Colorado - Battlement Reservoir #3_Application

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Water Supply Reserve Account -Grant Application Form Form Revised May 2007 guidelines jointly developed by the IBCC and CWCB STATUS= To be determined 2. The water activity is consistent with Section 3 7-75-102 Colorado Revised Statutes. The requirements/language from the statute is provided in Part 3 of the Criteria and Guidelines. The proposed water activity is not in conflict with existing protection of water rights, as described in Section 37-75-102 of the C.R.S. 3. The water activity underwent an evaluation and approval process and was approved by the Basin Roundtable (BRT) and the application includes a description of the results of the BRTs evaluation and approval of the activity. At a minimum, the description must include the level of agreement reached by the roundtable, including any minority opinion(s) if there was not general agreement for the activity. The description must also include reasons why general agreement was not reached (if it was not), including who opposed the activity and why they opposed it. Note- If this information is included in the letter from the roundtable chair simply reference that letter. The proposed water activity will be presented to the Colorado River Basin Roundtable on May 19, 2008. 4. The water activity meets the provisions of Section 37-75-104(2), Colorado Revised Statutes. The requirements/language from the statute is provided in Part 3 of the Criteria and Guidelines. A set of nine major "water management objectives" were developed and used to evaluate options for addressing Colorado's future water needs through the Statewide Water Supply Initiative. The proposed water activity meets four of these water management objectives: 1) enhance recreational opportunities, 2) provide for environmental enhancement, 3) promote cost effectiveness, and 4) comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and water rights. Currently, the reservoir does not support a fishery. The proposed water activity to reconstruct the dam on Battlement Reservoir #3 will provide an estimated 1,000 angler recreation use days per year. The completion of this proposed activity will allow the Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) the opportunity to reintroduce the native Colorado River cutthroat (CRC) trout to Battlement Reservoir #3. The CDOW recognizes the CRC trout as a Species of Special Concern. Historically, the CRC trout occupied portions of the Colorado River drainage across Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico (Behnke 1992; Behnke 2002). Multiple factors independently and synergistically, however, have contributed to the decline of the CRC trout across the subspecies' historical range. Behnke (1979) indicated that CRC trout occupy less than 1 % of the subspecies' historical range, though a recent and rigorous assessment indicates that 14% may reflect a more accurate value (Hirsch et al. 2006). The "Conservation Strategy and Conservation Agreement for Colorado River cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus cla?kii pleuriticus) in the States of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, June 2006" (CSCA) was signed and entered into agreement with other State, Federal, and Tribal agencies. The proposed water activity directly addresses all four goals and two objectives of the Strategy and Agreement. The proposed water activity also specifically addresses the following strategies 4