2012
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 12-021
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Harvey, Scheffel, Grantham, Hodge, Schwartz,
       Shaffer B., Aguilar, Bacon, Boyd, Brophy, Cadman, Carroll, Foster,
       Giron, Guzman, Heath, Hudak, Johnston, King K., King S., Lambert,
       Lundberg, Mitchell, Morse, Neville, Newell, Nicholson, Renfroe,
       Roberts, Spence, Steadman, Tochtrop, White, Williams S.;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Holbert, McNulty, Murray, Looper, Ryden,
       Sonnenberg, Acree, Balmer, Barker, Baumgardner, Beezley, Bradford,
       Brown, Casso, Conti, Coram, Court, DelGrosso, Duran, Ferrandino,
       Fields, Fischer, Gardner B., Hamner, Hullinghorst, Jones, Joshi, Kagan,
       Kefalas, Kerr A., Kerr J., Labuda, Lee, Liston, Massey, McCann,
       McKinley, Nikkel, Pabon, Pace, Peniston, Priola, Ramirez, Schafer S.,
       Scott, Singer, Solano, Soper, Stephens, Summers, Swalm, Swerdfeger,
       Szabo, Tyler, Vaad, Vigil, Waller, Williams A., Wilson, Young.
       
       
          CONCERNING RECOGNITION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY
       OF PARKER WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT AND
       CONSTRUCTION OF THE RUETER-HESS RESERVOIR. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, An adequate supply of high-quality water is essential for
       the economy, sustainable growth, and quality of life for residents of
       Parker, Colorado; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado has a semi-arid climate and is prone to periodic
       droughts, which means it must carefully conserve its limited supply of
       water and reuse as much as possible; and
       
          WHEREAS, Douglas County and the south metropolitan Denver area
       are especially vulnerable to drought and water supply shortages, and the
       Parker area is dependent on groundwater from its nonrenewable aquifer;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, Parker Water and Sanitation District (Parker Water),
       founded in 1962, originally served 100 residents with one well, but now,
       at its 50-year anniversary, serves 45,000 citizens with 36 wells; and
       
          WHEREAS, Parker Water is a leading Colorado water provider with
       well-developed programs in conservation, water education, water reuse,
       and efforts to develop renewable water resources; and
       
          WHEREAS, After more than 25 years of planning, including 9 years
       of environmental permitting and 8 years of construction, the 72,000
       acre-foot Rueter-Hess Reservoir is now completed and ready to fill; and 
       
          WHEREAS, Rueter-Hess Reservoir is the first major reservoir built
       in the Front Range in recent decades; and
       
          WHEREAS, Rueter-Hess Reservoir will provide a water management
       tool for Parker Water that will store storm water, capture and reuse water,
       and help preserve the aquifer by storing available water flows for use in
       dry years and during peak summer usage; and
       
          WHEREAS, Adding water storage in the south metro area is an issue
       of regional and statewide importance; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
          
          That the General Assembly congratulates Parker Water and Sanitation
       District:
       
          (1)   On its foresight and persistence in planning and constructing
       Rueter-Hess Reservoir; and
       
          (2)  On its 50-year anniversary of providing reliable and quality water
       service to the citizens of the south metro area.
       
                    Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       Frank Jaeger, District Manager, Parker Water and Sanitation District.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Brandon C. Shaffer                     Frank McNulty
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi Markwell                        Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES