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<br />Statutory Authority of the Board and 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 />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Water Supply Protection <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 of the 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 waters and recommend mitigation to maintain a balance between water <br />development and protection of the State's fish and wildlife resources. The Board also has <br />the authority to investigate and provide responses regarding activities of the federal <br />govemment and other state agencies that may affect the use and development of <br />Colorado's surface and groundwater water resources. The CWCB is responsible for <br />administration of major International Treaties, Interstate Compacts and U.S. Supreme <br />Court decisions impacting Colorado's Water Resources. <br />The following are the compacts and decisions the CWCB must continuallv 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 C.RS.) <br />. 1923S-outliPlafteRivefCori:tpacf (37-65-1 or C.RS.) . <br />. 1938 Rio Grande Compact (37-66-101 and 37-66-102 C.RS.) <br />. 1942 ReoublicanRiver Compact (37-67-101 and 37-67-102 C.RS.) <br />. 1944 Costilla Creek Compact (Rev. 1963) (37-68-101 and 37-68-102 C.RS.) <br />. 1945 Treatvbetween United States and Mexico. Utilization of waters of the <br /> Colorado and Tiiuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande <br />. 1945 Nebraska v. Wvoming (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 Wvomingv. Colorado ((309 U.S. (940)). (259 U.S. 419 (1922)) <br />. 1969 Animas-La Plata Proiect Compact (37-64-101 C,RS.) <br />Section 37-92-102 C.R.S. requires applicants for Recreational In-channel Diversion water <br />rights to provide a copy of their application to the Board. The Board must review the <br />application and submit findings and recommendations to the water court within 90 days <br />of filing a Stateme!1t of Opposition. The Board must determine whether the water right <br />would promote the maximum beneficial use of water; impair the development of compact <br />entitlements; the stream reach is appropriate and accessible; injure a CWCB instream <br />flow; and evaluate other appropriate factors set forth in the Board's rules. <br /> <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />