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• Board Meeting Date: 9/18/2007
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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namely the Board would subordinate its ISF rights to all future uses and all changes of water
rights in the Willow Creek Basin. Staff responded by indicating it could not recommend a
stipulation to the Board that would subordinate the ISF rights to all present and future water uses
(and changes thereto), because that would assure future injury.

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LITTLE SNAKE RMP CONDUCTING
ANALYSIS OF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT: Bureau of Land
Management ("BLM") Little Snake RMP is currently conducting its analysis of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement ("EIS") in preparation for issuing a final EIS sometime in 2008
or 2009. Director Sherman sent a letter to the Little Snake Field Office on July 3, 2007, which is
attached to this Director's Report. (Attachment 22b-12) At the last Board meeting, Roy Smith of
the BLM made a presentation to the Board about the Wild and Scenic studies that are occurring,
and there was some confusion about whether the Little Snake Field office would consider
additional comments, such as ones submitted by the Northern Colorado Water Conservation
District ("NCWCD") regarding the Yampa River pumpback study that they initiated. It is my
understanding that the BLM will accept this study for consideration, but that they are awaiting a
final letter from the NCWCD requesting that the study be considered.

""' AGENCY UPDATES ""'

JOHNSON TO RETIRE: Bruce Johnson has announced his intention to retire on November
30. To expeditiously fill his position we are creating an "S" position which will allow us to hire
a replacement prior to Bruce's departure. This will allow time for the new Finance Section staff
member to be trained by Bruce.

FISCAL YEAR 2007-08 NON-REIMBURSABLE PROJECT REPORT: Our annual Non-
reimbursable Project Report is attached (22b-l). This important report summarizes the Board's
non-reimbursable investment projects in progress from July 2006 thru June 2007. The repOli
provides the beginning and ending balances for funds available for each project during the fiscal
year. The report also includes project summaries provided by each project manager that detail
the financial data, implementation and status of each project.

WATERSHED SCHOLARSHIPS: In cooperation with the Colorado Watershed Network we
have provided funding to finance scholarships to the annual watershed conference in
Breckenridge to be held in October. This year's conference is entitled "Sustaining Colorado's
Watersheds: Making the Water Quality Connections." For more information, please visit
www.coloradowater.org

CALLS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF ISF RIGHTS: In August 2007, staff, on behalf of the
Board, placed administrative calls on the following ISF stream segments. Staff was alerted to
low flow conditions via the flow alert system. The Division Engineers have worked diligently to
enforce the calls through the curtailment of junior rights and/or through the implementation of
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vanous augmen a iOn pans.
Stream Name ISF Case Number Date of Formal WIitten Can
Frvingpan River 5-73W 1995 August 22. 2007
Slate River 4-80CW092 August 2 L 2007

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Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning