BOARD02109

• Board Meeting Date: 6/15/1950
• Description: Table of Contents, Minutes and Resolutions. Volumes I and II of Transcription of Meeting
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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12. The project will be operated in such a manner that those
in Eastern Colorado using project water imported from the Colorado
River Basin for domestic purposes shall have preference over those
claiming or using water for any other' purpose.

13. The project is to be operated in such a manner as to secure
the greatest benefit from the use and re-use of imported project waters
wi thin project boundaries in the State of Colorado.

14. The benefits and rights of Western Colorado water users in
and to water stored in Green Mountain Reservoir, as described and de-
fined in Senate Document 80, Seventy-fifth Congress, First Session,
shall not be impaired or diminished by this project.

15. T he project, its operation, maintenance, >"and use shall be
subject to the provisions of the Upper Colorado River Basin. Compact of
October 11, 1948 (Public Law 37, 81st ~ongress, First Session), the
Colorado River Compact of November 24, 1922 (House Document 605, 67th
(;ongress, 4th sessionf, and the BoUlder Canyon Project. Act of December
21, 1928 (45 Stat. '1057-1064). In the event any curtailment of use of
Colorado River water in the State of Colorado is necessary to satisfy
the provisions of the Colorado River Compact or the Upper (;olorado River
Basin Compact, then the diversion of water for the benefit of Eastern
Colorado shall be curtailed in advance of any curtailment of use of
eolorado River water in Western Colorado.

16. The Secretary of the Interior shall at any time have tile
option to obtain or require the transfer to the United States of any am
all rights initiated or acqUired by the appropriation or use of water
through the works of the project in Eastern Colorado, 'except vested rights
to present appropriations; provided, however, that the title so taken
shall be subject to a beneficial use of such water as may be provided
in the p~ment contract or contracts. The rights to store water in
Aspen Reservoir to the extent of 28,000 acre-feet slJall be initiated,
acquired and held in the narne.of the United States for the replacement
of water diverted to Eastern Colorado and for use in Western Colorado.

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17. To assure project operation in conformity with the operating
principles heretofore stated, to provide a means for the collection and
interchange of information, and to provide a method for the continued
study of project operations to. the end that, if the stated operating
principles ~ be improved upon, recommendations for changes may be made
to the contracting parties, a commission shall be created in an appropri-
ate manner to be composed of one representative of the Eastern Colorado
eonservancy District, one representative of the Colorado River Water Con-
servation District, two representatives of the United States, and one
representative of the State of Colorado appointed by the Colorado Water
Conservation Board after consultation with the Colorado Game and Fish
:COmmission. The powers of such commission shall be limited to the
collection of data, the making of findings of fact, and the suggestion
of changes in operating principles.