llse <br />Future rules arc cxpcclt.:d to re- <br />qUIre well O\.'..-l1c1's 10 rcplJcc mort: <br /> <br />of the water theIr \....clls rump ^ <br />rCC~IlL Supreme COLin deci:;ioll <br />ucalll1g with a la\\"~L1il b~twccn <br />Color;ldo and KiJllS;LS \\'111 rurther <br />ht.:i!lhtcll the n~e<.l fur \~i.lter <br />The coun a!:!reed wIth Ki.lI1:-tt:-r <br />thwl well,:, In ColorJdo haH: t;j~('n <br />100 mllch \v;Jter ill recent decade::;. <br />Thc'Arkansas RIver Coordinat. <br /> <br />ing COll1lllitll..>( was ~~proilltcd by <br />Cov Rov ROIllLr te :-.tuJv ~cvcr;t1 <br />\\'jjll.'r-rdZllcd dikl1lma~ inJ the val- <br />le\'. includill!! how to dc.1! \\ll11 1:1. <br />cr~~I~Ld ucm;nd on wah.'"r :;our..::t's. <br />TilL committee. WhH.:h is made <br />up or \Vater user,:> and repr~:"cnta- <br />ti\'c~ from each county 111 the val- <br />k'y, \....illnot be buying-waler l~~clr. <br /> <br />The ARCCs Acquisition Sub, <br />committee is crc..Hing the database <br />and will list all the v..'ater rights ror <br />sale or least.: [hat yield more than <br />500 acre.feet of allnu:.tl ""'<:iter, or <br />at least 250 acre-reel or consump. <br />tive use \....alcr. <br />The listllH!.S will not be confi- <br />dentialnor v7JiI they be binding. <br /> <br />The listings are bemg sought <br />during June so the subcolllmittee. <br />Ci.1n p'ilt the d3.ubasc together by <br />Julv, <br />\Vritc Gene Jellcsok or Steve <br />Miller at the Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board at 1313 Sher- <br />man. Room 721. Denver, CO., <br />80203, for an information packet. <br />