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<br />contract in accordance with t.he payment ability of such water. users.
<br />7. The,. prjm~ry purpose of Ruedi R:eservoir, and any re~ervOlr cpn-
<br />structed In addItIOn thereto. IS to furmsh, to the extent of Its capacIty,
<br />in like manner as if the pr'oject were constructed by u water conser-
<br />va.TIcy district organized PUI'Sll:t.nt, to t.he laws of tl~e Shtte of Colorado,
<br />the water required for the lJI'ote-ction of we-stern Colorado water u~ers
<br />by the pro\'isions of Colorado Revised Statutes 1953, 14D-6-13, readmg
<br />as follows: "Howen~r, any works or facilities planned and dcsig-ned
<br />for the exportation of "ateI' from t.he llatlll'al basin of the Colorado
<br />River a.nd its tributaries in Colorado, by OIlY district. created under
<br />this lLrt.icle, Shll.1l be snbject to the provisions of t.he Colorado River
<br />Compact. lLnd the Boulder Canyon Project, Act. AllY sllch works 01'
<br />facilities shnll be designed, constructed, fi-nd operated in such a manner
<br />thlLt the present appropriations of water, and in addition thereto
<br />pI'ospecti,'e uses of water for irrigation and other beneficial consump-
<br />ti\e use purposes, im;luding cOllSllmptiye uses for domestic, mining
<br />und industrial pUl'poses~ within the natural Ln.sin of the Colorado
<br />Ri,'er ill t,he State of Colorado, from which water is exported, will not
<br />be impnircd nor ill(.'-1'en~d in tost at. the- expense of the water users
<br />within rhe natHl'nl basin. The facilities and other meflns for the
<br />flccomplishment of said pnrpose. shall be incorporated ill, and made ft.
<br />pnrt of any project plans for the exportation of water from sa.id nat.-
<br />lIral basin in Co)ol'llflo."
<br />8. Project, dil'ersions fl'Om Lime Creek shall be ma,le only in the
<br />mont.hs oJ 1.Iay iUle1 .Tulle of each yenr, unles:-; the Colorndo R.i\Te.r
<br />"'ateI' Conservation District. shall, hy written Ct)lllmllllit'at.ion, adyise
<br />the Colorndo State engineer thllt. ndditionnl diversions can be made.
<br />fl. The respective decrees which may ue or have been awarded to
<br />the parties hereto as a part of the. .Fl'yingpan-Arlmnsas projpct. and
<br />Basi1.lt project sha.H he adrninistered by t.he. prnper oflicitlls of the. State
<br />of Colorado ill aecordallce \\"ith the applitable !:two of t,he State of
<br />Colomdo, and with t,he following' principlps and proeedures, t.o wit:
<br />(1) That t.he ,lema,lld on the waters availahle under su"h decrees
<br />shll.ll be aJJoeated in t.he following sequence:
<br />(Ii-) For c1i\'el'silln to the Arkansas Valley through the collection
<br />system ~Jlcl t.he facilit,ies of tlH-' Fryingpa,n-Arkansas project in an
<br />ftllIount. not excee-ding a,ll aggl'cg-ate of l~O,O(lO aere-feet, of \\'ate-r in
<br />an)' yea-I', but. not to exceed a. total nggregn.te of 2,:-HJ2~~OO ac.re--feet in
<br />nn~: period.of 34 .conseeut}ve years reckonetl. jJ1 c~mt.illllillg prnp:ressive
<br />serif'S sta,rt,mg wlt.h the first full year of dlve,rslOlls, bot.h limitations
<br />herein being exclt~sive of ~R.oar!ng Fork e,xchangp.s as l)J'ovided in (c)
<br />helD,"", and exclusn'e of 1l1\'erslOlls for the Busk-Ivan we decree' and
<br />wit.1l the further and ahsolute limitation t.hat in order to protect ~xist-
<br />ing aJl(~ future benefi?ial uses of wn.te~, in weste~'n Colorado, including
<br />reel'_,'" .oHill and. fish~ng ).iaJues. t.he .st.:.~te engIneer shull so regulate
<br />t.he )SmollntfUI1 dl\l.'~wns ~1bo,"e refel'l'e(l to, to t.he end thnt. no
<br />(live \t)HS shall hp, Ill; . ~Yhich will l'€',dl1('_e !he remaining aggregate
<br />stream flows to less tIla l'eltllE'l' of the lollO\\'llllr nJin imum standlll'ds:
<br />(i) The Frying1?a,n collection,system attire points of di\'ersion
<br />colledl\'ely. exclusl\'e of Lnne Creek: 1;, e.f.s. October 1 throug-h
<br />Mal'eh 31 ; 30 d.s. Apl'il1 through Se.ptember 30.
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