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BYLAWS FOR THE RIO GRANDE BASIN ROUNDTABLE Approved April 11 , 200 6 PREAMBLE In Colorado, water is among the state’s most important natural resources . . The ability to successfully address the challenges and opportunities related to water requires a bas in - driven, collaborative approach. To facilitate continued discussions within and between basins on water management issues, and to encourage locally driven st collaborative solutions to water supply challenges, the Colorado Water for the 21 Century Act cr eated nine permanent basin roundtables. These roundtables include the following: (1) South Platte Basin; (2) Arkansas Basin; (3) Rio Grande Basin; (4) Gunnison Basin; (5) Colorado Basin; (6) Yampa - White area; (7) Dolores, San Miguel, and San Juan Basins; (8) Metro area; and (9) North Platte area. In the eyes of many stakeholders, the legitimacy of a roundtable organization can be measured against the ideal of a participatory democracy. Legitimacy requires that anyone potentially affected by the actions o f a roundtable should have an opportunity to participate or, at a minimum, each affected group of stakeholders should have a like - minded representative participating as a member of the roundtable organization. Only by st communities working together can we r esolve Colorado’s 21 century water issues . ARTICLE I NAME AND PURPOSE/MISSION Section 1. Name . The name o f the organization shall be the Rio Grande Basin Roundtable, (the “Roundtable”), with i ts principal office in care of the San Luis Valley Water Conservancy District, 415 San Juan Ave., Alamosa, CO 81101, (719) 589 - 2230 , slvwcdco1@qwest.net . Section 2. Mission . The mission of the Roundtable is to foster cooperation and effective efforts in Colorado’s Rio Grande basin in order to optimize the use of our waters and to manage, protect and sustain them for the long term. The Roundtable will support and advocate for the Rio Grande Basin and collaborate with other Roundtables to find solutions to intra - basin and Colorado’s inter - basin water issues. 1