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<br /> for acquisition: the environment to be preserved or improved by the proposed acquisition: or such <br /> other factors the Board may identify;- <br />; ~~ Tfhe natural flow regime-: <br />s-~- ~3i = zany potential material injury to existing decreed water rights:~ <br /> ±~` ~ Tfhe historical consumptive use and historical return flows n°t~~tif the water <br /> right proposed for acquisition that may be available for instream fio~t~ use <br /> i"5 • Tfhe natural environment that may be preserved or improved by the proposed <br /> acquisition=- <br /> 6 ~ Tfhe location of other water rights on the subject stream; s;:-. <br />i-;-~ ?~ + Tfhe effect of the proposed acquisition on any relevant interstate compact issue, <br /> including whether the acquisition:. would assist in meeting or result in the overdeliverv of compact <br /> O~JI!gatlOnS: <br /> ~) ~ -Tfhe effect of the proposed acquisition on the maximum utilization of the waters <br /> of the state:: <br />e=g- °g~ ~,.- 4~~J;,~hether the water acquired will be available for subsequent use or reuse <br /> downstream:- <br /> L ~ Gr ~ - - - ~~d=~-Tthe cost to complete the transaction or any other associated costs: and <br /> (1 ~ The administrabilit~~ cf the acquired water rcht Yrhen 4s;... for ins#r eaYt1 f104v - ur G'Ses. <br /> <br />The Board shall awe-determine how to best utilize the acquired water, water rights or interest in water to <br />preserve or improve the natural environment. <br />6f. Factors Related to Loans and Leases, <br />In addition to considering the factors listed above. fcr loans and leases Of ~ti~ater. water rights and interests <br />in ~yvater for ISF purposes under section 37-g2- ~u~i3i. <br />'') The Board shall consider the extent to which the leased or loaned +JVater will preserve or <br />im rove the natural enY~ironment to a reasonable de roe, irciudin but r:.ot limited to. <br />'a ~ LNhether the arount of water available for acquisition is needed to ^rovide flo~:ls to meet <br />a decreed ISF amount in below average years: and <br />(b 'J'-Whether the amou nt of water available far a~~ruisition cou'd be used to and would <br />improve the natural environment to a reasonable degree, either alone or in combination <br />~r~th existing tieceed lSF ~~~~ater rights. <br />#2) In considerin_ the extent to ~Lvriicr the leaseo or loaned ~~ra"ter ~^~il! reserve Or im~fOVe the <br />r'atural environment to a reasonable degree, the Board will request and revie-~r a biological <br />anai~•sis from the Colorado ~ivison of ~tdildlife. and ~~rill revie,~1, an~r other biolo ical or soientifc <br />evidence presented to the Board. <br />if other sources of crater are available for acquisitions on the suhiect strear~~ reachies! by <br />~,urchase or dar,ation, the Board shall fully consider each proposed acquisition and give <br />preference first to the donation and then to a reasonable acr~uisitiOn b°,~ purchase. <br />s <br />