Cache la Poudre and fellow body’s of water

Every body of water environmentalists want in the United States, is classified as the most: "precious jewel, last great, most critical to save, rare, wild, scenic, pristine and popular.”

If resource producers were allowed to use these waters as lavishly as environmentalists use adjectives to describe such, we wouldn’t have the present food n` fuel crisis.

Colorado should have a “Zero Net Loss Production Acre” policy, whereby planning commissions could use the Baseline Acre Production guideline to determine to what extent land and water may or may not be taken out of resource production. In other words, prioritize according to realistic needs…as opposed to frivolous wants.

We should be vigilant about making sure we never jeopardize our safe, steady supply of American grown food. Food comes first.

Then pretty whatever’s to look at or play on.

Sure. Folks should have the right to sell their water shares. But, purchaser should not assume they can additionally take away beneficial use by remaining share holders.

Water shares should be sold on the mandatory condition that remaining shareholders continue to be served uninterrupted. This means who-so-ever purchases shares, attaches a mutually agreed (with remaining shareholders) plan that commits continued water delivery to remaining shareholders.

State and federal governments should also be expected to purchase…not take water, and be held to compliance with before mentioned mandatory condition.

There’s not one valid reason why any cause should usurp water usage away from resource production. Ever! It would be better if planners would use the Baseline Acre Production, so they’d know when to say, “No sorry. We don’t have enough water for your development. You’ll have to try another state.” Or, “You can move here, but please know we may have to put a water storage facility (reservoir, tank, whatever) in your back yard, and take away water from whatever species
you consider endangered today.”

This would free up water court dockets, return the water to its rightful users, secure a bright and certain future for humans, and peace of mind to any amongst them who like to eat.

Roni Bell Sylvester.
P.O. Box 155
La Salle, CO 80645
970-284-6874

Good Neighbor Committee
P.O. Box 155 - La Salle, CO  80645
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