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.:,.. Ef''":'\\P;::f) · R \,),.J ',.,.' Wlt>.'t 1 e '973 COlO, ~""tR CO\,\StR~ 1\1\0\'\ BOI\RO .8, 1973 (stW7-fs) , ' ,~ , OPEHATING CHITlJUA GENEHAL I. These opera ling criteria shall affect all surface and underground water [is defined in Section 148-21-3(3) and (4), Colorudo Revised Statutes 1963, as amended, as follows: "(3) 'Waters of the state' means all surface imd underground water in or tributary to all natural streams within the State of Colorado, except waters referred to in 148-18-2(3). (4) 'Underground water' as uppJied in this <lct for the purpose of ddininl:j tho waters of d natural stream I rn0.(ln~; th;)t \,\Ti-lter in the unconsolidated cllluviul aquif0.r of sand f gravel I and other sedtmetltury materials f and all other waters hydraulically connected thereto which can influence the rate or direction of movement of the water in that alluvial aquifer or natural stream, Such 'underground water' is considered different from 'designated ground water' as defined in 148-18-2(3)." except water withdrawn from wells, such as domestic and livestock, exempted from administration under Section 148-21-45, ("AJlorado Hevised Statutes 1963, as amended. II, Administration of all water, both surface and underground, will be based on the fact that the delivery of certain quantities of water pursuant to the Rio Grande Compact constitutes tbe most senior water right in the Rio Grill1de Basin. As a result, all other water rights, whether deriving from surface water or underground water, may be regulated at those times and to the extent necessary to deliver the amount of water required pursuant to the terms of that compact. III. Any dirN;1 ion of water from an aquifer h,'draulically connected to '. surface streums shall be prohibited except at those times, and in those quantities necessary for the permitted beneficial use of such water, Such 0120