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• Board Meeting Date: 7/22/2008
• Description: WSP Section - Animas-La Plata Project - Further Discussion on Operating Entity Agreements and State Participation and Discussion on State Purchase of its Allocations in Ridges Basin Reservoir
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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