WHEREAS the struggle in the West to preserve private property rights continues in the face of increasing federal control and management of federal lands and the resources interconnected with those lands; …
WA-19-2 Endangered Fish Recovery Programs
WHEREAS CLUB 20 continues to vigorously defend western Colorado water rights and the Colorado system of water law, and WHEREAS the Upper Colorado River and San Juan River Basin …
WA-02-1 Instream Flow Programs
WHEREAS in 1973 the Colorado Legislature passed landmark legislation to protect Colorado’s natural environment through a pioneer in-stream flow law; and WHEREAS since the inception of Colorado’s instream flow …
WA-20-1 Drought Contingency Planning and Demand Management Programs on the Colorado River
WHEREAS The US Congress authorized new, non-equalized storage space in Lake Powell to be used for operation of a potential Upper Colorado River Basin demand management program, and WHEREAS This …
WA-92-4 Adequate and Sustainable Funding for Water Project and Programs
WHEREAS It is important to protect and maintain reliable funding sources that are earmarked for development of future water projects and programs; and WHEREAS Basin roundtables and the Interbasin Compact …
WA-01-3Colorado Water Conservation Board, Opposition to Reconfiguring
WHEREAS Legislation has been considered from time to time that proposes to change the composition of the Colorado Water Conservation Board; and WHEREAS Legislation of this type increases the number …
WA-98-2-Water Projects, New
WHEREAS the construction of new projects is integral to providing adequate water supplies to future generation of Coloradoan’s; and WHEREAS Colorado is investigating how to provide adequate water supplies through …
WA – 00 – 1-Total Maximum Daily Load
WHEREAS the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has adopted a rule regarding the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL); and WHEREAS Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act and related federal regulations …
WA – 01 – 4 Control of Non-Native Woody Species in Riparian Environments, Support For
WHEREAS tamarisk is a deciduous shrub/small tree that was introduced to the western U.S. in the early nineteenth century from Central Asia and the Mediterranean for use as an ornamental, …
WA-14-1-Support For Water Conservation Efforts
WA-14-1 Support For Water Conservation Efforts WHEREAS Population projections for Colorado indicate that the present population will double by the year 2050 and the associated water demand will primarily be …
WA-00-3-Selenium Control Programs
WHEREAS selenium is a naturally-occurring geological material in western Colorado, and WHEREAS the United States Environmental Protection Agency and United States Fish & Wildlife Service have advocated for more stringent …
WA-10-3-San Miguel Project
WHEREAS Congress passed the Colorado River Basin Project Act in 1968 (CRBP), authorizing construction of five Colorado projects, including the San Miguel Project, and WHEREAS CLUB 20 continues to support …
WA-10-2-Reuse of Transmountain Diverted Waters and Other Reusable Water Supplies
WHEREAS CLUB 20 has several resolutions concerning transmountain diversion of Western Slope waters and the economic, aesthetic and environmental impacts associated with such diversions; and WHEREAS, in contrast to most …
WA-12-2-Prior Appropriations Doctrine, Support for
WHEREAS Colorado adopted the Prior Appropriation Doctrine before statehood as its guiding philosophy for allocation of scarce water resources to growing demands; and WHEREAS Colorado enshrined the Prior Appropriation Doctrine …
WA – 90 – 1-Out-of-Colorado River Basin Water Projects
WHEREAS proposals for new water diversions and transfers out of the Colorado River Basin continue to pose a serious threat to the environment, economy and quality of life in rural …
WA-00-5-Non-Point Source Pollution Control & Mitigation, Statewide Fund For
WHEREAS the Clean Water Act requires and the EPA has promulgated rules to address control and mitigation for non-point source pollution; and WHEREAS non-point source pollution affects many Western Colorado …
WA – 02 – 1-In-stream Flow Program
WHEREAS in 1973 the Colorado Legislature passed landmark legislation to protect Colorado’s natural environment through a pioneer in-stream flow law; and WHEREAS since the inception of Colorado’s instream flow …
WA– 00 – 4-Glen Canyon Dam, Opposing Removal of
WHEREAS Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell have allowed the seven Colorado River Basin states to share and cooperatively plan for the beneficial use of the waters of the Colorado …
WA-03-2-Funding Authority for Water Projects
WHEREAS the State Water Supply Initiative (SWSI) phases 1 and 2 have shown the need for additional water storage in order for Colorado to meet its 2050 water demands; and …
WA-92-1-Water Quality Regulations
WHEREAS the Clean Water Act requires and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has promulgated rules to address control and mitigation of non-point source pollution, and WHEREAS the EPA continues to …
WA – 98 – 3-Denver Basin Aquifer
WHEREAS Senate Bill 74, adopted in 1996, authorized the State Engineer to conduct a thorough,/ peer‑reviewed, scientific study identifying a 300 million acre‑foot groundwater supply in the Denver Basin Aquifers, …
WA – 01 – 3-Colorado Water Conservation Board, Opposition to Reconfiguring
WHEREAS Legislation has been considered from time to time that proposes to change the composition of the Colorado Water Conservation Board; and WHEREAS Legislation of this type increases the number …
WA – 93 – 2-County 1041 Powers, Water Projects
WHEREAS ‘1041’ authority: C.R.S. 24-65.1-101 et seq. of the Colorado Statutes, allow counties to identify, designate, and regulate areas and activities of state interest through a local land use permitting process, and …
WA-14-2-Colorado Water Planning
WHEREAS reliable, affordable water supplies are foundational to the environment, economy and quality of life in rural Colorado; and WHEREAS Colorado benefits from a balanced economy, including robust agriculture, natural …
WA-11-1-Colorado River Cooperative Agreement
WHEREAS competing perspectives between Denver Water and Western Colorado regarding Denver Water’s use of Colorado River water are long and storied; and WHEREAS Western Colorado parties have engaged in negotiations …
WA – 96 – 1-Colorado River Compacts
WHEREAS There has been much discussion in recent years about the future of water development in the West; and WHEREAS Several proposals have been controversial because of their potential impact …
WA – 03 – 1-Colorado 64 Water Principles
WHEREAS Club 20 leaders participated with sister organizations – ACTION 22 and PROGRESSIVE 15 – and several Denver Metro entities (including the Denver Water Board, Denver Chamber of Commerce, and …
WA – 95 – 1-Clean Water Act Re-Authorization
WHEREAS The 1969 Clean Water Act has resulted in the substantial improvement of water quality and overall the health of many of our nations rivers; and WHEREAS The Clean Water …
WA-02-2-Aspinall Unit Operations
WHEREAS in January of 1962, the United States acquired water rights decreed in the Colorado Water Court for water storage and hydro-electric power generation at the Aspinall Unit from the …