May 9, 2007--Gov. Ritter could shape water with appointments (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel)
Several top-level vacancies in the Colorado Department of Natural Resources could give Gov. Bill Ritter a chance to put an immediate mark on water issues...At stake, to some degree, is the ability of Front Range transmountain diverters to maintain their rights to water that otherwise flows west. Ritter will appoint the replacements to State Engineer Hal Simpson, Colorado Division of Wildlife Director Bruce McCloskey and possibly a new executive for the Colorado Water Conservation Board.
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