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<br />rE <br />~ <br /> <br />---- <br /> <br />PIIalElI!1-S47.2ClIJ9 <br />&-il- ~._ <br /> <br />1140c.miaoPaNolA <br />"P\EtIIo Wal 00. 11001 <br /> <br />MMch 1.2000 <br /> <br />Burau OfRa:larnaliOll <br />Eastern Colorado AIel Ofticc <br /> <br />Subject:.ld1er of opposition orlhe Pueblo Water boan:\s pIpeline <br /> <br />Dear SirlMadam <br /> <br />The City of Pueblo. Corps ofEngincen, DMsioa ofW"1dIft and Trout Unlimited are io the planning proocss of <br />doq; the largest mer teStoation project in Southcra CoI0tad0 CD the ArbDSIS ~, below the; Pueblo Dam.. <br />Tbe1lrinter"wua-Bowis ake:ady 11100cfs lDOStoftbe1i:me. flows of2S0c& should bccon:sidered minimum for <br />1lO>...-dt <br />This pipeline will preveut the a:nnrmmitics ofPLlchlo Couaty from CDjoying. cokl water fishery,wildIifc 1Mng in <br />tberiparimmacwillbcacMssdyelItaed. Wedao.'lwaDI justa"lM UllITlIkc"fisbcry. WClRtryingtoestablisb <br />a sdf-sustainmg trotn JX'P-I1atioo. This pipeline wu plumed abo5t thirty Y'2l"5 ego, since then everyone bas realized <br />lID MIditional bCDefil: (coJ~ wa~ &om ~ FryingpaD ArtaDsas Project, DOt 10 UICIJlioo the Slate Parle. ^ cold water <br />riYttiDtbedescs1,.we~aR:SClUf1;letoruin.IDthcfutureasPueblo8fOWS8Dd additionalDows <br />a:recivertcd.thect.magewilliDc:rease. Twemydsisootaaoogbl.totDllinlaioariver'mesyslr.:m. <br />Wbea all the refcrmces iRve been cittd."1ll the: comp;ner1llOlfds played <<lUl, die R:SUIb wiD breU: down to whI:l: <br />my fourtc:ea: yell" old kid knows, '"RIVERS NEED WATER". <br /> <br />_. <br /> <br />r~ <br />J...._ <br />PR:sideul Soutbcm Grc:aIback. Chapter <br />Trnut UDfimittd <br /> <br />J ... <br />,. <br /> <br />OFFIClALFlLECOPY.1 <br />! ' RECLAMA'i'JON <br /> <br />r"" 'no, cU <lUl , <br />i <br />~> , ".~. I ",~ ! <br />S.Q;-~ -tm:::~ <br />, , <br />._-~: <br /> <br />it' <br />'r.' <br />: l~ <br /> <br />. ---i---.-j <br />... roo-r4-;m--i <br />I ) .J.~~..J <br /> <br />o <br />~ <br />~ <br />en <br /> <br />16. <br /> <br />16. The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWeS) is the agency responsible tor <br />establishing minimum flows for streams and rivers in Colorado. The instream flaw <br />program in Colorado appropriates or acquires minimum ftows and lake levels necessary <br />to preserve the na'bJral environment to a reasonable degree. Minimum instream flows <br />for the Arkansas River downstream of Pueblo Reservoir must be established by the <br />ewes. <br /> <br />17. <br /> <br />17_ Over 90% of the time. the effects on flows in the Arkansas River downstream of Pueblo <br />Reservoir will Ukely not be noticeable_ Table 3 illustrates that average flows are <br />estimated to be in exC8SS of 100 cis during all months of the year. Minimum flows may <br />be experienced for short durations_ <br />