C.R.S. Section 37-60-133
Minimum criteria and guidelines for agricultural water protection programs


(1)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The board shall develop minimum criteria and guidelines for the establishment of an agricultural water protection program in water division 1 or 2 pursuant to section 37-92-305 (19)(b)(IV)(B) to assure sufficient protection and monitoring of agricultural water protection water rights pursuant to section 37-92-305 (19)(b)(III).

(b)

The board may promulgate separate minimum criteria and guidelines for each water division.

(c)

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(I)

Until finalization of the criteria and guidelines, the board shall post and periodically update draft criteria and guidelines on its website.

(II)

The board shall consider any comments it receives on the draft criteria and guidelines and, upon the request of an eligible entity, as defined in section 37-92-305 (19)(c), the board shall hold a meeting with the eligible entity to receive the eligible entity’s comments.

(III)

The board shall hold at least one public meeting in each water division to present the draft criteria and guidelines and receive comments on them.

(2)

The board shall finalize the criteria and guidelines within one year after initiating the process to develop criteria and guidelines.

(3)

As used in this section, “agricultural water protection water right” has the same meaning as in section 37-92-305 (19)(a).

Source: Section 37-60-133 — Minimum criteria and guidelines for agricultural water protection programs, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-37.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

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Definitions
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Colorado water conservation board - creation
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Organization
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Personnel
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Employment of temporary personnel
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Duties of the board - legislative declaration
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State water plan - legislative declaration - grant program
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Meetings - notice
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Seal - rules and regulations
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Commissioner
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Authority of commissioners under prior laws
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Compensation of members - director - employees
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Warrants for salaries and expenses
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Board to cooperate with attorney general
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Attorney general as legal advisor
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Water studies - rules - reports - definitions - repeal
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Reports
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Reports and publications
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Assent to water resources planning act
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Construction of water and power facilities - contracts with and charges against users
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Control of projects - contractual powers of board
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Chatfield reservoir reallocation project - authority - repeal
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Animas-La Plata project - authority - repeal
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Colorado water conservation board construction fund - creation - nature of fund - funds for investigations - contributions - use for augmenting the general fund - funds created - rules - repeal
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Reserved rights litigation fund
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Loan guarantee fund - creation
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General assembly approval
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Fish and wildlife resources - legislative declaration - fund - authorization
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Wild and scenic rivers fund - created
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Emergency dam repair cash fund
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Feasibility study small grant fund - creation
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Colorado river recovery program loan fund - creation
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Loan foreclosure fund - created
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Flood and drought response fund - created
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Water plan implementation cash fund - created - water plan implementation account - created - legislative declaration - reporting - repeal
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Agricultural emergency drought response
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Acquisitions of water for instream flows
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Office of water conservation and drought planning - creation - powers and duties
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Stream gauge fund - created
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Authorizations for expenditures from Colorado water conservation board construction fund for demonstration of benefits of water efficiency
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Water conservation and drought mitigation planning - programs - relationship to state assistance for water facilities - guidelines - water efficiency grant program - definitions - repeal
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Drought mitigation planning - programs - relationship to state assistance
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Applicability of provisions requiring funding by political subdivisions of the state
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Availability of funds
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Well augmentation loans
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Minimum criteria and guidelines for agricultural water protection programs
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Groundwater compact compliance and sustainability fund - creation - conservation district recommendations for expenditures - state engineer approval - legislative declaration - transfer - definitions - reports - notice to revisor of statutes - repeal
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State turf replacement program - creation - administration - turf replacement fund - creation - legislative declaration - definitions
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 37-60-133’s source at colorado​.gov