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<br />e <br /> <br />'~l C) 4' 3 .~. (' <br />vUl ;JU <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Y AMP A RIVER <br />RECREA Tl ONAL USE STUDY <br /> <br />1.0 Introduction <br /> <br />Background and Purpose of Study <br /> <br />Over the last three decades, a number of alterations have been made to the stretch of the Yampa <br />River within the City of Steamboat Springs for the ptrrposes of improving fish habitat and <br />recreation. Most of these alterations were constructed by private nonprofit organizations. In 2001 <br />and 2003, the City of Steamboat Springs constructed a recreational boating course consisting of <br />two hydraulic structures, or Recreational In-Channel Diversion (RJCD) structures, referred to as <br />the C-Hole, or Charlie's Hole, and the D-Hole (Figure I, Location of STeamboat Springs RlCD <br />Structures). In December of 2003, the City of Steamboat Springs applied for a RJCD water right <br />for its recreational boating course. The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) reviewed <br />the original application in May of 2004 and subsequently made a recommendation to the District <br />6 Water Court that the city's water right application be denied. The city had requested flows <br />ranging from a high of 1700 cfs in early June to 120 cfs between mid-July and October 3 1. The <br />flows were requested for the hours of 6:00 am to 9:00 pm. The request was subsequently revised <br />as part of a settlement with the Upper Water Conservancy District, who had filed an objection to <br />the RJCD water right application. The revised request is shown in Table I, Requested RlCD <br />Strean?flows. The request claims that cenain recreational activities, specifically boating and <br />tubing are dependent on these structures and that the requested flows are necessary to provide a <br />"reasonable recreation experience" as allowed by Senate Bill 2 16. <br /> <br />Table 1: Requested RICO Streamflows <br /> <br />~~~J[c .-~.,...,: En~ <br />,:'f:,,~ Date......... <br />April 1 April 30 400 <br />May 1 May 15 650 <br />May 16 May 31 1000 <br />June 1 June 15 1400 <br />June 16 June 30 650 <br />July 1 July 15 250 <br />July 16 July 31 100 <br />August 1 August 15 95 <br /> <br /> <br />l'ampa River Recreatianal Use STudy <br />Ernst CarseI' Associates <br />