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<br />. . <br /> <br />.6a. <br /> <br />.- <br /> <br />1 '. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~!!e~~~!!Q~_~~Q_!~~55~5~! <br /> <br />The Rio Grande Water Users Association (the "Water <br />Users") and tne Colorado ~ater Conservation Board (the "board") <br />enter into the following stipulation and agreement in <br />recognition of the need to integrate two goals of the State <br />of Colorado: (11 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 (Z) the establishment and exercise of water <br />rights obtained for the pJrpose of preserving the natural <br />environment to a reasonable degree. <br /> <br />HUBU <br /> <br />.. The ~io Grande Compact (the "co~pact"). C.R.S. <br />191). 31-66-1)1. imp3ses a duty on the State of ColoradO to <br />d~llver wdter i~ the Riu Grande at the Colorado-New Mexico <br />state lin~. 'dmini~tration of water rights on the Rio ~rande <br />~'dinste.'Il In :olor.Jdo to aSSJre compl iance with .the compact <br />obI i9~tions has resulted in c.lrtai lments of diversions of l <br />water from the Rio Grande. dnd nas restricted the use of <br />variOJS Rio Grande Reservoirs. <br /> <br />a. The Water ~sers and the board recognize that <br />the State of Colorado has a conplex task in administering <br />the Rio Grande and its tributdrie~ 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 !~~~~_a~~_~~~ <br />~~!L~~_~~_~~1~~~12' 391 ~.S. 901 (1968). <br /> <br />C. In order to minimize the burdens of compact <br />ad'llinistration. there is a need to retain flexibility con- <br />cerning the use of Rio Grande waters within Colorado. <br /> <br />o. PurSJant to C.R.S. 1913{ 31-9Z-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 e$tablished water rights (herein "said water right$") <br />to preserve the natural environment to a reasonable degree <br />witn respect to certain stream$ in Water Jivision No. 3 <br />Wlt~ an appropriation date of August 16. 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 o..s: <br /> <br />1. This stipulation and agreement shall apply only <br />