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Problem of rural-urban water competition with an example of Las Animals, Colorado

Archived 2024DEC · Record PN-AAA-800

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

Problem of rural-urban water competition with an example of Las Animals, Colorado

The numerous issues and problems involved in rural-urban water transfer are prima facie evidence of the need for comprehensive water planning.

Myers, E. M. · 1970

Abstract

The Los Animas water sale illustrates how even local, state, and regional planning can be thwarted. The axiomatic importance of water means that its allocation can no longer rest on a laissez-faire basis. It is a scarce commodity that attracts many competing interests. Therefore, it is in the public interest that all decisions regarding this scarce commodity be made by our informed and planned choice -- not by happenstance or default.

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