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-2- Stream County Upper Terminus Lower Terminus Lenath (mile~) Amount Badger Creek Fremont Antelope Gulch Arkansas River 16.0 2.5 (4/1-8/31) . I 2.0 (9/1-10/31) Alder Creek Saguache USFS-BLM Al1er Creek Ditch 0.55 l.l (4/15-6/30) Boundarv I 0.5 (7/1-4/14) . Update on Tabled 2007 ISF Recommendations i I At its January 24, 2007 meeting the Board tabled the Jackson County instream flow I recommendations on Indian Creek, North Fork North Platte River, and South Fork Big Creek for a period of one year. In addition, the Board directbd Staff to continue to try to negotiate with Jackson County with the intent of providing settlement language which will ensure that any instream flow appropriations on the subject streams will not deprive the water users of the North Platte River and its tributaries of the water guaranteed to them by the Nebraska v. Wyoming equitable apportionment Supreme Court Decree. : I Since the January meeting, staff has approached theiJackson County Water Conservancy District through their Attorney, Kent Holsinger, on two different occasions in order to try and set up a meeting to begin negotiations. In e-mail correspon'dence dated April 11, 2007, Kent Holsinger I indicated that his client had asked him not to perform further work on the matter at this point as they are assessing their options and are therefore ndt yet ready to discuss specific language with the CWCB. Staff will continue to try to contact Jaclkson County to move negotiations forward. It should be noted that the Jackson County WCD has also filed for participant status on the unrelated, yet contested Division 3, Alder Creek, ins,tream flow recommendation. I 1 .. Stafr Recommendation Staff recommends that the Board designate a Hearing Officer Jnd set hearing dates for Badger Creek and Alder Creek. i I I I I ! Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection Water Supply Protection. CJnservation Planning ..:. -'" _.~ ~.~ -=.,.--- - ---~ 1--