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Interstate Streams Investigations Section Statutory Authority Sections 37-60-106 and 37-60-115 C.R.S. (1997) set forth the statutory requirements for the CWCB to protect the interests and rights of the State and its citizens in matters pertaining to interstate waters of the State of Colorado. Under these statutes, the CWCB is required to cooperate with federal agencies and other states to better utilize the waters of the State of Colorado, develop legislation to secure greater beneficial utilization of these waters and recommend mitigations to maintain a balance between water development and protection of the State's fish and wildlife resources. The Board also has the authority to investigate and respond to activities of the federal government and other state agencies which may affect the use and development of Colorado's surface and groundwater water resources. The CWCB is responsible for: ]) administration of major International Treaties, Interstate Compacts and U.S. Supreme Court decisions impacting Colorado's Water Resources; 2) assisting in reservoir operations in Colorado that are atJected by Interstate compacts and U.S. Supreme Court decrees; 3) developing partnerships with federal, state and local water agencies in water project investigations and development; 4) developing water management tools; 5) participating in the Endangered Species Act through the Recovery Programs for the Upper Colorado River, the San Juan River, and the South Platte River basins; and 6) participating in the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program. M3jor International Treaties, Interstate Compacts and U.S. Supreme Court Decisions . ]922 Colorado River Compact' . ] 922 La Plata River Compact' . 1923 South Platte River Compact' . 1938 Rio Grande Compact' . ]942 Republican River Compact . ] 944 Costilla Creek Compact (Rev. 1963) . 1945 Treaty between United States and Mexico, Utilization of waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande . ] 945 Nebraska v. Wyoming (325 U.S. 589) . ] 948 Upper Colorado River Compact . 1948 Arkansas River Compact . 1957 Wyoming v. Colorado (353 U.S. 953) . 1969 Animas-La Plata Project Compact · Notes compacts authorized or in negotiation prior to creation of the CWCB in 1937.