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<br />24. The legislature's use of the words "protect the <br />natural environment" is consist~nt with its use of those worus, <br />without definition, throughout the statutes rnlating to the <br />Division of \'iildlifc and the Division of Parks and Outdoor Rec- <br />reation, in C.R.~. 1973, 33-1-101, 13-1-102, :3-1-111, 33-:-112, <br />33-2-101 and 33-5-101, and establishes their C0mffiOn ~zagc, accep- <br />tance and meaning. <br />2~. The term "minimum flow" as used by the legislat1.:re <br />in C.R.S. 1973, 37-92-l03 (4), has a commonly accepteJ rr,eaning <br />and has been utilized in the statutes of at least f01.1r ot':cr <br />states (Oregon, Ore. Rev. Stat. 536.310; lV'a!ihington, Wash. R~v. <br />Stat. 90.54.020; Iowa, Iowa Code Ann. 455 A.l; Montana, Rev. <br />Codes of 110nt. (B77 Cum. Supp.), 89-090 (I) ). <br />26. The game fish species (Colorado River t-lhi~cfi5h, <br />Cutthroat, Rainbow, Eastern Brook and Drown Trout) that exist <br />in the Crystal River anJ hvalanche Creek have been transpl~nted <br />into these streams anJ are naturally reproducing in the s':ream <br />systems except the ~ainbow species, which is Irimarily replen- <br />ished throu9i1 artificial stocki.ng, al t!'lo1.::.gh sotle Rainbow repro- <br />d.uction does occur in t~c streal.1s. (Stipulation, Paragraph 9.) <br />27. The existence of naturally reurouucin<j fisl1 <br />species in tha waters in question is an adequate an~ reasor..1blc <br />portion of th~ natural environment on whic~1 to bast; roi:1ir.,~l~' <br />stream flow determinations. <br />28. The Court had prop€:c jurisdict.iC':. OV'3r t',~ ~~l;..' <br />ject r;;attcr an" the i)arties as l'cr;uirr.1 by C.R.S. 197',';7'-':'~":"1, <br />29. Tho api'.rop:--iatiGns ~1crein ,:lad... ,- :~C:! n.:',r. -con'; ...:".pt: '.'e. <br /> <br />CO~JCL:.JSI"l:'JS t)~ L^\': <br /> <br />1. <br />Th~ C0urt hat, proper ;urisllictior. OV::-r tho ...u~ j("c~ <br /> <br />rr,.1tter an".'. :':"';(': i.~ur~i.os. <br /> <br />- 5 - <br /> <br />.~ . <br />