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<br />., <br />. ,.... ,....... <br /> <br />Oepaf1ment oC Natural Resources <br />1 31 J Sherman Street. Room 718 <br />Denver, Colorado B0203 <br />Phone, (303) 866-3311 <br />TDD, (3031 866-3543 <br />FAX, (3031866-2115 <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR <br /> <br />DEPARTMEI'IT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />Roy Romel <br />Governor <br /> <br />Jame~ S. Lochhead <br />EKecutive Direclor <br /> <br />Sept. 8, 1995 <br />For Immediate Release <br /> <br />Contact: <br /> <br />Chuck Lile, 866-3441 <br />Hal Simpson, 866-3585 <br /> <br />Rooald w. Catlany <br />Depuly Director <br /> <br />STATE WATER OFFICIALS PLEDGE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF ARKANSAS RIVER <br />WATER USERS <br /> <br />State water officials Thursday commended the efforts of the Arkansas River Coordinating <br />Committee and pledged to continue to support basin water users in their efforts to comply with <br />the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that requires tighter regulation of groundwater pumping in the <br />Arkansas River valley. <br />Governor Roy Romer created the committee a year ago to provide the state with advice <br />on a wide range of water-related issues throughout the Arkansas River basin, including problems <br />resulting from Kansas' lawsuit against Colorado. <br />The committee includes representatives selected by water conservancy districts, boards <br />of county commissioners and water suppliers such as ditch and ground water associations. <br />During the committee's progress report to the Colorado Water Conservation Board in <br />Lamar, much of the discussion focused on strategies for finding replacement water for depletions <br />in the river that the Supreme Court deemed are the result of groundwater pumping within the <br />basin. <br /> <br />According to attorney David Robbins, who is representing Colorado in the lawsuit, the <br />court has indicated that its first priority is to ensure that current and future ground water <br />pumping is regulated to prevent additional stateline depletions before addressing the issue of <br /> <br />(more) <br /> <br />Board of Land CommiSSioners. Division 01 Minerals & Geology/GeOlogical Survey <br />011 & Gas Conservation CommiSSion. Colorado Slale Parks. Soil Conservation Board <br />Waler Conservation Board. Division 01 Water Resources. DiviSion 01 Wlldlde <br />