Colorado
Water Law, "first in time, first in right," is extremely easy to
understand: Water dates of appropriation "go with the flow."
Sure.
Hydrology is complex. Water "law" is not. If there's no water,
there's no water.
Governor
Hickenlooper keeps harping, "We need water to keep up with the population
growth."
I ask,
"Why?"
This is a
semi-arid desert. We don't have water.
Yet
developers from Denver to Las Vegas, barge in with unreasonable, unattainable
demands for water.
We have a
some of Delph Carpenter's books on the Colorado River Compact. Nowhere does the
compact state that Colorado should be denied delivery because of Las Vegas
demands.
Like most
compacts, including the Colorado - Nebraska compact, the Colorado River Compact
is forgiving respective of variable climatic conditions.
Because
Colorado water law is not being enforced, there are some who are being
significantly harmed, some who are becoming significantly wealthy, and most who
just don't care...
Side
point of interest: In our books, I found this letter to Delph Carpenter from
President Herbert Hoover.
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