Colorado’s Liquid Goldsciencepolicy.colorado.edu/about_us/archives/projects/gccs/2003/...Photo Taken from Rocky Mountain News. ... Mutual benefits for cities as well as farmers.
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Introduction: The Tangle of Colorado’s Water Rights
The Colorado Doctrine:All surface and groundwater in Colorado is a public resource for beneficial use by public agencies and private personsA water right is a right to use a portion of the public’s water resourcesWater rights owners may build facilities on the lands of others to divert, extract, or move waterWater rights owners may use streams and aquifers for the transportation and storage of water
Municipal Conservation Strategies
Water Pricing Changes
Landscape Reform
Water Use Restrictions
Rebate Programs
Landscape Reform
Buffalo Grass Kentucky Bluegrass
Elain Lagana of Boulder and her daughter-in-law, Barbara Ivis, shop for xeriscaping plants at the Annual Plant & New Book Sale at the Denver Botanic Gardens in May. Ivis said she was xeriscapingbecause of the drought. Photo Taken from Rocky Mountain News.
State and Federal Conservation Initiatives
Interior Secretary Gale Norton
Gov. Bill Owens
Agriculture & Water
Lining a Canal
Water Bonds: $2 Billion for Colorado’s Lifeline
More water for growing communitiesDevelopment-oriented
Water Banking
Temporary water rights loans to water banks in each divisionMutual benefits for cities as well as farmers
Rocky Ford: A Case Study of Water Pressures
Rocky Ford: A Case Study of Water Pressures
Agriculturevs.
Urban Water Use
Agriculture: A Way of Life
Senior Water RightsCultural IdentityWater Use: The balance between City and Country
Old West Economy gives way to New West Urbanism
Growing urban population
Need for Development
Increasing water efficiency
Future of Water in Colorado: Agriculture vs. Population Growth
Can agriculture be sustained in Colorado, given the pressure on water resources and continued population growth? Can water demands be met without taking water away from agriculture?
Survey Results: What the People Think
Survey Information: completed between July 31st and August 2nd in Boulder, Colorado at King Soopers at 30th and Arapaho, Safeway at Arapaho and 28th, Target at 28th & Pearl, and the Farmer’s Market at 13th
and Arapaho
Purpose: To determine public perceptions of water use and preparedness for drought
Of the 73 people polled:34 Democrats9 Republicans3 Green 5 Other22 Non affiliated
Is the state prepared to deal with a water shortage?
a.) Yes (16) 22%
b.) No (52) 71%
c.)Don’t Know (6) 8.2%
What should the primary long-term strategy towards water shortages be?
a.) Conservation(53) 72%
b.) Water Development Projects (8) 11%
c.) Both (13) 18%
Conservation71%
Water Development
11%
Both 18%
Has your water use changed in the past year?
a.) Decreased (33) 45%
b.) Increased (14) 19.2%
c.) Stayed the Same (25) 34%
d.) Don’t Know (1) 1%
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