March 3, 2007--Legislative water fight pits East vs. West again (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel)
A state law that Grand Junction used a century ago to complete its grasp on a water supply from Grand Mesa could be struck down by legislators who say they want to prevent eastbound diversions of Western Slope water...Grand Junction wielded the power in 1907, when it initiated condemnation of water rights on Kannah Creek to establish a domestic water supply...In addition, Gypsum used the threat of eminent domain to check a threatened sale of a private water right to the Front Range. Opponents of the measure are hoping to marshal enough opposition in the Senate to sink the bill on constitutional grounds, saying it could overreach by curtailing the powers of home-rule cities...It is truly a quintessential solution in search of a problem.
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