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<br />(y <br /> <br /> <br />i ~ t:::~ C ~'.~.~ .'c <br /> <br />., '.!) <br /> <br />rLf.) 2 0 2UU4 <br /> <br />Colorado vVat~f CcnserVa{,u~l l.u..d(J <br /> <br />Mr. Rick Brown <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 723 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br /> <br />February 19, 2004 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Brown: <br /> <br />Clean Water Action is a non-profit citizens' advocacy group for the environment.. Water <br />quality and sound water policy are our main focus. Clean Water Action also represents <br />environmental and recreational interests working to protect our local economies and <br />communities. With over 70,000 members throughout the state, Clean Water Action is <br />Colorado's largest environmental organization. <br /> <br />The Statewide Water Study Initiative (SWSI) must create a statewide water policy that <br />keeps sufficient water in our streams and rivers and incorporate flows necessary to <br />preserve and "restore aquatic ecosystems and instream recreation opportunities into all <br />alternatives. The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) and the SWSI should <br />consider riparian issues in addition to fish related issues in identifying instream flow <br />needSa Current and existing instream flow decree designations are often not adequate to <br />protect aquatic ecosystems. <br /> <br />Critical and basic to a statewide water policy is instream flow protection and restoration <br />for all of our streams and rivers. Such a policy is not only sound environmental policy but <br />also protects local economies based on tourism and recreation. We believe that given <br />serious attention and priority, water conservation, efficiency measure and other non- <br />structural measures can go along way to meet our water needs, including protecting fish <br />and aquatic ecosystems and a growing recreation industry. <br /> <br />Please include these comments as part of the public record. <br /> <br />sCt;viJ!~ <br /> <br />Carmi McLean <br />Colorado Director <br /> <br />National Office · 4455 Connecticut Avenue N.W. SUite # A300 · Washington, DC 20008 · 202/895-0420 <br />Rocky Mountain Regional Office · 899 Logan Street #101 · Denver, CO 80203 · 303/839..9866 · Fax 303/839..9870 <br /> <br />o PRlNTED ON RECYCLED PAPER ~ ~ 11 <br />