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<br />Memo <br /> <br />To: Susan Morea, Rick Brown <br />From: Lane Wyatt <br />RE: SWSI Colorado River Primer <br />Date: October 9, 2003 <br /> <br />Following are my comments on the Primer4 I'm sorry I was unable to get <br />these to you by the October grd deadline l10pefully they are still useful. <br /> <br />· Page 3 - The reference for Solley and others is not found in the Reference <br />section. <br />· Page 5 - I could not find the basin map cited to have arrows that <br />correspond to quantities in the major exports table. The Hoosier system is <br />not the only transmountain diversion (TMD) listed that exports to the <br />Arkansas Basinl It would be informative if both historic diversions and <br />the future potential of existing systems were listed to show the likely <br />expansion of these TMDs without additional permits, etc. <br />· Page 9 - There are several other Gold Medal stream segments that are not <br />listedl These can be found in the CDOW fishing regulationsl' In addition <br />to endangered fish species CDOW has information on the locations of <br />native trout populations which are important to protect. <br />· Page 10 - Maybe you should list CWCB as a state agency. Section 244, <br />why are you not listing major TMDs from the Colorado to the Arkansas <br />basin? <br />· Page 11 - Section 245, add Clinton Reservoir and Ditch Company~ Section <br />3.3, Roaring Fork Conservancy, Summit Water Quality Committee, Eagle <br />River Watershed Council, Aspen Wilderness Workshop, Snowmass <br />Caucus, East Grand Water Quality Board, are all active <br />watershed/environmental groups, Vail Associates is not an environmental <br />group. <br />· Page 12 - The water related recreation industry is considerably more <br />diverse that the ski areas listed4 What about kayak course (many with <br />RICD rights), marinas at Wolford Mountain, Dillon, and Granby that are <br />affected by reservoir levels, fishing requirements are much different than <br />CWCB ISFs, and commercial rafting is huge. I will attach the UPCO <br />recreation criteria as an example of flows for recreational needs that have <br />been discussed, quantified and are included in planning initiatives. <br />· Page 12 - Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority is <br />another funding program. <br />· Page 13 - Missing from the notion of water quality laws are the low flows <br />used in discharge permits. Reductions in flow levels below these <br />statistical flows can have significant economic impacts on dischargers4 <br />