Sue - Makes perfect sense. Most of Colorado's water actually belongs downstream.. Nevada/Arizona/California. So any 'flowing water' has to be able to go unimpeded to the Colorado River so that those places can have their green golf courses and swimming pools. Heaven forbid that we try to grow any crops here .. farmers aren't even allowed to drill on their own property for water. Nor can they pull from the rivers/streams.. none of it belongs to us.