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` ~ <br />r <br />#CAOA433~ <br />Memorandum of Agreement for the Interim Provision <br />of Water to the 15-Mile Reach of the Colorado River <br />This Memorandum of Agreement for the Interim Provision of Water to the 15-Mile Reach <br />of the Colorado River. (the "Agreement"} is entered into by and between the Colorado River Water <br />Conservation District (the "River District") and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the "Service") <br />as of April 19, 2000. <br />I. Recitals <br />A. The River District is a political subdivision of the State of Colorado created and <br />existing pursuant to its Organic Act, C.R.S. § 37-46-101, etet sep., and other applicable <br />Colorado law. The River District is responsible for promoting the conservation, use, <br />and development of Colorado River water for the benefit of the River District and its <br />inhabitants and the State of Colorado. <br />B. The City and County of Denver, acting by and through its Board of Water <br />Commissioners ("Denver Water"} is a municipal corporation created and existing <br />under the Charter of the City and County of Denver and other applicable Colorado <br />law. Denver Water is responsible to maintain a water works system necessary to <br />supply the needs of the City and County of Denver. <br />C. The Service is a bureau in the U. S. Department of the Interior created pursuant to <br />federal law. A mission of the Service is to work with others to conserve, protect, and <br />enhance fish and wildlife and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the <br />American people. <br />D. The parties to this Agreement aze participating in the Recovery Implementation <br />Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin (the <br />"Recovery Program"), designed to aid in the recovery of four species of fish listed <br />as endangered under the Endangered Species Act ("ESA"}, and have cooperatively <br />worked on the development of recovery actions described in the Programmatic <br />Biological Opinion (the "PBO") for the Implementation ofthe Recovery Program in <br />the 15-Mile Reach of the Colorado River dated December 20, 1999. <br />E. The Recovery Program and PBO rely on a permanent commitment by water users in <br />the State of Colorado to release 10,825 acre-feet of water per year to the 15-Mile <br />Reach of the Colorado River for flow augmentation. <br />F. The parties to this Agreement aze committed to addressing water uses, ESA <br />compliance, and Recovery Program actions in the sub-basins of the Colorado River <br />outside the scope of the PBO for the 15-Mile Reach of the Colorado River. <br />