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<br />. <br /> <br />, <br />. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />,however. are legion. as I shall attempt to illustrate. <br /> <br />Each city and to\~ in Colorado, as elsewhere, is a <br /> <br />separate political entity. In many cases, never the twain <br /> <br />shall meet. In the past, there has been almost no community of <br /> <br />effort among the various towns and cities towards the develop- <br /> <br />ment of a common water supply system. As a result, the municipal- <br /> <br />ities have dissipated their political strength and have failed to <br /> <br />mobilize their combined financial resources. Recent years have <br /> <br />brought some improvement in this picture, but not nearly enough. <br /> <br />However, the signs are hopeful. <br /> <br />In recent years, some of our cities have been actively <br /> <br />participating in the formation and operation of water conserv- <br /> <br />ancy districts. The formation of a water conservancy district <br /> <br />provides for a means for maximizing the political and financial <br /> <br />, strength of a given area, both urban and rural. While in past <br /> <br />years water conservancy districts were dominated almost entirely <br /> <br />by rural interests, the cities are beginning to realize that <br /> <br />they cannot remain isolated from the events taking place around <br /> <br />them. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />:In 1955.the Colorado legislature specifically pro- <br /> <br />vided for the organization of metropolitan water districts. <br /> <br />The passage of the law was to some extent influenced by and <br /> <br />patterned after the successful operation of the Metropolitan <br /> <br />-3- <br /> <br />~....- <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />_.~- ~_.~ <br />