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develop for a specific purpose in the future. They establish a priority date over later granted water rights. Endangered Fish Recovery Program. Four fish, the Colorado pikeminnow, Razorback sucker, Humpback chub, and Bony tail, are listed as endangered species; they reside in the Colorado, Y ampa- White, and Green Rivers. Green River Pump back: A proposal by Aaron Million to divert water from the Flaming Gorge Reservoir on the Green River and pump it east along Interstate 80 and then south along Interstate 25 to the Front Range. House Bill 1177: Passed in 2005 by the Colorado legislature, this sets up nine roundtables around in the following drainages to discuss how to meet the water demands by year 2030: Western Slope Eastern Slope Colorado Y ampa- White Gunnison San Juan Arkansas Rio Grande North Platte South Platte Denver Metro HB 05-1177 permits basins to study and implement voluntary transfers between basins in Colorado, while reaffirming existing water rights and the prior appropriation system. It states in relevant part: 37-75-102. Water rights - protections. (1) It is the policy of the General Assembly that the cunent system of allocating water within Colorado shall not be superseded, abrogated, or otherwise impaired by this article. Nothing in this article shall be interpreted to repeal or in any manner amend the existing water rights adjudication system. The General Assembly affirms the State Constitution's recognition of water rights as a private usufructuary property right, and this article is not intended to restrict the ability of the holder of a water right to use or to dispose of that water right in any manner permitted under Colorado law. In-stream flow. A flow rate appropriated by the Colorado Water Conservation Board which represents the amount of water deemed necessary to protect the environment to a reasonable degree. This determination takes into consideration the availability of water under water rights administered. An In-Stream Flow right is administered in priority, along with all other water rights on the stream. Maybell Pump Back: A proposal by the Northern Water Conservancy District to pump water from the Yampa River to the Eastern Slope. NCNA. Non consumptive needs assessment conducted pursuant to HB 1177 to determine the amount of water needed to meet environmental and recreational uses. Northern: The Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, the agency that contracts for delivery of water from the Colorado Big Thompson Project that diverts water from the Upper L\CWCB Imaging\Caleb\Minutes\Colorado\2007\Minutes May 2007 CBRTdoc 8 7/l<