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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Also, a Special Post-Conference Workshop on Ditch Bill Easements will be given by the U.S. Forest <br />Service following the 49th Annual Convention of the Colorado Water Congress. This workshop is being <br />jointly sponsored by Congressman John Salazar, the Colorado Water Congress, the Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board, and the Ditch and Reservoir Company Alliance. The workshop is scheduled from <br />1 :30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. on January 26,2007, at the Holiday Inn - Denver International Airport Hotel and <br />the John Q. Hammons Convention Center, 15500 East 40th Avenue, Denver, CO. A copy of the <br />workshop agenda is follows and additional information can be found on the CWCB web site at <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us or the Colorado Water Congress web site at www.cowatercongress.org or by <br />calling 303-837-0812. / <br /> <br />Colorado Ditch Bill Easements: <br />U.S. Forest Service Processing Progress and Policy Discussion <br /> <br />1. Brief Introductions: Congressman John Salazar; USFS - Rick Cables; Randy Karstaedt; Jeff <br />Ulrich <br /> <br />2. Progress report re: Ditch Bill & pre-Forest reservation easement processing progress <br />3. Width of Ditch Bill Easements. <br />4. Access to water facilities <br />5. Sample O&M plans <br />Discussion <br /> <br />6. <br /> <br />USFS treatment of 1866 Act Easement requests vs. Ditch Bill Easement requests <br /> <br />a. USFS response policy on Ditch Bill Easement applications and 1866 Act and other pre- <br />reservation easement assertions <br /> <br />b. What if an Applicant has both pre-Forest and post-Forest water rights? <br /> <br />c. Time frame regarding stay of processing Ditch Bill Applications vs. 1866 Act Easement <br />assertion processing. <br /> <br />d. How will right to Ditch Bill easement be preserved when 1866 Act Easement Right asserted? <br /> <br />7. Ditch Bill Easement Application requirements. <br /> <br />a. Map of ditch - does it have to be a survey? <br />b. Proof of water rights ownership - <br /> <br />1. What documents needed? <br /> <br />1. Entire chain of title? <br /> <br />2. Just a deed? <br /> <br />3. Other? <br /> <br />c. Requirement regarding installation of operable headgates <br />d. Proof of date of appropriations/construction of ditch on USFS land? Is a decree for an <br />absolute right sufficient? <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />8. Describe Common Issues Re: remaining Ditch Bill Applications across Forests <br /> <br />a. Repair of Ditches <br />b. Wilderness Issues <br />c. T & E or species of concern issues <br />Discussion <br /> <br />13 <br />