Wild & Scenic Rivers South Platte River

• Description: South Platte River Wild and Scenic Rivers Staff Notebook, 1987 to 1998
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 1/1/1997
• Author: CWCB Staff
• Title: South Platte River Wild and Scenic Rivers Staff Notebook, 1987 to 1998
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

2. The amount of water reserved is all of the native water
arising upon or flowing through the designated segments of the
Cache la Poudre River, subject to valid prior appropriations
under Colorado law. These reserved rights shall apply only to
native water of the designated wild and scenic river segments and
shall not include, or in any way limit, either the amount or
pattern of flow of trans -basin diverted or foreign waters.
3. Valid prior appropriations are defined as absolute and
conditional decreed water rights, including decreed exchanges,
with a priority date senior to October 30, 1986.
4. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act provides that:
The jurisdiction of the States over
waters of any stream included in a national
wild, scenic or recreational river area shall
be unaffected by this chapter to the extent
that such jurisdiction may be exercised
without impairing the purposes of this
chapter or its administration.
16 U.S.C. § 1284(d) (1988).
Accordingly, the State of Colorado may continue to
exercise its jurisdiction over the designated reaches of the
Cache la Poudre River, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 1284 (1988).
5. Section 102 of Public Law 99 -590, 100 Stat. 3330 provides
that:
Inclusion of the designated portions of the
Cache la Poudre River and the Wild and Scenic
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