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<br />Fish Forum Continues Today, County And SnoWffiass Close To Deal
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<br />By BAWl GAADNEA--S~
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<br />'nll' Pitkin Coumy COlllmissioncrs
<br />will mcrllOl.lay for tile second day in a
<br />row with mcmbers of lhc Snowmass
<br />Towll CoullcillO see if Ihey can resolve
<br />thcir diffen:nces over how much watcr
<br />the ^~(lCn Skiing Company may lakc
<br />from SllowlIlass Creek (() make snow.
<br />AI a Il1ccling Tuesday ill Aspen: thc
<br />two sides "greed to this dc,ll: if the town
<br />C(IUIll;il p;l.sses a resolulion Ind.IY
<br />suppclrting alllinil1lumstrealllllow level
<br />a_s sel by tilC Colorado Water Comerva.
<br />liunlloard,thell the wUllly won'llile a
<br />lawsuit againsllhe town for Iwl illdud-
<br />ill~ such languagc ill a previous lown
<br />ordin,ulI;e.
<br />All sides have agreell they want to
<br />pmlcctthe Imut in tilC creek, bUI don't
<br />agree on how 10 do il.
<br />TilE HEAULlNE for the coumy 10
<br />file a "Hule 106" suit, which is how llllC
<br />~ovemmelll sues another (lver legisla.
<br />li~'e action taken, e"pires Ulis Frid;IY.
<br />"We've got to prnlet:l (lllr CUUlllY'S
<br />rigllls inlhe process and the IOfi may he
<br />the only way," said WaYlle Ethridge,
<br />chair of the board of cunllllissi(lller.;.
<br />Rolh commissioners Jim Truc ane!
<br />Bill Tuile ,If:reell with [tllridge 011 Tues-
<br />day Ih;lt if lutby's meeting is nol
<br />'iUt"cessful, lhell "friendly liligation"
<br />would have 10 he fikd to keep the coun.
<br />IY'S oplion.s open.
<br />"Everyone ha.'igood inlentions 011 this
<br />... bul here we arc wilh a c..Ieatlline," said
<br />cOlllmissiOllcr BiU Tuite.
<br />COlllmissioncrs Fred Crowley and
<br />IIc~chcl Ros~ were agailN a suil, evcn
<br />ifloday's allempl at agreeing 011 a fCsol.
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<br />"We're on the same
<br />road,"
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<br />Jim Hooker
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<br />"We're just using <l diffe-
<br />rent map,"
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<br />Wayne Ethridge
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<br />uliOIl is nol sllccessful.
<br />"1'1\1 OI'I'OSEI> 10 a a lawsuit. I
<br />would nol vote for il," said Cruwky.
<br />Ross fell that lhcre werc larger i~sues
<br />f,ILing lhc two hoards, Sill'll as thc prop'
<br />(lsed Duml Mountain e,~pallsi(ln,. and
<br />thai J lawsuit over minimum stlcAm
<br />now levels was premature.
<br />"llow arc we going to work with these
<br />guys when tilings gct hol'?" he asked hi~
<br />fellow (ummis_siollcrs.
<br />The aUomc}'s for bolh the lOwn alld
<br />the (oullly worked ye!\lerday on dro,f1ing
<br />il resolution that would bind Lhe IOwnltl
<br />recog-ni/ing lhe minimum stream now
<br />level for Snowmass Creek as set by the
<br />Colorado Waler Conservation Buart.l.
<br />111e CWCB sets the minimum Slream
<br />now levels based Oil data provided hy
<br />the state Division of Wildlife. Rel:ent
<br />finding;,; by Lhe DOW suggest tJwt Ule
<br />minimum sltearn flow level for Snow-
<br />mass Creek is 8 cubic feel per secolld in
<br />the willler. down from the previous sIan-
<br />dard of 12 cfs. The Ski Co. has based ils
<br />plans for sllowmakillg ba~ed Oil the 8 r:fs
<br />number.
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<br />110'1'11 PAnTIES also seemed 10
<br />agree on Tuesday tililt if sllllwmaking
<br />op:rdlions at thc Snow mass ski area take
<br />tile creek below II ds. lhen DOW-
<br />approved milig:"tion measurcs would
<br />lake enecl. A similal plan was set up in
<br />Summit County.
<br />One Mumbling block up to this rxJilll
<br />between lhe altomeys was whether or
<br />nOI tile minimum slream now Icvel set
<br />by lhe Colorado Wouer O,nservation
<br />Soanl was an a ."adjudicaLed" level,
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<br />which could affccl waler riglus 011 till'
<br />creck.
<br />Whell thai issue was ....\lrkell nlll
<br />between lhe lawye~ on Tuesday ('hey
<br />decided ilOIlO llJjudicatc it). it appeared
<br />th:Jllhe lown anJ the coullly mighlllOw
<br />he able 10 resolve lheir differellces with-
<br />oul their lawyers talking in COllrt.
<br />"We're on the :.;lllle mold," said lown
<br />councilmClllOcr Jim Ilooker.
<br />"We're just using a dillerl.'nl map,"
<br />said Elhridge.
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