Cache la Poudre and fellow body’s
of water

Every body of water environmentalists want in the United States, is classified as the most: "precious jewel,
last great, most critical to save, rare, wild, scenic, pristine and
popular.”

If resource producers were allowed to use these waters as lavishly
as environmentalists use adjectives to describe such, we wouldn’t have
the present food n` fuel crisis.

Colorado should have a “Zero Net Loss Production Acre”
policy, whereby planning commissions could use the Baseline Acre Production
guideline to determine to what extent land and water may or may not be taken out
of  resource  production.

In other words, prioritize according to realistic needs…as
opposed to frivolous wants. We should be vigilant about making sure we never
jeopardize our safe, steady supply of American grown food. Food comes first. Then
pretty whatever’s to look at or play on.

Sure. Folks should have the right to sell their water
shares.  But, purchaser should not assume they can additionally take away
beneficial use by remaining share holders. Water shares should be sold on the
mandatory condition that remaining shareholders continue to be served
uninterrupted. This means who-so-ever purchases shares, attaches a mutually

agreed (with remaining
shareholders) plan that commits continued water delivery to remaining
shareholders.

State and federal governments should also be expected to
purchase…not take water, and be held to compliance with before mentioned
mandatory condition.

There’s not one valid reason why any cause should usurp
water usage away from resource production.  Ever!

It would be better if planners would use the Baseline Acre
Production, so they’d know when to say, “No sorry. We don’t
have enough water for your development. You’ll have to try another state.”
Or,  “You can move here, but please know we
may have to put a water storage facility (reservoir, tank, whatever) in your
back yard, and take away water from whatever species

you consider endangered
today.”

This would free up water court dockets, return the water to its
rightful users,  secure a bright and certain
future for humans, and peace of mind to any amongst them who like to eat.

Roni Bell Sylvester.

P.O. Box 155

La Salle, CO 80645

970-284-6874