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<br /> <br />JOHN W. SUTHERS <br />Attorney General <br /> <br />CYNTHIA H. COFFMAN <br />Chief Deputy Attorney General <br /> <br />DANIEL D. DOMENICO <br />Solicitor General <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DEPARTMENT OF LAW <br /> <br />STATE SERVICES BUILDING <br />1525 Sherman Street - 7th Floor <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone (303) 866-4500 <br /> <br />OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL <br /> <br />August 30,2007 <br /> <br />TO: Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />FROM: John W. Suthers <br />Attollley General <br /> <br />Carol Angel <br />Susan Schneider <br />First Assistant Attollleys General <br /> <br />RE: Report of the Attollley General <br /> <br />FEDERAL & INTERSTATE MATTERS <br /> <br />1. Southelll Ute and Ute Mountain Ute Tribes' Settlement Case Nos. 7-W-1603-76F & 76J, 02- <br />CW-85 & 86: 01CW54. <br /> <br />The Colorado Supreme Court granted our motion to dismiss CPA's appeal of the A-LP diligence <br />case. The next A-LP diligence application has been prepared and will be filed by Southwestern <br />on August 31. CPA has obtained an extension of time until September 26 to file its opening <br />brief in its appeal concerning the amended tribal reserved water rights decrees. <br /> <br />2. Division 3 Confined Aquifer New Use Rules <br /> <br />Nothing new at this time. <br /> <br />3. Kansas v. Colorado (No.1 05 Original) <br /> <br />The States each submitted opening briefs on the two unresolved decree issues on August 17 and <br />reply briefs on August 24,2007. They plan to finalize the last technical appendix within the <br />week. As far as we know, the Special Master is still planning to submit his Report and <br />Recommendation to the Supreme Court in early Fall. <br /> <br />4. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Reserved Rights Case, No. 01CW05 Water <br />Division 4 <br /> <br />The State (CWCB, DOW, and SEO) entered into a stipulation with several other water users, <br />environmental groups, and the U.S. regarding the previous stipulations between the U.S. and <br />