ColoradoComments06

• Basin: Colorado
• Title: Comments 6
• Date: 10/6/2003
• SWSI - Doc Type: Comments

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> page 18, The Ruedi Reservoir 2012 Agreement:
> uThe Ruedi Reservoir 2012 Agreement will provide 10,825 acre-feet of
> water through 2012... n add "annually" after acre-feet
>
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> page 18, CWCB Instream Flow Water Right
> The CWCB instream flow rights for the IS-Mile Reach WERE WITHDRA WN~
> Please update that paragraph as two separate items, the CWCB right and
> its withdrawal as one paragraph and the Ruedi water (which is still
> being provided) as a separate paragraph~
>
> From the CWCB Annual Report to the Recovery Program on Colorado Instream Flow Protection for FY
2002=
> Changes to the existing mstream flow- filings (Case Nos~ 5-95CW296 & 595CW297 on the Colorado
River, and Case Nos. 6-95CW155 & 6-95CW156 on the Yampa River) occurred at the January and May 1999
CWCB meetings~ As a result of concerns expressed by the Service and other Program participants, the CWCB
withdrew the baseflow and recovery flow instream flow filings on the Colorado and Yampa rivers. The
Colorado Division of Wildlife staff has been instructed to develop new flow recorrunendation methods and to
make new flow reconunendations when appropriate.UH
> Until the new flow recommendations are submitted and approved.' the CWCB will review CDOW
activities and the performance of the PBO activities and determine the need for future instream flow
protection~ The CWCB staff continues to work with the Attorney General> t> s Office, Board Members,
Colorado Division of Wildlife, USFWS and Recovery Program participants to stay current with Recovery
Program needs.
> The CWCB participates in providing and protecting water to the
> 15-Mile Reach through contract deliveries from several upstream
> reservoirs~
>
>
>
> Section 6.1
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> page 20
> 1st paragraph describes CRWCD approval of proposal by Denver Water to
> pay Excel for lost power production in exchange for a reduced river
> call that would allow more upstream storage. Please make it clear that
> this was a one-time arrangement agreed upon during Water Year 2003 to
> try to improve the dismal reservoir storage situation in the basin due
> to the drought.
>
> page 20
> 5th paragraph - FYI - the CRWCD, Grand Valley irrigators, and others
> have now sued the USER over the Heeney Slide issue and the resulting
> limitations it puts on Green Mountain Storage, particularly of the
> pools designated to benefit the West Slope. Randy Seaholm has a copy
> of the claim.
>
> page 20
> 6th paragraph again describes a one-time agreement to use Ruedi water
> to offset some of the shortages to Green Mountain~ Please clarify and
> give a detailed explanation of that agreement.>

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