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k!/) r?t' / /he.,. ! A.,. I" <]/4 I r,fJ , ~",f d,~''''f.-1 . ~e~ hP \if f,~" 'oz.,\O :a. B~ ~~'Z,./I 0J0438 h. Director. Means the Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, who is the chief administrative head of the Board, under the direction and supervision of the Board, and who has general supervision and control of all its activities, functions, and employees. 1. Findings of Fact and Recommendation. Means the written findings ofthe Board regarding the factors set out in section 37-92-102(6), C.RS. (2001) and the RICD Rules and the written recommendation of the Board to the water court as to whether an application for a RICD should be granted, granted with conditions, or denied. Aurora sUI!l!:ests rewritine: this rule to read: Means the written FACTUAL findings of the Board regarding the factors set out in section 37-92-102(6). C.RS. and the RICD Rules and the written recommendation of the Board to the water court as to whether an application for aN RICD should be granted. granted with conditions. or denied. J. Hearing Coordinator. Means the person appointed by the Director to be responsible for establishing the procedures, to the extent not otherwise set forth herein, which will govern the conduct of any public hearing on a RICD. k. Instream Flow (hereinafter referred to as "ISF"). Means any water, water rights or interests in water appropriated or acquired by the Board, pursuant to section 37-92- 102(3), C.RS. (2001), for the preservation of the natural environment to a reasonable degree. Pursuant to section 37-92-102(3), C.RS. (2001) no other person or entity may appropriate such rights, for any purpose whatsoever. 1. Local Governmental Entity. Means a Colorado entity authorized to appropriate a RICD and includes a county, municipality, city and county, water district, water and sanitation district, water conservation district, or water conservancy district. m. Party. Means any person who has filed a statement of opposition to a RICD, or any person who has filed for party status pursuant to Rule 10 ofthe RICD Rules. n. Person. Means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a municipality, the state of Colorado, the United States, or any other legal entity, public or private~_ __ __ o. . 'Reasonable Recreation Experience. Means 'an~experierice in and-on the water that would allow individuals with suitable skills and abilities relating to the specific recreational activity for which the water right is being sought to partake in that activity. The"reasonableness of an appropriator's sought recreation experience is directly related to the available. unappropriated stream flow." Colorado Water Conservation Bd. v. Upper Gunnison. 109 P.3d 585 (Colo. 2005). [Improper accordine: to TU and Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy Districtl [Pueblos sue:e:ests deletine: rule altoe:etherl [Aurora sue:e:ests rewritine: the rule in the followine: way: Means an OBJECTIVELY REASONABLE RECREATION experience in and on the water OF THE TYPE IDENTIFIED IN THE mCD APPLICATION. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE REASONABLENESS OF THE REQUESTED FLOW AMOUNTS ON THE PARTICULAR STREAM IN ISSUE.l that ':.'ould allow individuals with suitable skins and abilities relating to the speeific reereational ooti'lity for which the water right is being sou~ to vartake in that activity. The"reasonableness of an appropriator's sought recreation e-x{lerienee is direetly related to the available. UIlapprooriated stream flO\v."HSoutheastern supports this rule as proposedl [Upper ! Gunnison River Water Conservancy District sue:e:ests if the Board is inclined to ( ~eep this rule. that the Board rewrite it this way: "Pursuant to CWCB v. Upper ~GUnniSOn River Water Conservancy District-lOg P.3d 585 (Colo. 2005). the CWCB 2 ~f- -b i/l ~. ru' \.Vll ~ to fl l \)1n( ~