ColoradoComments25

• Basin: Colorado
• Title: Comments 25
• Date: 1/30/2004
• SWSI - Doc Type: Comments

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Lane Wyatt [[e-mail]]
Friday, January 30,2004 3:56 PM
SWSI (Statewide Water Supply Initiative)
ALane Wyatt
instream demands

Dear SWSI-types:

I just FAXed my objective rating form to John, sorry I couldn1t get it done by 1/27.

I also wanted to comment on one other item related to project identification and demand assessment As I
mentioned at the Roundtable I believe it is essential to look at instream metrics of demand other than RICD's
and CWCB ISF rights. I suggest at a minimum:

1. R2Cross quantification of flow needs rather than CWCB water rights
2. Pending RICO filings should be given some weight~
3. USFS Bypass requirements, I know the State has trouble with these but
they are a reality that limits the development of water. It makes no sense to e~tablish that water is available
for a project when it fact it may be limited by these requirements

In addition some notion of critical stream reaches should be provided. These are areas where it is not only
unlikely that water would be developed but it may not be in the interest of the State as a whole. I suggest
some of the criteria might include:

1.. Gold Medal designated reaches
2. Reaches with native fish, I believe CDOW has maps
3. Those identified by the Colorado Water Trust. I emailed a map of the
Colorado River basin segments identified by the Colorado Water Trust earlier. I have since got a hardcopy of
the map and a key with the GIS coordinates for your use, I'll put it in the mail to John Rehring today. My
suggestion is that if SWSI identifies projects that impact these reaches youtre kidding yomselves.

I hope these comments are seen as consbuctive~

Lane Wyatt
NWCCOG Water Quality & Quantity Committee
PO Box 2308
Silverthorne, CO 80498
[phone] ext. 116
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