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3/18/2008
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WSP Section - Wild and Scenic Rivers
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Sally Wisely, DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES <br />Colorado Director <br />Bureau of Land Management <br />U. S. Department of the Interior <br />Dear Sally: <br />I am writing to you, on behalf of the State of Colorado and the Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board, regarding the planning process that your Little Snake field office is <br />pursuing. You may recall that I wrote to you in July 2007 requesting "close consultation <br />and cooperation with all affected interests" in the further development of your Little <br />Snake Resource Management Plan ("RMP"). In this regard, I am writing to request that <br />you consider revising your current schedule for the Little Snake field office RMP. <br />My staff has been meeting regularly with your staff and interested stakeholders regarding <br />the BLM's processes for revising RMPs in several field offices (including the Little <br />Snake field office) where the BLM is considering the "suitability" of certain stream <br />segments for Wild and Scenic designation. In December, I wrote to you about the <br />process that your office is pursuing out of the Kremmling and Glenwood Springs field <br />offices. I appreciate your quick response and your willingness to cooperate in the <br />development of these two RMPs in a way that will allow the pursuit of alternatives that <br />will protect the natural resources in a responsible and appropriate manner. <br />As you know, some of the stream segments identified in the Little Snake RMP that are <br />under consideration for suitability under the Wild and Scenic Act are located in places <br />where that designation could impact the State's ability to fully use its compact <br />entitlements. Nevertheless, the State of Colorado shares a strong desire to protect <br />instream water resources, and to meet associated environmental and recreational needs in <br />balanced manner. I am encouraged by the dialogue that has been initiated in this basin. <br />However, we are at a critical juncture in the process. It is my understanding that the <br />BLM will be proceeding to analyze alternatives for the Final Environmental Impact <br />Statement (`FEIS") within the next month, in order to publish this FEIS by December <br />2008. In this regard, BLM is unfortunately putting its planning goals and deadlines ahead <br />of a locally driven process that could result in more comprehensive resource protection <br />while allowing the State to protect its ability to fully use its compact entitlements. <br />As we have discussed in the past, Wild and Scenic designation may, or may not, be the <br />optimal management tool, especially considering: 1) reasonably foreseeable potential <br />uses of the land and water; 2) current land ownership and use, and extent to which stream <br />management could be shared with state and local land agencies; 3) state and local <br />governmental ability to manage Outstandingly Remarkable Values ("ORVs") on <br />nonfederal lands; -1) support for or opposition to designation; 5) existing water rights and <br />water management operations in the basin that currently support flow-related ORVs; and <br />6) the potential for water resources development. I recognize the limits of your <br />budgetary constraints, but given the importance of these water resources to the BLM, the <br />State of Colorado, environmental organizations, and local communities, I am asking you <br />
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