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<br />. '. <br /> <br />.0" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~!l~~h~!lQ~_~~Q_~~~gg~~~! <br /> <br />The Rio Grande Water Users Association (the "Water <br />users") and tne Colorado ~ater Co~servation B03rd (the "board") <br />enter into the following stipulation and agreement in <br />recog~ition of (he need to integrate two goals of the State <br />of Colorado: (I) 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 and (l) the establi~hment and exercise of water <br />rights obtained for the purpose of preserving the natural <br />environment to a reasonable degree. <br /> <br />!!gUBh~ <br /> <br />A. The ~io Grande Compact (the "CO~PdCt"). C.R.S. <br />1?7], 37-bb-IJ1.i~p~ses a dut, o~ the State of Colorado to <br />dallver Hdter in the Rio Grande at the Colorado-New Mexico <br />~tate lin~. 4dministration of ~ater rights on the Rio ~rande <br />~dinstem In :~Iorddo to assure compliance with .the compact <br />~blig~tions has resulted in curtailments of div?rsions of I <br />.~ater from the Rio Grande. and nas restricted the use of <br />variOJS Rio Grande Reservoirs. <br /> <br />a. The Water vsers and the board recognize that <br />the State of Colorado has a conplex taSk in administering <br />the Rio Grande dnd its tributaries in order to meet the Obli- <br />gations impose~ by the cn~pdct. This task is complicated <br />by the terms of the stay of proceedin~s in !~~~~_!~q_~~~ <br />~~~i~~_!~_~~!2~~22' 311 U.S. 901 (19b8). <br /> <br />C. In order to minimize the burde~s of compact <br />admi~istratio~. there is a need to retain flexioility con- <br />cerni~g tne u.e of Rio Grande waters within ColoradO. <br /> <br />D. Pursuant to C.R.S. 1973: 37-9Z-IOZ(3). as amended, <br />the board is vested With authority on behalf of th~ People <br />of the State ~f Colorado. to appropriate or acquire SUCh <br />waters of natural streams and lakes as may be required to <br />preserve the natural envircnment 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 ~ivision No. 3 <br />wit~ dn appropriation date of August lb. 198Z. <br /> <br />~OW. THEREFORE. in consideration of the foregoing. it <br />is agreed by and between the water Jsers a~d the ~oard as <br />foil 0..5: <br /> <br />1. This stipul3tion and agreement shall apply only <br />