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<br />San Juan/Dolores/San Miguel Basin Roundtable Technical Meeting #1 <br />Meeting Summary <br /> <br />. Conflicting recreational needs: <br />- Identify the full array of recreational needs <br />- Conflicts can occur between different recreational needs, such as rafting flows vs. sport <br />fishing flows <br />. Some agricultural reservoir releases support recreation <br />. Consider flow dynamics when looking at project operations <br />- Timing of releases <br />- Reservoir flat water recreation affects instream flows, since reservoir operations are related <br />to downstream flows <br />. Recreation should help pay for the reservoirs that support recreation <br />- Can the value of recreational flows and water levels be paid for by the end user or via a <br />cost allocation based on value, benefits or revenue received by the "local economy?" <br />. Consider how recreation could be charged <br />- See Bureau of Reclamation model on historical funding of water projects <br />. Recognize voluntary and involuntary transfers relating to recreation when assessing <br />alternatives in SWSI <br /> <br />6. Provide for Environmental Needs and Enhancement <br /> <br />Draft Subobjectives Presented <br />. Protect fisheries/ aquatic life <br />. Minimize environmental impacts associated with new projects <br />. Enhance riparian habitat <br />. Protect and improve water quality <br /> <br />Comments <br />. Reverse negative population trends in native aquatic species to prevent Endangered Species <br />listing, enabling all species to survive regardless of activities <br />. Prevent damaging water quality changes <br />. Explore non-flow alternatives to meet environmental goals <br />. Agricultural water provides multiple secondary benefits that help provide for environmental <br />needs and enhancement <br />. Look at non-native impacts <br />- Manage riparian zones <br />. Examine unintended consequences of water development <br />. More water instream equals improved water quality <br />. Look at land uses and benefits before and after water development <br />. Consider environmental and recreational needs under "Reliably Meet Demands" <br />. Is a hatchery endangered species different than naturally hatched? <br />- Broader definition is needed <br /> <br />7. Promote Cost-Effectiveness <br /> <br />Draft Subobjectives Presented <br />. Minimize the totallifecycle costs <br /> <br />CDIVI <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />SJD BRT Mtg #1 Summary-final.doc 11/14/2003 <br />