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<br />5. Support efforts for development of agricultural and municipal ~ stonge and delivery <br />projects for the benefit of Arlamss.s River Basin users. <br /> <br />6. Support a.greements~ which will optimize and coordinate water storage and ws,ter <br />exchanges within. all reaches of the Arkansas River Basin (including recreational <br />mstreaIn flows) with priority for sucb water excb.anges directed to intra-basin water users. <br /> <br />7. Promote the vitality of the Arkansas River Basin communities by pursuing regional <br />economic development, tmnsportation,. and other projectS of mutUal in~rest. <br /> <br />8. Consider water quality in all discussions, ne~otill.tions. agreements~ and legislation related <br />to the foregoing goals. <br /> <br />9. All of the foregcins: 80als shall be pursued in ~CQrdance with the doct.rin~ of pJior <br />appropriation, federal law, local l'lw, and the laws and regul.atlons of the State of <br />Colorado, while acknowledging the rights and obligations of certain of the parties under <br />existing agreements, the right to continue uti~g cxi~g decreecl water storage rights <br />and exchanges in order of priority. and the right of'the parties to compromise such rights <br />or interests 3r.ld amend existing agreements. <br /> <br />The parties acknowledge that each is a gove.rnm.ea.tal entity with ~iffcrlng legal authority <br />that,..in some circumstances, may constrain a party~s actions in pursuit of the stared goals. The <br />parties 'Will work cooperatively, promptly, !nd construeti.vely within this framework towards <br />reasonable and equitable specific solutions, projectst and agreements thal achieve the parties' <br />respective goals and to ~e benefit of the AIkansas River Basin. <br /> <br />By <br /> <br /> <br />AIT~1kS) <br /> <br />2 <br />