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<br />conf1gurat1on. Further, present and future de"~nds for water <br />and the availability of other water sources vary. A <br />groundwater allocat10n scheme should cons1der and reflect such <br />d1 fferences. <br /> <br />P. Groundwater leg1slat10n should be drafted to allow for the <br />poss1b1l1ty of art1f1c1al recharge. <br /> <br />There 1s a l1ttle art1f1c1al recharge now 1n Colorado from <br />spread1ng or 1nject10n projects. However, the federal <br />government may soon 1n1t1ate a p1lot recharge project. In <br />other states such as Ca11forn1a, recharge us1ng 1mported <br />surface water 1s of such great 1mportance 1t allows for <br />management of aqu1fers as 1f they conta1ned a renewable <br />~ <br /> <br />resource. <br /> <br />Q. ChanQes in the law should m1n1mize comp11cat1on and expense. <br /> <br />The techn1cal determ1nat10ns requ1red 1n adm1n1ster1ng <br />groundwater can 1mpose great expense on private 1nd1v1duals and <br />government 1nst1tut10ns. The number and complex1ty of <br />procedures for mak1ng and rev1ew1ng decis10ns should be <br />carefully cons1dered 1n l1ght of poss1ble delays and expense. <br />fees, taxes, and other charges for appl1cat1ons, perm1ts, <br />wells, and quant1ties of water pumped should be set in l1ght of <br />costs borne by the publ1c. The leg1slature can balance the <br />pub11c 1nterest 1nvolved 1n allow1ng present economic <br />development of a nonrenewable resource aga1nst conserv1ng it <br />for future uses. <br /> <br />-17- <br />