NLLACQ00027

• Case Number: W-583-72
• Lake Name: MEXICAN CUT POND # 9
• Watershed: Crystal River
• Water Division: 5
• Water District: 38
• County: Gunnison
• NLL Acq - Doc Type: Contracts, MOA/MOU, Leases, Agreements

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2'. Purpo_se., of' Des.ign,D.tion-. The Department has, de,terminedi upon recommend~tion

by the Council, that the Property qualifies as a natural area_. to be included in t;he

Colorado Natural Areas System duc- co' ,the fOllowing:

(8) The'Property contains a unique- serie~ of glaGiat shelf ponds
containing. a variety of natural ecosystems for' comparative
biological studies;' and

(b) The Property contains representative sample~ of spruce-fir and
.alpine p~ant c:o~unities; and

. (c) The Property contains ~dditional scientific attributes as
described in Exhibit B, att-ached he'reto and irtc:()rpo~ated
herein by reference; and

Cd) The Property i~ being manage~ by RHaL ?ur~uant to its lease
with, TNC as a research 'pre'serv'e -to: co'n,ti'Que efforts to minimize'
the effects of researeh and-educational'activities~ to maintain
. the ar':'l3 as 1so,la.ted as possiblfa',fro:rfi external- influences, and-:"-
tq faster basic research of the highest quality.

As a tesule of these attributes, the Property provides, ampng other

benefits, the following benefits:

, (a) It' fierves as an example o,f the native condition in studies
relating ta a1r" water, and sail- Qua.11ty ane}: habitat productivity;
and

(b) It s'er'Ves as resource material .fram which .new knowledge may
be derived 'and as a reservoir 'Of g,enetic'_material which has
present and future value to ,scie,ntific inqu.1ry;', and

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(c) It serves as an outdoor- c18:ssr'Oom and laboratory for sc'ie'tltif-ic
study.

3. Ri~hts and Duties 2! the Department. The Department shall list. the

Property as a des~gnated natural area of the Colorado Natural Areas SystemJ The

Department _shall provide. the Own~r with a Cer,tificate indicating said desig:q8tion.

Further, this designation evidences the desire of the Department that ~he Property

be protected from impacts adversely affecting the a~tributes for which the Property

was designated. To the extent that it has ,the authority to do'so; the Department

sh.all not publish any infor.mation- conce~ning the, location of the "Property other

than the name of the C~unty in which it 1s ~ocated.

(a)

Access. The Department has no authority to grant access to
the property without the.mutual co~sent of the OWner or
Lessee. Consent may be gIven when access would be consistent
with and promote the purposes of this Ag~eementa

(b)

Inspection. The Department shall-have the right to inspe~t the
Property from time to time tQ confirm that it is being used solely
for the purposes stated in paragraph' 4a The Department shall '
give the Owner or Lessee ten (10) days prior notice of the date
and 'time it intends to inspect 'the, Property.

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