Essay by Ed Quillen
Water Politics – November 2007 – Colorado Central Magazine
WHEN IT COMES TO water conservancy districts, elections are something of a rarity, since their directors are almost always appointed by district judges. But this fall in our part of the world, there are two elections related to water conservancy districts. Both concern inclusion. Lake County voters will decide whether to join the Lower Arkansas River Water Conservancy District; voters in eastern Frémont, and a portion of El Paso county, will decide whether to join the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District.