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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />4 <br />5 <br />.6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />WATER RIGHTS, and written instructions and orders of the state <br /> <br />2 engineer, in conformity with such constitution and laws, and <br /> <br /> <br />3 no other official, board, commission, department, or agency, <br /> <br />except as provided in this article and article 8 of title 25~ <br /> <br /> <br />C~R. S. 1973, has jurisdictton and authority with respect. t~ <br /> <br /> <br />said administration, distribution, and regulation. It is th~ ~ <br /> <br /> <br />legislative intent that the operation of this section shall~ <br /> <br /> <br />not be used to allow ground water withdrawal which WOU1~ . <br /> <br /> <br />deprive senior surface rights of the amount of water to Wh;C~ <br /> <br /> <br />said surface rights would have been entitled in the absence o~ - <br /> <br /> <br />such ground water withdrawal and that ground water d;versions~ <br /> <br /> <br />shall not be curtailed nor OR required to replace wate~ <br /> <br /> <br />withdrawn for the benefit of surfaee-r;ght SENIOR priorities.~ <br /> <br /> <br />eyen--though--sueh--surfaee--r;ght--pr;orft;es--be--sen;or--;n <br /> <br />15 prioritY--date;--when;--assam;ng--the--absenee-of-ground-water <br /> <br /> <br />16 w;thdrawai-by~jun;or-pr;orit;es;-water--wouid--not--haye--been <br /> <br /> <br />17 ava;iabie--for--divers;on--by--sueh--surfaee--r;ght--under-the <br /> <br /> <br />18 priority-system7 The state engineer may adopt rules and <br /> <br /> <br />19 regulations to. assist in, but not as a prerequisite to, the <br /> <br />. 20. performance of the foregoing duties. NEITHER THE ADOPTION OR <br />21 . LACK OF ADOPTION NOR THE .ENFORCEMENT OR LACK OF ENFORCEMENT OF <br />22 ANY RULE OR REGULATION OR OF THE PRIORITY SYSTEM SHALL ALTER <br />23 THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRIORITY SYSTEM OR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE <br />24 PRIORITY SYSTEM UNDER SECTION 37-92-306. <br />25 SECTION 7. 37-92-502 (2), Colorado Revised Statutes <br /> <br />26 1973, is amended to read: <br /> <br />i'e <br /> <br />,. <br />F, <br />:1:_> <br /> <br />-13- <br /> <br />90 <br /> <br />- - - - <br />-- -- -- - - - --- -- -- <br />