PROJ00037

• Contract/PO #: C153386
• Contractor Name: San Luis Valley Irrigation District
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 20
• County: Hinsdale
• Bill Number: SB 82-87
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Contract Documents

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APPENDIX C

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JUN 1 6 1982 .
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OPERATING AGREEMENT

WHEREAS, the San Luis Valley Irrigation District (the

District"Y is the owner of Rio Grande Reservoir (the "Reservoirll),
--i(;ca-ted in Hinsdaie--County, Colorado;

WHEREAS, the Reservoir Jequires substantial rehabilitation

work in order to meet federal and state safety standards;

WHEREAS, the Reservoir has been utilized for the benefit

of all water users diverting .from the Rio Grande to aid the

State of Colorado in meeting its commitments under the Rio

Grande Compact and under the Motion for Continuance and Stay

of proceedings in an interstate controversy pending before

the United States Supreme.Court, Texas and New Mexico v.

Colorado (the "Compact and Stay");

WHEREAS, by use of the Reservoir for regulation of

. Compact deliveries it is estimated that an average quantity

of 25,000 a.f. per year can be saved to appropriators from

the Rio Grande and over-deliveries to Texas and New Mexico

in corresponding and greater amounts can be avoided;

WHEREAS, without use of the Reservoir for Compact

regulation, the State of Colorado and its citizens will

suffer losses of water allocated to Colorado by Compact;

WHEREAS, it is the policy of the State of Colorado to

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conserve for beneficia~ uses in Colorado the maximum amount

of water that is available under interstate apportionments

. for use by the citizens of Colorado;.

WHEREAS, rehabilitation of the Reservoir is required in

order to continue the use of the Reservoir for the purposes

,of avoiding interstate over-deliveries and of affording the

maximum amounts of water to Colorado appropriators from the

Rio Grande;

APPENDIX C