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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1 <br />2 <br /> <br />UPON SPECIFIC STUDY OF THE CONFINED AQUIFER SYSTEM, THE STATE <br />ENGINEER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES, PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES OF <br /> <br />3 SECTION 37-92-501 (2), AND, IF APPROPRIATE, MAY ADOPT A DIFFERENT <br />4 METHODOLOGY AS PART OF SUCH RULES TO ALLOW SUCH WITHDRAWALS <br /> <br />5 CONSISTENT WITH PREVENTION OF INJURY TO THE VESTED ABSOLUTE <br /> <br />6 WATER RIGHTS AND DECREED CONDITIONAL WATER RIGHTS OF OTHERS. <br /> <br />7 IN THE PROMULGATION OF SUCH RULES FOR WATER DIVISION 3, THE STATE <br /> <br />8 ENGINEER SHALL RECOGNIZE THAT UNAPPROPRIATED WATER MAY NOT BE <br /> <br />9 MADE AVAILABLE AS A RESULT OF THE REDUCTION OF WATER <br /> <br />10 CONSUMPTION BY NONIRRIGATED NATIVE VEGETATION. SUCH RULES <br />1 I SHALL ALSO ENSURE THAT THE WATER RESOURCES OF WATER DIVISION 3 . <br /> <br />12 SHALL NOT BE DEVELOPED IN A MANNER THAT WILL PREVENT THE WATER <br /> <br />13 RESOURCES FROM BEING RECHARGED OR REPLENISHED UNDER ALL <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />PREDICTABLE CIRCUMSTANCES TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROTECT <br /> <br />15 COLORADO'S ABILITY TO MEET ITS INTERSTATE COMPACT OBLIGATIONS <br />16 AND TO PREVENT INJURY TO SENIOR APPROPRIATORS IN THE ORDER OF <br /> <br />17 THEIR PRIORITIES, AND WITH DUE REGARD FOR DAILY, SEASONAL, AND <br />18 LONGER DEMANDS ON THE WATER SUPPLY. THE STATE ENGINEER AND THE <br />19 COLORADO WATER CONSER V A TION BOARD SHALL COMMENCE A SCOPING <br /> <br />20 STUDY IN 1998. SUCH SCOPING STUDY SHALL BE FUNDED OUT OF <br /> <br />21 REVENUES RECEIVED FROM THE SEVERANCE TAX TRUST FUND PURSUANT <br /> <br />22 TO SECTION 39-29-109, C.R.S., AND SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED <br />23 THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE STATE ENGINEER AND THE COLORADO WATER <br />24 CONSERVATION BOARD SHALL PROCEED WITH DILIGENCE TO COMPLETE <br />25 NEEDED STUDIES SO THAT THE STATE ENGINEER CAN PREPARE AND <br />26 PROMULGATE SUCH RULES. <br /> <br />~ <br />-,)- <br /> <br />1011 <br />