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• Board Meeting Date: 5/20/2008
• Description: ISF Section - Uncontested 2008 Instream Flow Appropriations
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
T0: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members Harris ~. merman
DNR Executive Director
FROM: Jeff BaeSSler Jennifer L. Gimbel

Stream and Lake Protection Section CWCB Director
Dan McAuliffe
DATE: Ma 12 2008
y cwcB ~epUty Director
SUBJECT: Agenda Item 13, May 20-21, 2008 Board Meeting
Stream and Lake Protection -Uncontested 2008 Instream Flow
Appropriations.
Summary
At its January 23, 2008, meeting, the CWCB formed its intent to appropriate Instream flow water
rights on 19 new stream segments in water divisions 1, 2, 5 and 6. All 19 segments were
uncontested and are ready for final Board action pursuant to ISF Rule Sh.
Staff requests that for each appropriation, the Board make the required determinations pursuant
to Rule Si, set an appropriation date of January 23, 2008, and direct staff to request the Attorney
General's Office to file the necessary water rights applications.
Discussion
On January 23, 2008, the CWCB formed its intent to appropriate Instream flow water rights on
the 19 stream segments listed in the table below. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) and/or Trout Unlimited (TU) recommended these
streams for inclusion into the CWCB's Instream Flow Program and Natural Lake Level Program.
Pursuant to Rule 5h. of the Instream Flow and Natural Lake Level Rules ("ISF Rules"}, these
stream segments are being recommended to the Board for Final Action. The segments have been
noticed pursuant to the ISF Rules and the public was afforded an opportunity to comment
pursuant to Rule Sg. at the March 2008, CWCB meeting. All 19 of the proposed Instream flow
appropriations are uncontested. These stream segments are listed in detail on the attached
Instream flow tabulations.
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