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e e That c. the natural environment will be preserved to a reasonable degree by the water available for the recommended appropriation by a flow of at least 581 cfs reserving the possibility for future determination that higher flows may also serve to preserve the natural environment to a reasonable degree. d. that there is a natural environment that can be preserved to a reasonable degree with the above stated recommended water right if granted and e. that such an natural environment can exist with out material injury to such water rights, that we would make those determinations, that we furthermore, go ahead to appropriate, based on those determinations the recommended instream flow water right on the 15- Mile Reach in the amount of 581 cfs for the months of July, August, and September reserving the possibility that we may at some future date, based on information then available to us, make further appropriations as we would then determine to be appropriate and that we move on that appropriation in a timely fashion but at least before the end of this year. The second part of the motion would be that we direct staff to negotiate with Fish and Wildlife Service and involve the interested public to the degree appropriate in those negotiations toward an agreement that would involve enforceability of the water right by the federal government, but that before any such an agreement would be consummated or effective it would come back here for further consideration, for the public comment, further action by this Board. That the--the third part of the motion would be then that we also direct staff to work with the Service and other affected parties as diligently as possible on the issues of sufficient progress and historic depletions to see if an understanding, an overall understanding cannot be arrived at to eliminate the uncertainty that currently exists with the respect to the sufficient progress issue. 16