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<br />Thl' Cnlorado Ri\l.:r DI'lril'l 'lcli\l...I~ panicip.Ht.... in Iht'
<br />h:gi...Jali\t' and n:gulattlr) ,Il.:ti, iIit'... (If thl' "tatc that affect
<br />\\"(i1t."f u...cr.... \\';11(.'[ i......ue... IOllllll,:J bug\..' !l'ading illln and
<br />throughout 111.., ~OOJ "(',,..ioll of Ihe ColoraJll G....nl."raJ
<br />A......ernhl). Thl' Ki\t:r Di...tril'( aCli\t"ly paniciralt.J in -lh
<br />pi....I.'...... of \\ all.'r-rl'laled ,tat!.' h:gi"lation ill 2003.
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<br />Sen.-ra] of Ihl..' water hill, appftl\cu h) thl' G:nl'raJ
<br />A......crnhly f\.'prC,cJI( Pll...iti\l..'. ilKn,'l111'lllal ...((...p.... which
<br />I,:on...trudi'dy i,tlded III or innt'a,cd tll.... 11l'\ihi]jl) ot"
<br />Col",ado., <"1m"'" '''''"r admi"i,"alio" a"d adjudieall.." '),'e",. O"e 0111 aUlh..ri/"d 10" Sial"
<br />Engineer In apprO\.... h.'mJll.lmr) change... in water ri,ghh .1Illlually UJlIIl a 1ll,I\il1111lllllf fi\l..'-yl.ar.... Thi...
<br />hill al...o alhl\\l:I..l th...' State Engilll'l'r 10 admini...trati\cl) <I..kln:" iI1111h.'diall: \\;lIer ..llOna~e:-. \\h,,'n a
<br />dlan~e~of-\\ alt'r-ri~hl application i.. pelldin,;:: hdon,' tbe WOller court.
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<br />Anlltha hill prmi..kd Ih... Stall.' ElI,;::illl.'I,'r ;.Iuthllrily to ;.IppW\l' h.'lllpllfar~. illlarurlihll" "uppl~ pblb.
<br />\\hich can hl.' u,ed 10 ,hart' wat...r ht'l\\l"l.'n ;If!ricultuf;llu..,'f" and municipalllie" withoUl requirin,;:: thl"
<br />!lI.'f1nall,,'nt lran..ti:r (Jf \\ater fnllll irrif!ah:d .If!ril'ullllral land... Th... General ..\....l'lllhl~ ;11..1) pa.......J
<br />kf!i"lalion allll\\inf! for Ihl" I..'fl'iltitlll of wall:r hall!..' ..lilll.'\\ idl', Prl'\ iOlhly. on[y the AI"Lm..a.. Ri\t.'r
<br />Bil..in \\a.. aUlhori/el..llo CI",.ale a \\ all'r hall"'. and Ihill hank \\ a" llllly a pilot proj,'cl \\ ith a lirnilt'J [ifl.'.
<br />Other lq,ti..liltillll all{l\\I.,'J a "att'f rif!ht 1l\\lll'r 10 11Ian iI wala rif!ht 10 Ihl' "lillt' \Valcr COlb"f\alion Bl.lard
<br />(CWCB) for illqream flo\\ t",.'nl'fih under Ihl' pnl~ralll'" !1wad,,'r 'landart! It I "proh...,.t lIr imprO\l.' Ihl.'
<br />natural,,'ll\ironm:nt"' l'..t:lhli..hl'J hy kgi,,[alion th..' prl'\ illU" Y"'ar. Sigllifil'antl~. Ihl' Ll'f!i,blllr... prm ilkd
<br />11l..'\\ I11l.'alb of Illanaginf! and 1l11l\ ill';:: Wall'r that providl'd \'bhlt., altl'rnati\l''' tll nl'\\ trmhllHllIllIain
<br />Ji\ ..'r..ion.. anJ permallcnl af!ril'u[llIral bnd drY-Lip.
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<br />TI1l..' cOlllinuillf! 'tall' hudf!...t ..kfil'it domin;J(,,'d le,;::i..lati\l' ,It.'hat... in ~(MI3. The ,kficil fal..'lIlg Ihl' anllual
<br />hudgl...t hill \\a, Ill..'ady 51 hillion, TIll. LI..',;::i..lillUl"e pa....I..J rou,;::hl~ ~-l(K) million ill hudgl'l r..'duclioll'; Ihl'
<br />rl.'l11aind"'1" Ilf tl1l..' ~ I hillil.lIl ,htlnfa[1 wa, addr""L.J \\ ilh rL'\l..'lllll..' (k...) illl'n:a..I....... "otlrnl\\ill';::'" fnltn
<br />I..'a..h fUlll\... OUiJf!I..'( ,hitb. :lnd IIlJll"i,;::hl t:ut-..
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<br />TWllllf Ih,' fl'1..' iIH:rl'a...l" dil"t.'l'Il~ allcctl'd Wall'r U"l'l"". Tl1l' l,egJ..lilltlrl..' crl.'att..d 11\,.'\\ ,'a,h-funding fill" lhe
<br />drin"'ing \\all..'r [lI.'nniHing and lic".lhing pro~ram and irllTl'il'l.'d fl'1..'" ftlr lh... waler qualily perrnittill';::
<br />program. r\dditiOllillly. lhl' buJgel..Ti..i.. fon:I..'J the l..Tl'ation of a nl'\\ It'e program In fund admilli'lratioll Ill"
<br />\\all'r right-.. Thl..' ...illl'r lining 10 lhi, ,cl'naritl w;\-. that through k,;::i'latih' con...ullatioll. \\1..' ',.curl..'d
<br />111\\1'l" fl'l" I'm a~riclllttlral \lala righh anJ indulk'd a l\\o-~"'~lr. limitl'd lifl' to thi... ne\\ \\alt.'f righh
<br />fel..' program, Additiona[ly. no 1-"'1.''' \\ill he a"..."...J 011 Jirl.'u nil" rigtu" k" Ihan t:f.. or 011 ,ltlr~If!'"
<br />righl" k,...th;tn 100 anl. kl'l. nilr Oil any (llIldititlllal \\all..r rif!hh.*
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<br />Flll.lll~. the 1.1'!.!1,latur... ....'Ill Kdl'l"Clldlllll r\. Ihl' l..'orHro\I..'r'lal ~.:! hillillll wall.'r projl.ch finalKing
<br />propo,,,1. 10 Ihl' ;'\(l\l..'ml'x'r h.1I[01. In ..llIllnill';:: manila. the Illl'a..url..' \\iI' rl'jl.cll'J ,tatt'wiJI..' h~ a Iwo-Io-
<br />(lnl..' margin. I:tllinf! 10 ,kkal in l'\1..'0 l'Ollllt~ in CplllraJo. Critici/l.'d for ih Iill'!.. of 'I'x.'cilicit! in idl'lItifying
<br />projl..'l..''''. thl' athl'llel.' of ha,in llf mi,;::in proll..'uillll ,hollfd it financ... oul of oa...in W;l!l'r trilll"tl..'r.. and f(lr
<br />duplicating ni"ling pro,;::ram" Kdl..'l"l'lldul1l:-\ fart'd l'\en \\or..l' in thl' I:' cOLlntie" \\ ilhin thl' Colorado
<br />Ki\I..T Di'lrirt \\hl..'n: it \la.. \Ilt,,'d JII\\Il h~ ~hf~ of \mer,.
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