March 13, 2008--Progress seen in agricultural efficiency rules (Pueblo Chieftain)
Irrigators say progress is being made in meetings with state officials over proposed surface irrigation efficiency rules. Others have reached an understanding with the state on the need for the rules, if not the final form they will take. The Arkansas Basin Roundtable this week heard an update on some of the meetings Division 2 water engineer Steve Witte, State Engineer Dick Wolfe and Colorado Water Conservation Board Executive Director Jennifer Gimbel have staged with key groups in recent weeks. Wolfe and Gimbel, who both took office after Witte proposed the rules, have slowed down the process of putting the rules into effect.
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