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SWSI - Environment and Recreation Needs and Priorities White Paper
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<br />Conserve, Protect, and Restore Approach <br /> <br />One concept for environmental and recreational flow management brought forth by <br />environmental and recreational interest group representatives in SWSI was the "Conserve, <br />Protect, and Restore" (CPR) approach. <br /> <br />The "Conserve" component is centered on keeping currently "healthy" (both in terms of quality <br />and quantity) rivers healthy. This could include the following strategies: <br /> <br />. Acquisitions of interests in water to improve an existing environment via Senate Bill 02-156 <br />authority <br /> <br />. New CWCB instream flow appropriations <br /> <br />. Interruptible water supply agreements <br /> <br />. Leases and other methods <br /> <br />Segments for consideration under the "Conserve" component could include Gold Medal <br />fisheries, wild trout reaches, intact contiguous instream flow reaches, Great Outdoors Colorado <br />Legacy reaches, TNC designated reaches, reaches in wilderness and national parks, and other <br />known high-quality stream segments. By prioritizing these reaches, the gap between supply <br />and demand could also be measured through ecologically sustainable water management, or <br />other method(s) that fully protect flows, noting that in some cases there may be no gap. <br /> <br />The "Protect" component suggested by the interest groups includes keeping threatened but <br />currently healthy reaches whole, or as close to whole as possible. In addition to the strategies <br />indicated above for the "Conserve" segments, strategies could include integration of permit <br />conditions (federal, state, or local) and agreements. Relevant segments could include any reach <br />that might be affected by future water management actions (e.g., the Identified Projects and <br />Processes or other future actions). The "gap" associated with protecting those identified reaches <br />would then be the difference between current conditions and the minimum (or higher) flow <br />necessary to maintain a functioning, healthy ecosystem. <br /> <br />The "Restore" component suggested by the interest group representatives revolves around <br />restoration of dry, low-flow, or low-quality segments. Project reoperations and ditch lining are <br />two possible strategies that could be employed, in addition to those listed for "Conserve" and <br />"Protect." Possible candidate segments could include truncated instream flow reaches; reaches <br />with endangered, threatened, or sensitive species; Dry Legacy reaches; or others from the <br />Colorado Water Trust maps. Truncated instream flow reaches are those that do not connect <br />habitat, such as portions between tributaries and mainstems, through which fish may not be <br />able to move within a region. Two-factor instream flow reaches are those on which CWCB has <br />used two of the normal three factors in determining minimum flows using the R2 Cross <br />method, often resulting in lower flow criteria and often the result of a lack of water availability <br />on the subject reach. The gap in the "Restore" segments could be considered to be the difference <br />between current conditions and flow goals estimated from this approach, ecologically <br />sustainable water management conditions, or other considerations. <br /> <br />~5\^ISI <br /> <br />S.lal~.....ide WeIer Supply Initiclive <br /> <br />DRAFT <br /> <br />CDIVI <br /> <br />C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ROWANNC\DESKTOP\SWSI\RICKREDREC_ENV WHITE PAPER_1 Q-4-QS.DOC <br /> <br />8 <br />
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