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<br />YAMPAlWHITE BASIN ROUNDTABLE <br />C/O THOMAS R. SHARP, CHAIRMAN <br />PO. BOX 774608 <br />STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO 80477 <br /> <br />November 12, 2007 <br /> <br />Mr. Rick Brown <br />Intrastate Water Management and Development Section <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br />1580 Logan Street, Suite 600 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br /> <br />Dear Rick: <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />On October 17,2007, the YampalWhite River Basin Roundtable passed a motion <br />unanimously suppOliing the use of basin funds for the development of a common data repositOlY and <br />water resource assessment of the Upper Yampa River basin. This project is being sponsored by <br />Routt County and the City of Steamboat Springs. <br /> <br />The project will be conducted through the U.S.G.S. and seeks to analyze water quality data <br />that is available from the headwaters of the Yampa and Elk Rivers to the confluence ofElkhead <br />Creek and consolidate it in a readily available format. An evaluation of that data will result in a <br />published repOli on basin water quality. The project will also include the development of a <br />monitoring program utilizing a process that will seek input from basin stake holders. <br /> <br />Routt County and the City of Steamboat Springs have agreed collectively to fund 50% of the <br />project costs, and have made a commitment to SUPPOlt future data collection needs identified in this <br />process. The participants expect to receive a tool to help evaluate existing water quality in the basin, <br />identify areas and constituents of concern and address the need for additional infOlmation. Routt <br />County has presented this proposal to the Moffat County Commissioners and the City of Craig. <br />While no commitment had been made, there is potential to include the lower Yampa and White <br />River basins in the future. <br /> <br />Routt and Moffat Counties along with the City of Steamboat Splings and City of Craig <br />jointly developed the Yampa Basin Water Quality Management Plan (208 Plan) in 2002. The 208 <br />Plan identified the analysis of data and development of a monitoring program as one of its primary <br />goals. <br /> <br />The Basin Roundtable requests that the Colorado Water Conservation Board approve the <br />grant request. <br /> <br /> <br />Thomas R. Sharp, Chairman <br />YampalWhite River Basin Roundtable <br />