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<br />united states District Court for Colorado) and one in the state Water <br />Court. There are also objections pending before the Corps of Engineers <br />on the issuance of 404 permits fOr the Western Slope collection <br />features of the project. <br /> <br />So there are a lot of actions pending which otherwise would be dragged <br />out for years and years. These cases are almost certain to go to the I <br />united States supreme Court if they are not settled. So I consider <br />that this is a remarkable achievement. On both sides there has been a <br />give and take procedure. There were times that I could have killed <br />the participants on both sides or at times one side or the other. I <br />wasn't always too patient with them. I am extremely patient, despite <br />my. bad reputation. (Laughter.) <br /> <br />We did finally work out a compromise, which is before this board and <br />which was approved last Monday by the Governor. I would recommend to <br />the Board that the Board adopt the resolution ratifying this agreement <br />as it is attached to the memorandum which I sent you previously on <br />this subject. <br /> <br />MR. FURNEAUX: <br /> <br />Mr. Chairman, I move the adoption. <br /> <br />MR. JACKSON: <br /> <br />Second. <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />Is there any further discussion? <br /> <br />MR. FETCHER: <br />complicated. <br /> <br />I have read through it, and I must say that it is quite <br />I hope~it can be administered. <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: We see no great problem with the administration of it. <br />The key element is the cooperative arrangement between the State and <br />the city of Aspen and the United States Forest Service relative to <br />certain decrees on Hunter Creek OWned by those entities. <br /> <br />We met last Friday with the-Supervisor of the National Forest, the . <br />White River National FOrest. The Forest Service has indicated a great <br />willingness to transfer its decrees to the State for minimum stream- <br />flows. <br /> <br />There is the complex procedure, of' course, of acqulrlng federal rights, <br />but we see no real problem. The Forest Service has been extremely <br />cooperative throughout all these negotiations. It is the desire of <br />the Forest Service people that these decrees be converted to minimum <br />streamflows. This would alleviate.then any adverse effects upon the <br />Fryingpan-Arkansas Project water supply. <br /> <br />There is that element of risk in there, the completion of successful <br />negotiations for those decrees. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />MR. FETCHER: I move the question. <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: The quftstion has been called for. All in favor <br />signify by saying "Aye." (unanimous ayes.) Those opposed? (NO <br />response. ) <br /> <br />-18- <br />