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<br />This seemed to us to be more than a generous offer. HoweveJ., we <br /> <br />were outbid by a land developer through an offer which tranc;l.ated <br /> <br />into about $70,000 for the farm, with the owner keeping his l~~a <br /> <br />and buildings. At such prices, who wants to farm~ And so it <br /> <br />goes. <br /> <br />To s~~arize the picture, about 80 percent of th~ <br /> <br />clonsumptive use of water in the State of Colorado today can b3 <br /> <br />attributed to agricultural uses. There is therefore a la:cgc <br /> <br />mar};et whic"h municipalities can pre-empt. Large, but expe~s:;,vc. <br /> <br />As always, the expense, w"hatever it is, must be borne by the <br /> <br />consumer. <br /> <br />As a closing note, I will make a brief reference to a <br /> <br />new dimension which must be added to the long list of problems <br /> <br />which will face municipalities as they seek to increase their <br /> <br />water resources. As you can guess, I refer to the problem of <br /> <br />uenvironmental considerations." <br /> <br />Environment literally means anything and everything. <br /> <br />It is therefore impossible to neatly formulate an environmental <br /> <br />"........,.,. <br /> <br />- ."-,,,..... : ,-,.-- <br /> <br />. ---~---.. <br /> <br /> <br />policy which should be applied to water development or any other <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />human activity. Perhaps the environmental controversy can best <br /> <br />be summarized by stating that the true issue is one of man-made <br /> <br />environment versus natural environment. No other creature on <br /> <br />earth has been able to degrade and destroy the natural environment <br /> <br />-8- <br /> <br />.--,,-,-,., <br /> <br />- ',~.; <br />