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<br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Streetl Room 718 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 666.3311 <br />TDD: (303) 666-3543 <br />Fax: (303) 866.2115 <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br /> <br /> <br />/i1kc:J.men -18 <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE.DIRECTOR <br /> <br />December 12, 2002 <br /> <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Greg E. Walcher <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />The'Honorable Gale Norton <br />Secretary <br />U.S. Department of Tnterior <br />1849 C. Street, N.W. <br />Washington, D.C. 20240 <br /> <br />Dear Secretary Norton: <br /> <br />The State of Colorado thanks you for your tireless efforts on Colorado River <br />Basin issues. Tn particular, we appreciate the hard work you and your staff have put into <br />the process for California water ehtities to execute the Quantification Settlement <br />Agreement (QSA) by December 31, 2002. <br /> <br />The State is extremely concemed that California has failed to meet this crucial <br />deadline. While we appreciate the substantial efforts of California parties, Colorado is <br />steadfast in its insistence that California reduce its Colorado River use to its entitled 4.4 <br />million acre feet per year. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Should the QSA go unsigned, there is no other option but immediate suspension <br />of the Tnterim Surplus Guidelines on January 1. As Colorado suffers from the worst <br />drought experienced in 300 years, we cannot and Vlill not support so-called "surplus" <br />deliveries to California. . <br /> <br />Thank you again for your efforts. <br /> <br /> <br />eg E. Walcher, <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Board of Land Commissioners. Division of Minerals & Geology/Geological Survey <br />Oil- & Gas Conservation Commission. Colorado State Parks. State Forest Service <br />Water Conservation Board. Diyision of Water Resources. Division of Wild{(fe <br />