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• Board Meeting Date: 5/20/2008
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

an appropriation date of January 25, 2006. The upstream terminus of the ISF reach is the confluence with
Dawson Draw and the lower terminus is confluence with Sandstone Canyon.
The ISF reach is approximately 12.58 miles. CWCB entered into a stipulation with the Montezuma
Valley Irrigation Company and the Dolores Water Conservancy District for the entry of the decree. On
February 29, 2008, the Division 7 Water Court decreed an instream flow water right to the CWCB on
Yellow Jacket Canyon Creek in Case No. 06CW061 for 2.1 cfs (January 1-December 31), with an
appropriation date of January 25, 2006. The upstream terminus of the ISF reach is the confluence with
Sandstone Canyon and the lower terminus is a point approximately 200 feet above the heading of the
Ismay Ditch. The ISF reach is approximately 10.64 miles.
CWCB entered into a stipulation with the Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company and the Dolores Water
Conservancy District for the entry of the decree. On March 24, 2008, the Division 2 Water Court decreed
an instream flow water right to the CWCB on Birdseye Gulch in Case No. 04CW079 0.80 cfs (January 1
-April 30),1.6 cfs (May 1-October 14) and 0.90 cfs (October 15 -December 31), with an appropriation
date of January 24, 2004. The upstream terminus of the ISF reach is the headwaters and the lower
terminus is confluence with the East Fork of the Arkansas River. The ISF reach is approximately 3.4
miles. CWCB entered into a stipulation with James Neville to acknowledge that the ISF water right on
Birdseye Gulch is junior to the decreed water right for the Stevens and Leiter Ditch (CA No. 1858).
(Linda Bassi)
ALAMOSA WATER CLEARED TO DRINK AFTER TREATMENT FOR
SALMONELLA -Alamosa officials opened the faucet, poured themselves a glass of water and toasted
the state health department's declaration Friday that tap water was safe to drink after more than three
weeks of restrictions because of salmonella contamination.
Nearly 390 salmonella cases related to the outbreak in Alamosa have been reported since the first instance
surfaced on March 7. At least 107 cases have been confirmed, and 16 people required hospitalization.
Alamosa's 8,500 residents were told to stop drinking tap water on March 19; health officials later
confirmed the presence of salmonella.
Officials began flushing the 50-mile water system with strong concentrations of chlorine starting March
25.
In addition to salmonella, which is usually spread through food, lab tests also confirmed the presences of
two parasites that are commonly found in water - giardia and cryptosporidium.
Health officials said the disinfection of the water system was enough to kill all biological contamination.
A residual amount of chlorine will be left in the water to prevent future contamination.
Officials aren't sure how the contaminates got into the water, though a state inspection found several
minor problems in the city's three water tanks. A water tower that dates back to the 1920s on the south
side of town was being removed from service so that problems such as missing rivets could be corrected.
(Source: Denver Associated Press)
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