It is the lifeblood of where we are ranching, farming, ag recreation, biodiversity, in addition to the Arc and the Rio Grande. Obviously the Colorado is the big daddy, especially on the western slope. And It's really important to make sure that we are not solving the Colorado river compact issues of the seven states and 30 tribes on the back of Colorado. And really just as importantly, we want to make sure that Colorado does not solve its water issues on the back of the western slope, which seems to come up a lot. (18:19–18:29)
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