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,... -- OJ ~ 73D The Daily Sentinel, April 20, 1981 Page 21 ~, '-..-, c .' ," ..-. "., .~ .... \. Officials optim~stic about vvater policy I' , By William H. Nelson Sentinel staff writer . Representatives of the Colorado , Water Conserration Board, the Colo- rado Department of :-;atural Re' sources and the Water and Power Resources Service expressed optim, ism last weei< that the Reagan admin- , istration will allow changes that will make water projectc; more easily j'.1sti. lied than was the case under the Car- ter administration. The groups met at the Holiday Inn to discuss the future of water projects in Colorado, Concerning restrictions on in- vestigating and planning projects, , Fred Kroeger of Durango, a mem bel' of the Colorado Water Conserration , Board, said, "I sense that some of the rules and regulations could be sub, ieet to change. We were told that if we contact. the Department of the Inte' rial' with our thoughts on this, we, would be heard. This is encouraging," Even though federal money for wa, tel' projects is diiiicuIt to get. Kroeger said, "We have had some funding of , water projects from the state, and I a~- tieipate that we will receive more funding whereby we can share and co- operate with federal agencies in wa- ter development in the state of Colorado. We must maintain and de- velop the water that belongs to the state under agreements," Bill McDonald, also of the Water Conservation Board, said, "I think We have significant opportunities for Ii, nancing from the state board's con- struction fund and other sources to bring water development to the state," Said Bill Plummer of Water and Power Resources: "WPRS shares con- cerns and problems with state and 10' cal organizations and tries to help resolve issues. One of the biggest is- sues has been the planning process, aarticular!v those constraints that in. hibit timeiy planning and construc- tion of projects," He added that the neW administration has been careful and deliberate in inviting comments from anybody about new policies. ~!onte Pascoe of the Colorado De- partment of :'latllral Resources said, "Some projects will be buill, but not all of them will be built."