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<br />ARKANSAS RIVER WATER PRESERVATION P~CIPLES <br /> <br />FREAMBLE <br /> <br />In order to safeguarrl and presei-ve for present an4 future generations the \\'Uef available for <br />diversion and use wi~ the AIkan.s1lS River Basin, including therein all cities. towns. counties, <br />and communities of interest within the Ark.ansas River dnUnage, and in order to impose <br />appropria!~ conditions and limitations on the transfer of water and water rights from the <br />kkansas River B~ the undersigned lawful representatives of ~ Pueblo City Council. the <br />Colorado Springs City Council. the Board of W~ Works of Pueblo. Colorado, the Board of <br />Directors of the Lower Arkansas Valley Water ConServancy Distri~ the Board of Directors of <br />the Upper Ark.ansas Water Conservancy District, end the Board ofDirecto~ oftbe SQutheas~m <br />Colorndo Water Cooservaucy District hereby agree coIle..'1ivc1y to adopt and pursue the <br />follo~;ng goals in a cooperative mantler. <br /> <br />GOALSANDPRlN~LES <br /> <br />1. Support reasonable efforts to maintain and improve the economy of the entire Arkans~ <br />Rivet Basin from its headwaters to the State. line with the undersumding that protecting <br />the quantity and m.aintaining 8 reasonable quality of the wa~ in the Arkansas River ~ <br />available to water users for existing and :future deereed beneficial U&es is absolutely vital <br />to that objective. <br /> <br />2. Support reasonable efforo; to protect or improve the quan~t). qnd quality of the water in <br />the Arkansas River Basin from the headwaters to the State line, <br /> <br />43. Support rewoDable mons w retain water~o.ri&inating in the M.ansas River Basin for use <br />\lrilhin the Basin while acknOWledging the ability of warer rights owners to sell their <br />v,'ate.r rights and to support reasonable mitigation for the future loss of any water that is <br />tnulsfcrred out of the basin by sale, lee.set or other device. <br /> <br />4. Support stream flows in the A.Ikansas River Basin' sufficient to enhance and protect <br />recreatioQ, the environment, agriculture: economic development, and viater quality, <br />