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<br />Policy Implementation Objectives <br /> <br />Water Supply Protection Section <br /> <br />ComDacts - Maintain ability for the State to utilize and develop its entitlement under <br />interstate compacts (pursuant to the appropriation doctrine), especially the: <br /> <br />. Colorado River and Upper Colorado River Compacts and the Colorado River <br />Salinitv Control Prol!.ram <br />. Arkansas River Compact <br /> <br />Provide the State Engineer and the Division of Water Resources SEO with support and <br />consultation regarding other compacts and U.S. Supreme Court decisions allocating <br />water to aide the State in maximizing the beneficial use of its water. <br /> <br />The significant tools to be developed and/or maintained to reach these goals include: use <br />of the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) financial resources and developing, <br />maintaining, and using the Colorado's Decision Support Systems (CDSS). <br /> <br />Serve Water Providers and the Public - Serve water providers and the public regarding <br />water supply, compacts, water policies, threatened and endangered species, federal water <br />rights, and water quality issues. Specific areas related to technical support and <br />consulting include: <br /> <br />. Intra- and inter-state water quantity management <br />. Inter-state water quality issues <br />. Guide and counsel those wanting to develop water <br />. Reviewing RICD applications and making appropriate recommendations <br /> <br />Native SDecies Prol!.rams - Provide regulatory stability for water users via program <br />development and implementation of habitat protection and endangered species recovery <br />programs. Make recommendations for expenditures from the Native Species <br />Conservation Trust Fund. Use CDSS as a foundation for decision-making. Provide <br />support for the SEO and the Division of Wildlife (DOW) for their activities. ParticiDate in <br />interstate DrOl!.rams that Drovide rel!.ulatory stabilitv for water users such as: <br />. The UDDer Colorado River Endanl!.ered Fish Recovery Prol!.ram; <br />. The San Juan River Endanl!.ered Fish Recovery Prol!.ram; <br />. The Platte River CooDerative Al!.reement; and, <br />. The Glen Canyon Dam AdaDtive Manal!.ement Prol!.ram. <br /> <br />Federal Water Claims - Better define water needed to fulfill federal land uses. Support <br />efforts to determine reasonable and appropriate quantities of water needed to satisfy <br />federal claims for water for federal lands and evaluate the impact of such claims on <br />compact apportionments and development opportunities. <br /> <br />3 <br />