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10 <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />Fifth section is the section that I work for, and <br />that's the Instream Flow Protection. And, in 1973, the <br />general assembly for the first time decided that, rather than <br />having a diversionary requirement in Colorado water law, they <br />would recognize instream flow water rights to preserve the <br />natural environment to a reasonable degree. And the passage <br />of that historical legislation really was the first time that <br />any prior appropriation state had recognized that you could <br />get a water right decree from instream uses. <br />And, in recognizing that, the general assembly <br />authorized my section and authorized the appropriation of <br />instream flows to preserve the natural environment to a <br />reasonable degree. That involves both the appropriations, and <br />we have over 8,000 miles of protected stream. We have over <br />1200 appropriations in the state of Colorado. We're the <br />largest water rights holder in the state of Colorado. <br />My job is to, one, assist in the legal aspects of <br />appropriating instream flows at the forefront, and also to <br />assist in protecting or defending the CWCB's decreed instream <br />flows from injury from other water rights applications. I do <br />that by reviewing the seven water court resumes, by filing <br />statements of opposition when there is an issue that may be <br />relevant to the CWCB, and then also by working with applicants <br />to determine whether there may be terms and conditions that <br />may be appropriate to resolving that matter or, in the event