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7/24/2000
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WSP Section - Colorado River Basin Issues - Ruedi Reservoir - Proposed 1-Year Contract for the Release of 10,825 AF to Endangered Fish in the 15-Mile Reach
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<br />, <br /> <br />and, pursuant to Section 37-92-102(3), the Board may call upon the State Engineer and Division _ <br />Engineer for Water Division 5 to administer water or interests in water held by the Board for <br />minimum streamflows to preserve the natural environment to a reasonable degree within a <br />section of the Colorado River, starting at Palisade, CO, known as the "15-mile reach"; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Board has determined that leasing water from the regulatory capacity of <br />Ruedi Reservoir for minimum streamflows in the I 5-mile reach will contribute to preserving the <br />natural environment to a reasonable degree and is consistent with the Board's authorities under <br />Section 37-92-102(3), Colorado Revised Statutes; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Section 37-92-102(3), Colorado Revised Statutes, is not inconsistent with the <br />operating principles; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Secretary of the Interior joined the Governors of Colorado, Wyoming, and <br />Utah and the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration in executing a <br />cooperative agreement on January 21-22, 1988, to implement the Recovery Implementation <br />Program for the Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin (Recovery <br />Program); and <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />WHEREAS, elements of the Recovery Program are to acquire water and water rights to <br /> <br />protect the habitat of the endangered fish and to conduct research to identify the flow and habitat <br /> <br /> <br />requirements of the endangered fish; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, under Section 5 ofthe Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Secretary of the <br />Interior has the authority to lease water for the conservation of endangered species; and <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />4 <br />
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