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<br />k" <br />'! .~:; ,~~~.' <br />.....~ <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO'S <br />OFFICIAL STATE POSITION <br />CONCERNING <br />FISH AND WILDLIFE, MITIGATION MEASURES <br />FOR THE <br />STAGECOACH RESERVOIR PROJECT <br /> <br />September 29. 1989 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The official state' position adopted pursuant to section <br />37-60-122.2 (1). Colorado Revised St.atut.es. concerning fish and <br />wildlife mitigation measures ,for the Stagecoach Reservoir Project of <br />the Upper Yampa Water Conserv~ncy District is as tollow: <br /> <br />(1) The Environmental CommLtment Plan for the project dat.ed <br />December 16. 1988 (copy enclosed). <br /> <br />.; ;'.~ <br /> <br />(2) The District will not oppose a filing by the Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board for an instream flow water right on t.he Yampa <br />River below St.agecoach Reservoir. <br /> <br />(3) The District. will offer t.o donat.e sufficient wat.er or wat.~r <br />right.s to t.he Colorado Water Conservation Board to meet. the release <br />requirement. of 20 crs from August. 1 t.hrough November 30. annually. <br />for t.he purpose of providing st.ream flows to preserve t.he nat.ural <br />environment. to a reasonable degree. <br /> <br />(4) The District will install. operate. and maintain t.he <br />equipment at the flow gauging stations above and below t.he reservoir <br />needed to put t.hose flow records on the Colorado Division of Water <br />Resources' WATERTALK NETWORK. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />(5) The Dist.rict will submit. official. daily reservoir inflow <br />and out.flow gauging report.~ to t.he Colorado Division of Wildlife's <br />Grand Junction office twice per year. <br /> <br />(6) The term of the conservat.ion easement. t.o be dedicat.ed t.o t.he <br />Colorado Division of wildlife for t.he 672 acres on Blacktail <br />Mount.ain shall be perpet.ual. However. t.he Dist.rict may periodically <br />request t.he Division to evaluat.e whet.her t.he conservation easement. <br />is st.ill serving it.s purpose. If t.he purpose of t.his mit.igation <br />measure t.o provide habit.at. for "elk and other wild1ifeft is no longer <br />needed. or if the area no longer serves that. purpose. t.he <br />conservat.ion easement. can be amended or t.erminated. <br /> <br />1003E"'-4 <br /> <br />. <br />