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.'t. :)) 1981 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Virgil L Hill. Lakewood PRESIDENT Gerald T. Cooney. Denver 151 VICE PRESIDENT A. M. (Dolph) Anzlck, Denver 2nd VICE PRESIDENT Ed Northway, Lakewood 3rdVICEPRESIOENT Rober! J. Flynn, Englewood VICE PRESIOE~J1 AI LARGE Dennis Carruth Jetterson County TREASURER Robert L. Tonslng. Littleton EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Lyle Bush, Golden Gary FriehauL Sterling Noel Hobbs, Aurora Anthony E Richter. Thornton Edward Rylands. lake wood Charles (Tommy) Thomson. Pueblo Leon A Wurl. LouISVille Barry Wyatt, Arapahoe County 1981 STEERING COMMITTEE James Allen. Lafayette Ronald R. Ament. Broomfield Thomas Aron. Jr.. Boulder Ed Bailey, Colorado Springs H. G. (SI) Berthelson Meeker Annette Brand Delta Charles F. Brannan. Denver Mayor Margaret Carpenter. Thornton Bill Christopher. Westminster Warren CruIse. Westminster Don DeDecker. Lakewood Joe Donlon, Colorado Springs R'oland C. Fischer. Glenwood Springs Cindl Gorshow. Denver Lloyd Gronnlng, Thornton Herbert C. Gundel!. Denver Ronald Hellbusch. Brighton Francis Hiigel, Lamar Mayor Beth H' Jenkins. Cherry Hills Village Robert E Johnson. Golden Allen L. Jones. Westminster Walter Jones. Denver John Lorenz, Denver Bill Lucas. Englewood Richard D. MacRavey. Westminster Bob McWhinnie, Denver Bill Miller. Denver James OgilVie. Denver Peggy A. pugsley. Denver Mayor C. W. (Bill) Reltler, Lakewood Donald 0 Rickells, Clear Creek County LewIS E. Short. Lakewood Larry Simpson. Loveland Pete Smythe, Littleton Marvin Thurber, Broomfield John F. Trent. Silverthorne Hon John Vanderhool. Grand Junction Charles Wemllnger, Aurora Helen Whitney. Lakewood AI Wolfinbarger. Englewood Oliver Wu. Jefferson County Gerald 0 Young. Dillon Water for Colorado A Citizens' Committee, Inc. 1 360 S. Clarkson Sl. Denver, Colorado 80210 (303) 777-7564 2179 1981-82 COLORAOO WATER ACTION AGENDA I. PREAMBLE 1. The Opportunity Suddenly, on a number of fronts, the time seems to be ripe to get Colorado's water "house" in order. Administration officials in Washington who understand the West's water quality and quantity problems suddenly have made the water projects "hit list" mentality a thing of the past. Budgetary constraints lie ahead, and there is no reason to believe that water storage and hydroelectric power projects will be spared in the cutbacks. But still, the environment is much-improved, where Federal funding and regulatory con- straints are concerned. There is fiNery reason to believe that, once the nation's economy is on firmer ground, new Federal water project starts might be politically feasible. state government appears to be ready to assume more leadeI'- ship - and financial responsibility - in water and power project construction than ever before. The Colorado General Assembly is providing ways and means to finance studies and small projects through the Colorado Water Conservation Board. The Colorado Water and Power Authority, which would be able to front-end much larger projects through revenue bonds probably will be fully established by summer of 1981. Meanwhile, there is a growing recognition by historically- antagonistic geographical and economic communities of interest that internecine water wars no longer can be tolerated. The "One Colorado" attitude regarding Colorado's water problems which Water for Colorado has been fostering for the past five years has taken root and is flourishing - and none too soon. Of course, a giant step toward the "One Colorado" spirit was taken at the unprecedented 1979 Colorado Water Convention, at which time more than 500 delegates representing 43 organizations (which cut across all economic, geographic and social lines) adopted a broad platform for future Colorado water policy. An independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization formed to work for adequate, high-quality water, at a reasonable cost. to meet the needs 0/ this and future generations of Coloradans.