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<br />ui'l2849 <br /> <br />". <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />amounts of water shall be subject to an area- <br />by-area review by the Secretary regarding the <br />amount of water in each area which is <br />necessary for preservation of aquatic life to <br />a reasonable degree and such amount of water <br />shall further be subject to adjudication in <br />accordance with the procedures of Colorado <br />law. The priority date for purposes of <br />administration of any water rights obtained <br />through adjudication shall be no earlier than <br />the effective date of this Act. No <br />reservation of water, other than the express <br />reservation of this Act, shall be implied or <br />exist as to any designated wilderness area in <br />Colorado. The provisions of 16 U.S.C. <br />5 1133(d)(4) shall apply to each wilderness <br />area in Colorado, whether or not an <br />adjudication of water rights under this <br />provision has occurred. <br /> <br />Mr. Chairman, the doctrine of implied reserved water <br />rights is a slender peg on which to rest the policy of the United <br />States in water matters. We have very much supported the work of <br />Congressman Strang and Senator Armstrong in pointing this out. <br />We reiterate that we support utilization of the State's instream <br />flow mechanism over an express reservation of water, but we <br />prefer an express reservation of a reasonable amount of water <br />over an implied reservation. <br /> <br />Thank you very much for the privilege of appearing <br />before you again. <br /> <br />-5- <br />