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Water Acquisition Subcommittee Arkansas River Coordinating Committee DRAFT PROPOSED RECOMMENDA nONS (8- 7 -95 Draft) I. Appropriate remelly for past depletions to useable stateline flows. if and when determined by Special Master and U.S. Supreme Court. The WAS has assumed that the obligation for repaying for the injury caused by depletions from well pumping prior to 1995 is a state obligation, to be borne by all citizens of Colorado, not just water users in the Valley. The WAS also has observed that water rights are available for purchase. . .. . . .. .. ... "."..."... .. . ... .. ....... SUBCOMMITTEERECOMMENDATION ....... .....' The WAS believes that given the availability of water for purchase and/orshortterrn lease that. . the future interests of the region and siatewould best be niet by repaying Kansas with water deliveries.. . .. . . . II.. Water. wildlife and recreation &oals for Trinidad. John Martin and Great Plains Reservoirs. A. The WAS has deferred to the recreation subcommittee on these issues and makes no specific recommendations. The WAS does suggest that any acquisition of water for recreation and wildlife purposes be consistent with the general guidelines it has recommended in III below. ill. Evaluation of "Valley-wide". sinule enti~ concept. There was significant resistance to the creation of a new entity capable of meeting all augmentation needs in the basin. Resistance was based on lack of need, varying augmentation needs and responsibilities in different sub-areas of the basin, and fears of additional bureaucratic structure. The WAS therefore recommends: . . .. . . .. . SUBCOMMITTEE. RECOMMENDATION . ... .. . . . . State offICials shOllld look to existing augmentation groups, and any riewentities created by valley water users,to meet future well augmentation requirementstbat ,address tbe problems of depletions to useablestatelineOows and prevenHnjury to senior Colorado surfaces rigbts... . . . ..