Press Release- Mar 09, 2007
OFFICE OF GOV. BILL RITTER, JR.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
FRIDAY, MAR. 9, 2007
Contact:
Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370
Laura Chapin, 303.866.6386
GOV. RITTER TO SIGN LANDMARK WATER QUALITY BILL IN PUEBLO ON MONDAY
Gov. Bill Ritter will sign a landmark bill in Pueblo on Monday to protect Colorado water quality. The bill has been championed by Rep. Buffie McFadyen, D-Pueblo West, and was co-sponsored by Sen. Gail Schwartz, D-Snowmass Village.
House Bill 1132 will, for the first time, allow water court judges to consider environmental impacts and water quality along with water quantity as part of the determination on large permanent transfers.
"This bill protects the lower Arkansas Valley, but more importantly it establishes a legal precedent for protecting water quality statewide," Gov. Ritter said.
WHAT: Bill-signing ceremony for HB 1132
WHO: Gov. Bill Ritter and Rep. Buffie McFadyen WHEN: 9:30 to 10 a.m. Monday, March 12, 2007
WHERE: El Pueblo History Museum, 301 N. Union Ave., Pueblo
REMINDER: Gov. Ritter will be in Gunnison today (Friday, March 9), to sign HB 1014, which allows Western State College to again offer graduate programs.