Colorado Water
Congressman John Salazar is proposing a 3rd District Water Caucus to promote a unified approach to managing water and to help promote agriculture, according to the Cortez Journal. From the article, "The congressman is a potato-seed farmer from Manassa who at one time sold center-pivot irrigation systems. Salazar mentioned he is preparing to propose and later promote an idea for what he called the 3rd Congressional Water Caucus. 'I want to see if we can get all the water districts from the 3rd District together in an informed manner to talk about what's going on in each district and region,' Salazar explained. 'We can't lose what we've developed ... with the defeat of Referendum A.' In November 2003, Referendum A was Gov. Bill Owens' $2 billion in bonds for unspecified water storage projects. The measure failed in all 64 counties of the state. (Dolores Water) Conservancy President Don Schwindt, who also sits on the Colorado Water Conservation Board, called the idea a positive step."
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