Water anti-speculation report from working group comes up short, critics say
Expect legislation next winter in the Colorado General Assembly that would seek to curb potential speculation in Colorado water. But whether water speculation actually poses a problem remains hotly debated. A report released Aug. 13 by a state work group charged with studying how to strengthen Colorado anti-water-speculation law identifies eight concepts to thwart possible water hoarding that should be studied further. One would eliminate or reduce the agricultural tax benefit for lands from which water is removed following a water rights purchase and transfer.