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<br />Water Issues <br /> <br />North Fork has been declared "over-appropriated" by Division 4 (but there is <br />flood water early season runoff that is unused.) <br />Rehabilitation and Maintenance: Rehabilitation and Maintenance of existing <br />structures is vital. \Ve must maintain what we have before we build new. <br />We do not have a surplus of water at present, but we are getting by. If we <br />continue to lose existing storage we will not be able to keep our current <br />agriculture and economy. <br />CWCB instream flow filings <br /> <br />Priorities in North Fork <br /> <br />Sedimentation in Paonia Reservoir <br /> <br />Priorities in North Fork <br /> <br />Aged dams - e.g., downstream outlet valves, seepage, freeboard <br /> <br />Needs Assesstnent Issues <br /> <br />. Augmentation: relatively new problem but a growing concern. <br />. M&I: new domestic wells <br />. Industrial: coal mines, gravel pits. <br />. Domestic needs: many small providers with no storage capability. Many <br />towns unprepared for increased demands. <br />. Agricultural needs: supplemental supplies <br />. Recreation <br /> <br />North Fork Study Needs <br />Studies needing funding <br />. Leroux Creek dam evaluation project (~$75k) <br />