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<br />RUEDI DAM AND RESERVOIR, COLO.
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<br />contraet in ace-ordnnce with the pa.)'ment a.bilit.y of such wate-r. users.
<br />7. The prima.ry purpose. uf Huedi Reservoir~ a.nd any reserVOIr c~m-
<br />structed in a.ddition thereto, is to furnish, to the. extent of its CUPfll..'lt,y,
<br />in like manner as if the project were cOllstructed by a water conser-
<br />vanc)' district organized pursuant to the laws of the State of Colorado,
<br />the water required for the lJl'oteetion of we.':itern Colorado water u~.ers
<br />by the provisions of Colora,lo Re\.ised Stntutes W53, 14:'-0-13, renchng
<br />as folJen'ls: "Howe,'er, allY works or faL'ilities plaJllletl :Lnn deslg-ned
<br />for the exportat.ioJl of water from the. nat.ural basin of the Colorado
<br />River and its tributa.ries in Colorado, by allY dist.rict created under
<br />this art.icle, shall be suhjed to the provisions of (,he Colorado Ri\'er
<br />Compact, and the Boulder Cnnyon Project Act.. Any such works 01'
<br />fac.ilities shall be designerl, constructed, and operated in suell a manner
<br />tha.t t.he present, appropriations of water, and in ad.dition thereto
<br />pl'ospect.i\'e llSe.s of water for irrigntion and other beneficial consump-
<br />tive use pnrposes, iuclmling eOllsnmpt.ive uses for domest.ic,_ mining
<br />and indust.rial pl1l-pOSl~S, within th~ natural bnsin of the Colorado
<br />Rivel' ill the. Stnte of Colorado, from which water is exported, will not
<br />be impaired nor inereased in "cost at. the expense of the wa.ter users
<br />wit.hin the nat,ural bilSill. The facilities and other means for the
<br />aecomplislllnent. of sllid purpose shall he illcorpora.ted in, and illUde a
<br />pInt, of nny project plHIl:-- for the exportatinn of water from s.Lid nat-
<br />ural hasin in Color'i."\tlo.~'
<br />8. Projed diw'rsions from Lime Creek shall be 111ade only in t.he
<br />months of ~[ay ;Iud .J nlll:'. of each year, nnless the- Colorado Riyer
<br />1Vntel' Consel'\'at.ioll Distriet shaUl by writtell cOIllJllunicat.ion, advise
<br />the Colorado Stnte engineel' that. ndditiolla.I di,"ersiolls can be made.
<br />~I. The. respe.ct.i\"e decrees which lIIay ue. or h,ne bee,n awarded to
<br />t.he. parties hereto ns a part of the. FI''yingpnn-ArI';llJ\~a~ prnjcl'.t. and
<br />Basn,lt, projel.',t shall he. fuiministe.red by the. pl'ope.r oflil':in.ls of the State
<br />of Colorado ill accordallee with the appJil'able ]n,ws of t.he State of
<br />Colorndo~ and with the following- principles and pl'C"Jeedul'es, to wit:
<br />(1) ThM t.he denlllwl on the waters tnailable under sw__-,h deerees
<br />::;hall be alJoeated in the, following sequence:
<br />(a.) Fm' di,'ersion to the Ark,Ulsas V,dle)' thl'ollg'h the collection
<br />s)"stem nnd t.he facilitie.-.; of lhe Fryillfrpall-Al'kall~;ls project in an
<br />amount. not exceeding nIl aggregate of l:tfl.onn acre-feet of ".ate,1' in
<br />any yenr, hut. not, t.o exceed a. t.otal agg-regilte of 2,:1fi2,HOO ,wre-fee.t. in
<br />any period of :14 consecllti\-e :rea.l'S reckoned ill l'ont.illuin,U' pro~rp,ssi\'e
<br />series :=;t.nrting with the first full year of rliyersiolls. both limit.at.ions
<br />herein being exch!si\'e of ~loar.in::r Fork exchnnges n~ provided in (0)
<br />below, <lllrl exclusl\"e of dn.erslOIls for the. Busk-Inlnhoe decree" a.nd
<br />wit.h t.he further and absolnte limitation t.hat. in order t.o protect ~xist-
<br />ing and future Lp.netkinl uses of water ill western Colorado, including
<br />recreat.ional a.nd fishing yaluesl the Stllte engineer sha]] so rt-'gulate
<br />the tnlJlSmollnt.nin di\"el'sions above referred tOI t.o the end that no
<br />di\'ersions shall be made '.\'hit'h will reduce ~"he re!l1:tining aggregate
<br />st.re.~Ul1 flows to less t,han elthe,r of the- fOlJowlIl!.! mlllllllU1l1 standards:
<br />(i) The Fryingpan colledion system ad-he points of diversion
<br />collectively, exclusive of Lime Creek: Iii cd.s. October 1 throul!:h
<br />:March 31 ; 30 c.f.s. April 1 (,hrough September 30. '
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