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<br />Statutory Authority of the Board aud Board Staff <br /> <br />The Board's statutory authorities and responsibilities are defined in 37-60 and 37-92 <br />C.RS. The specific authorities are further discussed below. <br /> <br />Water Supplv Protection <br /> <br />Sections 37-60-106 and 37-60-115 C.RS. (1990) set forth the statutory requirements for <br />the CWCB to protect the authority, interests and rights of the State and its citizens in <br />matters pertaining to interstate waters ofthe State of Colorado. Under these statutes, the <br />CWCB is required to cooperate with federal agencies and other states to better utilize the <br />waters of the State of Colorado, develop legislation to secure greater beneficial utilization <br />of these watersL --aad-recommend mitigation to maintain a balance between water <br />development and protection of the State's fish and wildlife resources and control <br />phreatophvtes. The Board also has the authority to investigate and provide responses <br />regarding activities of the federal government and other state agencies that may affect the <br />use and development of Colorado's surface and groundwater water resources. The <br />CWCB is responsible for administration of major International Treaties, Interstate <br />Compacts and U.S. Supreme Court decisions impacting Colorado's Water Resources. <br /> <br />The following are the compacts and decisions the CWCB must continually administer, or <br />support other state officials in their administration: <br />. 1922 Colorado River Compact (37-61-101 to 37-61-104 C.RS.) <br />. 1922 La Plata River Compact (37-63-101 and 37-63-102 CRS.) <br />. 1923 South Platte River Compact (37-65-101 C.RS.) <br />. 1938 Rio Grande Compact (37-66-101 and 37-66-102 C.RS.) <br />. 1942 Republican River Compact (37-67-101 and 37-67-102 C.R.S.) <br />. 1944 Costilla Creek Compact (Rev. 1963) (37-68-101 and 37-68-102 C.R.S.) <br />. 1945 Treaty between United States and Mexico, Utilization of waters of the <br />Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande <br />. 1945 Nebraska v. Wyoming (325 U.S. 589) <br />. 1948 Upper Colorado River Compact (37-62-101 to 37-62-106 C.RS.) <br />. 1949 Arkansas River Compact (37-69-101 to 37-69-106 C.RS.) <br />. 1957 Wyoming v. Colorado ((309 U.S. (1940)), (259 U.S. 419 (1922)) <br />. 1969 Animas-La Plata Project Compact (37-64-101 C.R.S.) <br />. Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act -- Codified as 43 U.S.C.A 1571 to <br />1599 (P.L. 93-320) <br />. Criteria for the Coordinated Long-Range Ooeration of Colorado' River Reservoirs <br />pursuant to the Colorado River Basin Proiect Act of September 30. 1968 -- This <br />document was filed June 9. 1970 as Federal Register Document 70-7138 and <br />published in Vo1.35. No.112 FEDERAL REGISTER. Wednesday. June 10. 1970 <br />. Colorado River Interim Surplus Guidelines -. The Colorado River Interim Surplus <br />Guidelines were adopted as a result of a Record of Decision signed by the <br />Secretary ofInterior on January 16.2001 and published in the FEDERAL <br />REGISTER on January 25.2001 (66 FR 7772-7782). Also. a notice regarding <br /> <br />Page 2 of5 <br />