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<br />, :", <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />'.. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />'.. <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />i!!eYb!!!Q~_!~Q_!~!~~~l~! <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The Rio Grande Water Users Associ.tion (the "Water <br />users") .nd tne tolor~do ~ater Conservation BOlrd (the "board") <br />enter into the followin~ stipulation .nd .greement in <br />recognition of ~ne nedd to integrate two goals of the St.te <br />of tolor'do: (1) to provide fle.ibility in order to ..ximile <br />the beneficial use tolorado c.n ..ke of the w.ters of the' <br />Rio Grande available for use by Color.do under the Rio Grande <br />Co.pact .nd (Z) the establish.ent and exercise of water <br />rignts obtained for tne p~rpose of preserving the natural <br />.n~ir~n~ent t~ a reasonable degree. <br /> <br />RECITALS <br />-------- <br /> <br />A. The ~IO Gr~ndc.:ompact (th~."comp~ct"l. ~.R.S. <br />197). 37-bb-1Jl. i~p~ses a duty on tne State of ColoradO to <br />d~llver "dter in the Riu Grande at the tol~rado-New ~exico <br />state line. ~dministration of .ater rights on tne Rio ~rande <br />~dinstem In :~lorado to a~s~re compliance ~itn ,tne compact <br />oDligjtions n~s res~lted in c~rtailments of div!rsions of <br />.ater from tne Rio Grande. and nas restricted the use of <br />vario~s RIO Grande Reservoirs. <br /> <br />B. The Water ~sers and the board recognize that <br />the State of Col~rado has a co~plex task in administering <br />tne Riu Grande and its tributaries in order tu meet the Obli- <br />gations i~pose~ Dy the ,ompact. ThiS task is co.plicated <br />by the terms uf the stay of proteedin~s in !~!li_t~~__Nt~ <br />~!!L~2_t~_~21~t!~2' 311 ~.S. 901 (19b8). <br /> <br />t. In order to minimize the burdens of compact <br />administration. there is a need t~ re~ain flexlDility con- <br />Clrning the Uie of Rio Grande waters within tolorado. <br /> <br />D. Purs~ant to t.P..S. 1973. 37-92-102(3). as amended. <br />tne board is vested With authority on behalf of th. People <br />of the State af tolorado. to appr~priate or acquire sucn <br />.aters of natural streams and lakes as .av be required to <br />preserve the nat~ral environment to a re.sonable degree. <br />The board established water rignts (herein "said ~ater rightS") <br />to preserve the natural environment to a reasonable degree <br />.itn r.~.Ct to certain .tre... in water Jivision No. 3 <br />If!t!'l ... ~Dpri_'tion _" of ~t 1.. 1"2. <br /> <br />"OM. TifE4ti4=DItE. ift COftsideution of t... forepi,.. it. <br />h ..-1 b, elId"- fla t'- _~ ",Mr. ... 'tfta :........ <br />f~ll..s: <br /> <br />1. This .ti~..tiDft .nd _,r..-trt s1ta11 a~1, em1, <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- . <br />