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<br />- <br /> <br />T , <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.~ <br /> <br />~!1~~~~!!Q~_~~Q_~~~55~5~! <br /> <br />The Rio Grande Water Users Association (the "water <br />Users") and the Colorado water Conservation B03rd (the "board") <br />enter into the following stipulation and agreement in <br />recognition of ~he need to integrate two goals of the State <br />of Colorado:. (I) to provide fleKibility in order to maKimize <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 />:ompact and (Z) the establishment and eKercise of water <br />rights obtained for the p~rpose of preserving the natural <br />environment to a reasonable degree. <br /> <br />~gU!~~~ <br /> <br />A. The ~io Grande :ompact (the "co~pact"l' C.R.S. <br />197). 37-b6-1Jl. imposes a duty on the State of Colorado to <br />dallver water in the Rio Grande at the Colorado-New Mexico <br />stdte lin~. 'd~ini~tration of ~ater rights on the Rio ~rande <br />Edinstem in :~lorado to aSSJre co~pl iance ~ith .the compact <br />, <br />Oblig3tions has resulted in CJrtailments of divarsions of' <br />~ater fro~ tHe Rio Grande, and nas restricted th~ 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 conplex task in administering <br />the Rio Grande and it~ tributaries in order to meet the Obli- <br />gations i~pose~ by the ~O~pdCt. This task.is complicated <br />by the terms of the stay of proceedinys in !~~s~_aQq_~~~ <br />~~~i~~_~~_~~l~[~a~, 39l u.S. 901 (l968). <br /> <br />C. In order to minimize the burdens of compact <br />administration. there is a need to retain flexioility con- <br />cerning the u.e of Rio Grande waters within Colorado. <br /> <br />D. PurSJant to C.R.S. 1973{ 37-92-l02(3). as amended. <br />the board is vested With authority on behalf of th~ People <br />of the Stdte ~f Colorado, to appropriate or acquire suCh <br />~aters 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 ~ater rights") <br />to preserve the natural environment to a reasonable degree <br />~itn respect to certain streams in water Jivision No. 3 <br />with an appropriation date of August 10. 1962. <br /> <br />I <br />t: .t <br /> <br />~QW, THEREFORE. in consideration of the foregoing. it <br />is agreed by and bet~een the Water Jsers and the ~oard as <br />fall o..s: <br /> <br />1. This stipulation and agreement shall apply only <br />