2004 Steamboat Lake Lease and Sublease

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. . The CWCB has cooperated extensively with the united states Fish and Wildlife Service and other Recovery Program participants to develop and implement a recovery plan. CWCB has developed considerable expertise in the appropriation and protection of in- stream flows by virtue of its authority over the statewide mini- mum stream flow program. 2 . Purpose This agreement is being entered into by Parks and CWCB in order to define the responsibilities of each agency in facilitat- ing the beneficial use of the water by the Fish and wildlife Ser- vice and to take advantage of CWCB's special expertise in the management of instream flows. Parks is aware of and sensitive to the need for protecting Colorado's future water development opportunities. Parks ini- tiated the development of this MOA in order to assure that its use of the Steamboat Lake storage rights is exercised in a manner that is not detrimental to Colorado's interstate compact alloca- tions and future development opportunities, or inconsistent with Colorado's instream flow program. Delivery of the storage releases to the habitat of the en- dangered fishes, under the supervision of the CWCB, should con- tribute significantly toward the success of the Recovery Program efforts. 3. Authority The authority for this agreement is contained in S 33-10-107(1) (d), C.R.S. (1990), for Parks and in SS 37-60-106(1) (k), C.R.S. (1990), and 37-92-102(3), C.R.S. (1990) for the CWCB. 4. Responsibilities The responsibilities of Parks and the CWCB are set forth below: 4.1. Parks Parks agrees to notify the CWCB within 48 hours after re- ceiving a request from Fish and Wildlife Service for the release of water from Steamboat Lake. Such notice shall include the an- -2- " "