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<br />, , <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION: <br /> <br />Most water in the state of Colorado has been <br /> <br /> <br />appropriated and new water sources are difficult to obtain. <br /> <br /> <br />Therefore, water transfers are a viable means of. allocating <br /> <br /> <br />this resource. Although rela~ions between east and west <br /> <br /> <br />slope entities have been less than cordial in the past, <br /> <br /> <br />cooperation is now the most etfective method of transferring <br /> <br /> <br />water. The 1992 Clinton Rese~oir - Fraser River Agreement <br /> <br /> <br />signaled a new spirit of cooperation in water transfers. The <br /> <br /> <br />transfer involved Summit County, Grand County, west slope <br /> <br /> <br />towns! ski areas, the Denver Water Board (DWB) , state and <br /> <br /> <br />federal agencies, and others (see table 4 and figures 1-2 for <br /> <br /> <br />details and schematic). This transfer ensures sufficient <br /> <br /> <br />water for growth but also provides a non-interruptable water <br /> <br />supply. <br /> <br />In this paper, I will examine the Clinton Reservoir <br /> <br /> <br />transfer and its' effects. Tne legal and historical <br /> <br /> <br />background is essential to understanding the nature of the <br /> <br /> <br />water shortage problem. Especially noteworthy is the <br /> <br /> <br />Gooperation between public and private entities in achieving <br />~ <br />-.. <br /> <br />this common goal. In addition, I will examine the effects of <br /> <br /> <br />this transfer on water supply for the entities and for <br /> <br /> <br />instream flows. <br />