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• Board Meeting Date: 9/20/2006
• Description: Report of the Attorney General
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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JOHN W. SliTHERS
Attorney General

CVNTHlA H. COFFMAN
Chief Deputy Attorney General

DANIEL D. DOMENICO
Solicitor General

STATE OF COLORADO
DEPARTMENT OF LAW

STATE SERVICES BlIILDING
1525 Sherman Street - 7th Floor
Denver( Colorado 80203
Phone [phone]

OFFICE OF THE ArrORNEV GENERAL

September 11, 2006

MEMORANDUM

TO: Colorado Water Conservation Board

FROM: John W, Suthers
Attorney General

Carol Angel ct:Jc'--L
First Assistant Attorney General

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RE:

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Alexandra pa\lis-A'p',,.-
First Assistant Attorney General

Report of the Attorney General]

FEDERAL & INTERSTATE MATTERS

1. Forest Service Reserved Ril!hts Cases. Case Nos. W-1l46-73 et al.. Water Division 7.

The United States has still not responded to the settlement offer that the state and the water
users made in June 2003, The Southwest District has attempted to discuss the issue with the
Forest Service, as part ofthe Governmental Water Roundtable, a forum for water issues relating
to the amendment of the San Juan Forest Management Plan, but the Forest Service has not been
receptive to these requests,

2. Kansas v. Colorado. United States Supreme Court. No. 105, Oril!inal.

Special Master Arthur Littleworth requested clarification of the remaining issues in dispute
regarding the proposed Decree and Appendices and confirmation that Kansas had received the
costs paid by Colorado. Kansas has acknowledged receipt of costs, and the States conferred
and provided responses, The Special Master approved the schedule to try to resolve the

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