MOA Southeastern Colorado Water Activity Enterprise and LaJunta

• Description: Pueblo and Torquoise Reservoirs
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 1/17/2002
• Author: Southeastern Colorado Water Activity Enterprise, City of LaJunta, Steve Arveschoug
• Title: MOA Southeastern Colorado Water Activity Enterprise and LaJunta
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Contract/Agreement

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ENLARGEMENTS MOA
GENERAL
C. Participant is a municipal entity that supplies water for municipal purposes, and
desires to participate in implementation and development of the Enlargements in
order to obtain storage space for its nonproject water.
D. Implementation, development, operation and use of the Enlargements shall
comply with applicable provisions of interstate compacts and other state and
federal laws.
E. Implementation and development of the Enlargements will require compliance
with the National Environmental Policy Act ( "NEPA ") and related statutes. The
Enterprise and Participant anticipate that the Bureau of Reclamation, U.S.
Department of the Interior, will serve as the lead agency for environmental
compliance.
F. In order to implement and develop the Enlargements, the Enterprise is negotiating
and intends to enter into a memorandum of understanding ( "MOU ") with the
United States, whereby the Enterprise will reimburse the United States for
specified tasks relating to the implementation and development of the
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