Knox presents new water rules
State water engineer presents Republican

	Saturday, October 6, 2007 1:25 AM MDT
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River Basin draft; to take effect Dec. 1, 2008

By Carol Barrett
Journal-Advocate agriculture editor

HOLYOKE — State Water Engineer Ken Knox called a meeting here Wednesday, the first in a series of five to be held Oct. 3 and 4 across the Republican River Basin. About 75 people turned out to hear about the new regulations and rules designed to bring Colorado into compliance with the Republican River Compact.

Among the people accompanying Knox was Peter Ampe, from the Colorado Attorney General’s office. Knox identified Ampe as the state’s lead attorney on interstate water compact issues.

Since the compact was signed in 1942, hundreds of irrigation wells have been drilled in Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska. For many years, Colorado has been sending less water than required downstream. Kansas brought a lawsuit against Colorado and Nebraska for noncompliance with the Compact.

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