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• Board Meeting Date: 9/17/2008
• Description: ISF Section - Instream Flow Rules Revision Update
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

ISF Rule 6 -Water Acquisitions September 8, 2008 Draft
(Changes to July 2008 Draft shown in bold)
~6m. Public Input on Proposed Acquisitions. The Board shall follow the public
review process in Rules 11 a. - 11 c. when acquiring water, water rights or
interests in water, except as provided in Rule 61~g. above and except as
provided below.
(1) Prior to Board consideration of any proposed acquisition, Staff shall
mail notice of the proposed acquisition to all persons on the ISF
Subscription Mailing List and the State Engineer's Substitute
Supply Plan Notification List for the relevant water division, and
shall provide Proper Notice. Such notice shall include:
(a) the case number adjudicating the water right proposed to be
acquired, and the appropriation date, adjudication date, priority,
decreed use(s), and flow amount of the water right proposed to be
acquired, and how much of the water right the Board will consider
ac uirin ;
(b) the location of the stream reach or lake that is the subject of the
proposal, including, when available, the specific length of stream
reach to benefit from the proposed acquisition;
(c) any available information on the purpose of the acquisition,
including the degree of preservation or improvement of the
natural environment to be achieved;
(d) any available scientific data specifically supporting the position
that the acquisition will achieve the goal of preserving or
improving the natural environment to a reasonable degree:; and
(e) in addition to (a}-(d) above, for leases and loans of water, water
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rights or interests in water under section 37-92-102(3), such
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notice shall include the proposed term of the lease or loan and the
proposed season of use of the water under the lease or loan.
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(2) At every regularly scheduled Board meeting subsequent to the
mailing of notice, and prior to final Board action, Staff will report on
the status of the proposed acquisition and time will be reserved for
pu is comment.
(3) Any person may address the Board regarding the proposed
acquisition prior to final Board action. Staff shall provide any written
comments it receives regarding the proposed acquisition directly to
the Board.
(4) Any person may request the Board to hold a hearing on a proposed
acquisition. Such a request must be submitted to the Board in writing
within twenty days of the first Board meeting at which the Board
considers the proposed acquisition, and must include a brief
statement, with as much specificity as possible, of why a hearing is
eing requeste .
(5) At its next regularly scheduled meeting after receipt of the request for
a hearin , or at a special meeting, the Board will consider the request
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