,,7)Dedicated to the Candidates of Colorado • • • r olitics is the practical exercise of the art of self-government, and somebody must attend to it if we are to have self-government; somebody must study it, and learn the art, and exercise patience and sympathy and skill to bring the multitude of opinions and wishes of self-governing people into such order that some prevailing opinion may be expressed and peaceably accepted. Otherwise, confusion will result either in dictatorship or anarchy. The principal ground of reproach against any American Citizen should be that he is not a politician. Everyon,e ought to be, as Lincoln was. " -Elihu Root Speech presenting statue of Lincoln to the British people, July 28, 1920 colorado WATER RIGHTS ... to assist in or contribute to the protection, conservation and development of water in the state of Colorado SUMMERfFALL 1996 Published by Colorado Water Congress VOL. 15, NO.2 CANDIDATES 66Tulk on .W"uter" SENATE 3rd CONGRESSIONAL 4th CONGRESSIONAL "If we don't work together "I want to represent to voluntarily address Colorado in Congress and environmental water needs, "There is nothing more continue to serve in the then the door is open for important than water. " great tradition offormer federal agencies to impose a -Page 4 Congressmen Hank Brown 'Washington solution. '" and Wayne Allard." -Page 3 -PageS Congressman State Senator AI Gurule Wayne Allard Bob Schaffer "The short term dollars that "Colorado voters wantfor might be gained through the "Next to our people, all of us - environmentalists, sale of some or all of Colorado's most valuable farmers, hunters, water Colorado's waters to other states can never make up for asset is our water. We must developers - to sit down in a the long-term limitations that be vigilante in our watch room and find some such sale or lease would over the water, protecting it common-sense solutions to place on future generations from other states and the the resource problems that of Coloradans in their efforts federal government." we all know are out there, to continue to have a -Page 4 just waiting to bite us. " successful, vibrant economy. " Congressman Tom Strickland Guy Kelley -Page 3 Scott McInnis -PageS 39th Annual CWC Convention January 30 & 31, 1997 Holiday Inn, Northglenn • ~ \ \ t • • •• • • • , •• \.. .,. \ t' ....,' •••••••••••• , • , , , ••• , , t , • , "' , • f • f • • •• t , , • t • , • Calendar of· COMING EVENT0 October 25, 1996 - CWC WORKSHOP Hilton, Reno, NV. For more information, ON LEGAL EHTICS IN WATER & ENVI­ contact the NWRA office in Arlington, RONMENTAL LAW - Holiday Inn Virginia: 703-524-1544. COLORADO WATER RIGHTS Northglenn, 1-25 & 120th Avenue, Published by: Northglenn, CO. For more information, November 13, 1996 - CWC WORK­ contact the CWC office in Denver, CO: SHOP ON THE FEDERAL PROCESS: Colorado Water Congress 303-837 -0812. LOBBYING FEDERAL AGENCIES & THE CONGRESS - CWC Conference Room, 1390 Logan Street, Suite 312 November 1,1996 - CWC WORKSHOP Suite 312, 1390 Logan Street, Denver, Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone (303) 837-0812 ON WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT Colorado. For more information, contact Fax (303) 837-1607 THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS: THE the CyvC office in Denver, CO: 303-837- Member of LAW, THE RULES & THE PRACTICES - 0812. National Water Resources Association CWC Conference Room, Suite 312, 1390 Dick MacRavey Logan Street, Denver, Colorado. For more November 20, 1996 - 16TH ANNUAL Publisher information, contact the CWC office in CWC WORKSHOP ON FEDERAL AND Linda DeatonlLatitudes North Denver, CO: 303-837-0812. STATE WATER QUALITY DEVELOP­ Editing/Production MENTS- CWC Conference Room, Suite Publication Printers November 7,1996 - CWC WORKSHOP 312, 1390 Logan Street, Denver, Colorado. Printer ON GROUND WATER - Quality Inn For more information, contact the CWC Denver South, 1-25 & Hampden Avenue, office in Denver, CO: 303-837-0812. OFFICERS 1996 - 1997 Denver, Colorado. For more information, Neil Jaquet, Golden contact the CWC office in Denver, CO: January 30 - 31, 1997 - CWC 39TH President 303-837 -0812. ANNUAL CONVENTION - Holiday Inn Peter Nichols, Carbondale Northglenn, 1-25 & 120th Avenue, Vice President November 8,1996 - ewe WORKSHOP Northglenn, CO. For more information, Douglas Kemper, Aurora ON A REVIEW OF FEDERAL ENVIRON­ contact the CWC office in Denver, CO: Treasurer MENTAL LAWS IMPACTING WATER 303-837 -0812. Kit Kimball, Denver -INTERESTS - CWC Conferenee Room, Assistant Treasurer Suite 312, 1390 logan Street, Denver, August 21 - 22, 1997 - CWC SUMMER Dick MacRavey, Denver Colorado. For more information, contact CONVENTI·ON - Sheraton Steamboat Secretary the CWC office in Denver, CO: 303-837- Resort Conference Center, 2200 Village & Jim Hokit, Montrose 0812. Inn Court, Steamboat Springs, CO. For Immediate Past President more information, contact the CWC office BOARD OF DIRECTORS . November 11 - 14, 1996 - 65TH in Denver, CO: 303-837-0812. Robert O. BUll", Walden ANNUAL NWRA CONFERENCE .- Reno Steve Clark, Denver Kenneth Crandall, Sterling Ralph Curtis, Alamosa John R. Fetcher, Steamboat Springs Mike Gross, Silt . Ronald A. Hellbusch, Westminster Jim Hokit, Montrose Neil Jaquet, Golden Doug Kemper, Aurora .£(jt .£(jmball, Denver Rod Kuharich, Colorado Springs Douglas Lockhart, Grand Junction & Lakewood Wayne MjUer, Windsor Peter Nichols, Carbondale R. L. "Bud" O'Hara, Pueblo Ed Pokorney, Denver If interested, the following forms for your com­ 5.Larry D. Simpson and Ralph Adkins (for John Porter, Cortez David Robbins, Denver pletion and return to the Colorado Water Congress either an engineering student or a non-partner of an Paul Testwuide, Vail office are available: engineering firm) Engineering Scholarship for 1997 Reford Theobold, Grand Junction - Colorado Law Seminar; W. H. "Bill" Webster, Greeley Eric Wilkinson, Loveland l.Nomination form for the 1998 Wayne N. Bart Woodward, Snyder Aspinall Water Leader of the Year Award; 6. Charles L. "Tommy" Thomson and Fred E. Anderson (for either a student in government or a Ed Pokorney, Denver 2.Ed Boresen and W. D. Farr Scholarship (for an NWRA Director . government employee) Government Scholarship for Eric Wilkinson, Loveland active member of the agricultural community) for 1997 - Colorado Water Law Seminar. NWRA First Alternate 1997 - Colorado Water Law Seminar; Mark T. Pifuer, Colorado Springs The Wayne N. Aspinall Award nomination form NWRA Resolutions Member Sara Duncan, Denver 3.Glenn G. Saunders and John U. Carlson (for is due· at the cwe offices by August 1, 1996. The NWRA First Resolutions Alternate either a law student or an associate of a Colorado scholarship nominations are due at the CWC offices law firm) Legal Scholarship for 1997 - Colorado by July 1, 1997. If you are interested in any of the Water Law Seminar; above forms, please call, fax or write: Colorado Opinions expressed by the authors are not necessarily Water .congress., 1390 Logan St., Suite 312, Denver, those of the officers, members, and/or staff of the 4.Bill Hornby (for either a journalism student or CO 80203, (phone) 303-837-0812, (fax) 303-837- Colorado Water Congress. a reporter of a news media organization) Journalist 1607. Scholarship for 1997 - Colorado Water Law Seminar; © Colorado Water Congress, 1996 . Colorado Water Rights The Senatorial­ ---Candidates took after my election was to introduce a wilderness bill with Congressman Dan Schaefer that set aside olorado's reliance on a sustainable supply of . more land for wilderness than any other legislation. It water for use by current and future residents also explicitly denied a federal reserve water right. At is crucial to the future of the state. Without the time Congressman Schaefer and I felt it was impor­ water Colorado will not be able to plan for tant to put into writing that no federal reserve water new development that will maintain the right would be created by designating new wilderness quality of life in Colorado while providing for wise areas. Although our bill ultimately was not passed, it growth into the 21st Century. Also, without water, one served as an important water language anchor from of the economic mainstays of Colorado, agriculture, which Senator Brown. was able to negotiate the passage will be significantly harmed. In the past these were of the Colorado Wilderness Bill. issues that local elected officials would handle at the Over the past two years I've had the re~ponsibility state or county level in consultation with their con-. of chairing the subcommittee that has oversight respon­ stituents. However, in recent years the federal govern­ sibility for the Forest Service. During this time I've ment and politicians from other st~te~ have become become increasingly concerned with the actions they increasingly involved in water allocation in Colorado. have taken that would deprive Coloradans of their right Unfortunately, this means that the Colorado .congres­ to manage their water- Specifically, the Forest Service sional delegation has to spend time defending our has rescinded a directive that former Secretary of water rights. One of the difficulties in protecting state Agriculture Ed Madigan had issued restating the doc­ control of water is the education process we must pro­ trine that states had the right to allocate and manage viq.e to members who are from states that do not follow their water and that the permitting process for water the d'ocfrjne of prior appropriation. These members facilities on or above federal land would not be used as ofren db not understand how scarce water can be in leverage' to force farmers and municipalities to give up Western states and do not understand the impact of a po.rtion of their water in return for the reissuance of a . ~ctions taken by federal land management agencies .. permit for current uses. This change in policy was par­ ~ . I do understand the impact that the federal govern .,. ticl,llarly disturbing because it ran .counter to testimony m~nt can have on water rights. As a young man 1- grew gIven before my subcommittee early in 19.95.