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<br />.' <br /> <br />. '. <br /> <br />- <br />e- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~!le~~~!!Q~_~~Q_~~~ss~s~! <br /> <br />The Rio Grande Water Users Association (the "Water <br />Users") and the Colorado ~ater Conservation Board (the "board") <br />enter into the following stipulation and agreement in <br />recognition of fhe ne~d to integrate two goals of the State <br />of Colorado: (1) to provide flexibility in order to maximize <br />the beneficial use Colorado can make of the waters of the <br />Rio Grande available for use by Colorado under the Rio Grande <br />Compact a.nd (2) the establishment and eKercise of water <br />rights obtained for the purpose of preserving the natural <br />environment to a reasonable degree. <br /> <br />gUHk~ <br /> <br />A. The Rio Grande Compact (the "compact"). C.R.S. <br />197J. 31-66-1)1. imposes a duty on the State of Colorado to <br />d~llver Nater in the Rio Grande at the Colorado-New ~e"ico <br />state lin~. 'dministration of water rights on the Rio ~rande <br />~dinstem in Colorado to aSSJre compl iance with _the compact <br />Oblig~tions has resulted in cJrtailments of div~rsions of \ <br />water from the Rio Grande. and nas restricted the use of <br />variOJS Rio Grande Reservoirs. <br /> <br />a. The Water users and the board recognize that <br />the State of Colorado has a compleK task in administering <br />the Rio Grande and its tributaries -in order to meet the obli- <br />gations impose~ by the compact. This task is complicated <br />by the terms of the stay of proceedings in !~~~~_!Ug_~~~ <br />~~!L~~_~~_~~l~[~2~' 391 J.S. 901 (1968). <br /> <br />C. In order to minimize the burdens of compact <br />administration. there is a need to retain fleKioility con- <br />cerning the use of .Rio Grande waters within Colorado. <br /> <br />D. PursJant to C.R.S. 1973{ 31-92-102(3). as amended. <br />the board is vested With authority on behalf of th~ People <br />of the State of Colorado. to appropriate or acquire suCh <br />waters of natural streams and lakes as may be required to <br />preserve the natural environment to a reasonable degree. <br />The board established water rights (herein "said water rightS") <br />to preserve the natural environment to a reasonable degree <br />witn respect to certain streams in Water Jivision No. 3 <br />wit~ an appropriation date of August 16. 1982. <br /> <br />~OW. THEREFORE. in consideration of the foregoing. it <br />is agreed by and between the Water Jsers and the ~oard as <br />f~ll o..s: <br /> <br />1. This stipulation and agreement shall apply only <br />