EA509D756BF1E2A4872583DF00624ADC Hearing Summary

Senator Donovan presented House Bill 19-1218, which expands the number of years within a ten-year period that water loaned for instream flow purposes may be exercised from three years to five years and allows a loan to be renewed for up to two additional ten-year periods.

Representative Kathleen Curry, representing the Ute Water District, testified in opposition to the bill and responded to committee questions.

Becky Brooks, representing the Colorado Corn Growers Association and the Rio Grande Water Conservation District, testified in opposition to the bill.

Joan Green Turner, representing the Water Rights Association of the South Platte, testified in opposition to the bill.

Bill Wombacher, representing the East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District and the Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Authority, testified on the bill.

Chris Piper, representing Denver Water, testified in support of the bill.

Aaron Citron, representing The Nature Conservancy, testified in support of the bill.