HB19-1271
Augmention Of Instream Flows
Concerning a clarification of the authority of the Colorado water conservation board to augment stream flows with acquired water rights that have been previously decreed for augmentation use.
Session:
2019 Regular Session
Subject:
Bill Summary
Water
The bill clarifies that the Colorado water conservation board may augment stream flows to preserve or improve the natural environment to a reasonable degree by use of an acquired water right that has been previously quantified and changed to include augmentation use, without a further change of the water right being required.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)