BOARD00176 ‎(3)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 5/23/2007
• Description: WSP Section - Navajo-Gallup EIS and Status of Navajo Settlement Negotiations - Arizona Position
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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"( G) the ability of individuals or entities located

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2 within the natural basin of the Arkansas J~iver with-

3 in Colorado to enter into {~ontracts for the llse of ex-
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4 cess water storae:e and cOIlVeyance Cal)acitv lmrsuant
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5 to section 8 of this Act or any other authority under
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6 Heelamation law.

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7 "(c) To the extent such contracts are with an entity

8 that does not have an allocatiOll of Prqject cany over stor-

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9 age spa,ce pursuant to the allochtion principles adopted by
10 the Southeastern Colorado vVater Conservancv Distrid on
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11 November 29, 1979, and conf'il~med by the District Court
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12 of Pueblo Countv in Civil Action No. 40487 by decree
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13 dated December 18, 1979, incluiding any subsequent modi-
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14 fications made by the District !that are confirmed by the

15 District Court ('nonqualifiecl' entities); the contracts shall

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16 not impair or otherwise interfCl;e with the ability of quali-

17 fied entities located within the natural basin of the Arkall-
18 sas HiveI' 'within Colorado to <:dltel' into contracts for the
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19 llse of excess water storage and conveyance capacity pur-
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20 suant to this seetion 6. i
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21 "(d) Exeept as l)I'ovieled in! section 9, before entering
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22 into such a contract with an indlividual or entitv that will
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23 use water stored or cOllvevec1 ubeler such contact outside
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24 of the natural basin of the Arltansas Hiver ""ithin Colo-
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25 rado, the Secretary shall provide the Southeastern Colo-

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