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<br />u <br /> <br />· The DOW would also support maintenance of reservoirs at adequate levels for recreation. Fluctuating <br />levels not only detracts from the recreational experience, there are biological issues with fish survival as <br />well. <br /> <br />No.6 - Environmental Protection <br /> <br />· As mentioned in the meetings, make sure that the word 'native' gets associated with the fisheries/ aquatic <br />Ufe sub-objective. This doesn't mean '. . .to the exclusion of sport fish', but it is certainly a current and <br />pending issue on which the Division is and will be spending a great deal of time and resources. It may also <br />be worth injecting words re: protecting existing T&E Recovery Program flows as wellt afthough the fact <br />remains these are mandated by federal legislation and subsequent agreements. <br />· Riparian habitat - this may arso include protection 01 riparian functions (such as flood dissipation, nutrient <br />transfers, bank storage. etc....) but I would agree that broadly brushing Chabitat~ is probably fine. <br /> <br />No. 8-10 - wUI also leave these to the word-smithers, afthough I would like to acknowledge the link between the <br />protection of 'culturaV social va'ues' (on the west slope this means agriculture) and the positive incidental varues <br />for wildlife habitat. <br /> <br />Comments on SWSI Bibliographies <br /> <br />The basin bibUographies need to incfude specific references to the extensive library of water studies that exist if <br />SWSI is to effectively integrate existing sources. GeneralJy, the bibliographies seem to lean toward "overview' <br />and summary studies, and not enough toward the detaUs of the feasjbility and implementation studies that are out <br />there. I woufd encourage the consultants to dredge the CWCBts own sources, and to visit the conservation and <br />conservancy districts, m un icipafitiesj and irrigation districts in order to get to the next level of detail that wUI <br />provide the substance that any viable alternatives discussions will require. <br /> <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment, and again~ for our participation at these roundtables~ <br /> <br />David Graf <br />Regional Water SpeciaHst <br />CO Division of Wildlife <br />970..255..6142 <br />da vld~gr8f@ state~co. us <br /> <br />1 I'),., ,f') {l (l If <br />