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Senate introduces voluntary Colorado River water conservation program with sunset
Summary
Senate File 84, backed by the Select Water Committee and stakeholders, would establish a temporary voluntary water conservation program for the Colorado River Basin, preserve water rights with appeal processes and include a statutory sunset in 2032; the Senate referred the bill to agriculture after a 28–2 roll call.
Senators on Feb. 10 introduced Senate File 84, a bill that would create a temporary, voluntary water-conservation program aimed at addressing shortages in the Colorado River Basin.
Senator Bonner, who moved the bill's introduction, said the measure is the product of extensive interim work by the Select Water Committee and affected stakeholders and is designed to be voluntary, protect existing water rights and include an appeals process for the director's…
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