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WA-14-1 Support For Water Conservation Efforts WHEREAS Population projections for Colorado indicate that the present population will...

WHEREAS selenium is a naturally-occurring geological material in western Colorado, and WHEREAS the United States Environmental...

WHEREAS Colorado adopted the Prior Appropriation Doctrine before statehood as its guiding philosophy for allocation of scarce water...

WHEREAS proposals for new water diversions and transfers out of the Colorado River Basin continue to pose a serious threat to the...

WHEREAS the Clean Water Act requires and the EPA has promulgated rules to address control and mitigation for non-point source pollution;...

WHEREAS in 1973 the Colorado Legislature passed landmark legislation to protect Colorado’s natural environment through a pioneer...

WHEREAS the State Water Supply Initiative (SWSI) phases 1 and 2 have shown the need for additional water storage in order for Colorado...

WHEREAS the Clean Water Act requires and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has promulgated rules to address control and...

WHEREAS Senate Bill 74, adopted in 1996, authorized the State Engineer to conduct a thorough,/ peer‑reviewed, scientific study...

WHEREAS Legislation has been considered from time to time that proposes to change the composition of the Colorado Water Conservation...

WHEREAS ‘1041’ authority: C.R.S. 24-65.1-101 et seq. of the Colorado Statutes, allow counties to identify, designate, and regulate areas...

WHEREAS Colorado adopted an important and well-received statewide Water Plan in 2015 and most recently updated its Water Plan in 2023...

WHEREAS competing perspectives between Denver Water and Western Colorado regarding Denver Water’s use of Colorado River water are long...

WHEREAS There has been much discussion in recent years about the future of water development in the West; and WHEREAS Several...

WHEREAS Club 20 leaders participated with sister organizations – ACTION 22 and PROGRESSIVE 15 – and several Denver Metro entities...

WHEREAS The 1969 Clean Water Act has resulted in the substantial improvement of water quality and overall, the health of many of our...

WHEREAS in January of 1962, the United States acquired water rights decreed in the Colorado Water Court for water storage and...

WHEREAS the use of unmanned aerial systems for civilian use is forecasted to become an emerging industry that will provide significant...

WHEREAS the use of unmanned aerial systems for civilian use is forecasted to become an emerging industry that will provide significant...

WHEREAS it is important to Colorado’s economy to support the construction andmaintenance of a statewide transportation system for the...