From The Pueblo Chieftain (Chris Woodka):
The Lower Ark board plans to set up a compliance program under new rules that are now moving through Division 2 Water Court. Most objectors have settled or are planning to settle in the case before a November trial date. The rules are being sought by State Engineer Dick Wolfe to ensure that improvements like canal lining, sprinklers and drip irrigation do not increase consumptive use. They are primarily aimed at avoiding future claims by Kansas that Colorado is violating the Arkansas River Compact.
The board wants to have the program up and running if the rules are approved and take effect on Jan. 1, 2011.
More Ark Valley consumptive use rules coverage here.