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That was the message Conservancy District officials presented to Yampa and South Routt residents during a meeting August 20 at Yampa Town Hall. The meeting was intended to get feedback ab-out the . project. That feedback will be important as the Conservancy District begins its lengthy permit process to start the project. Wayne Dyok, a consultant working primarily on the project's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission permit, said getting public feedback is crucial. Dyok said the project would consist of adding a 4-foot concrete raise to the dam's current spillway crest. Such an addition would add 47 acre-feet of water to the reservoir and potentially increase the hydroelectric plant's energy production by 6 percent. The Conservancy District will be able to store water that typically would have gone over the spillway. Raising the water level by four feet also would mean the loss of reservoir amenities, including the swimming beach, some boat ramps, wildlife observation decks, hiking and bike trails, concrete picnic pads, storage vaults, restroom facilities and about 12 trees. Dyok said the Conservancy District plans to construct the spillway addition in fall 2007 so the work won't disrupt next summer's recreation activities at the reservoir. The Conservancy District is prepared to mitigate any losses that may result from the project, he said. The swim beach will be moved higher, trails will be constructed and trees will be replanted. Project consultants Jeffrey Dawson and Kent Crofts told the audience the project would cause little or no damage to the reservoir's wetlands areas or wildlife. The public can submit questions or concerns about the project to Conservancy District Secretary John Fetcher by Oct. 15. Those comments will be taken into consideration. Fetcher can be reached by telephone at 879-2424, by fax at 879-8169, or by mail at P.O. Box 88039, Steamboat Springs, CO 80488. Agency Updates . CDSS Website Updates: In an effort to improve and enhance our presence on the web, we are currently in the process of updating the CDSS website. The new pages are aimed at providing more query functionality along with improved reports and data exporting functionality. To see all of the tools currently available on the web you can look at: http://cdss.state.co.us/DNNN iewData/tabid/60/Default.aspx New! HydroBase database release - We have completed the HydroBase refresh for 2006 and made it available to the public. This releases contains the 2006 Water Right tabulation and 2005 Diversion Record and Streamflow published records as well as other updates. New! Stations (streamflow) - Published daily and monthly streamflow values from the USGS and DWR. New to this tool is provisional, non-published station data, back to 1985. You can access this type of data by choosing AdminFlow for data type. http://cdss.state .co. us/DNNN iew DatalStationsStreamflow /tabid/7 4/Default.aspx New! Structure - Search and display all known information for a structure. This includes general structure location information, Water Right summaries, Irrigated Acre summaries and Monthly Diversion Records summaries. http://cdss.state.co. us/D NN/S tructures/tabid/7 5/Defaul 1. aspx To date, the following query tools also been completed: . 32