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<br />l>~ <br />o <br />""" <br /> <br />c <br />c;: <br /> <br />municipal water. Finally, project water would significantly <br /> <br />strengthen the agricultural economy of southwestern Colorado, <br /> <br />In December, 1986, the United States, State of Colorado, <br /> <br />Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Southern Ute Tribe, and non-Indian <br /> <br />water users in southwestern Colorado entered into an agreement <br /> <br />settling the Tribes' long-standing reserved water rights <br /> <br />claims, thereby avoiding costly and divisive litigation. The <br />necessary implementating legislation-~the Colorado Ute India? <br /> <br />~ <br />Water Rights Settlement Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-S8S)--was enacted <br /> <br />.~ <br /> <br />last year, <br /> <br />The settlement has three major components: <br /> <br />(i) The delivery to the Tribes of water from the <br /> <br />Animas-La Plata and the Dolores Projects and <br /> <br />the quantification of additional water for the <br /> <br />Tribes on various streams, <br /> <br />(ii) The establishment of Tribal development funds to <br /> <br />" <br />, <br /> <br />assist the Tribes in making their reservations <br /> <br />economically self-sufficient, and <br /> <br />(iii) The waiver by the Tribes of all of their reserved <br /> <br />water rights claims, <br /> <br />-3- <br />