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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)
i. The Board may permit general comments from any person who
is not a Party; however, the Board may limit these public
comments to five minutes per person.
j . The Board may take final action at the hearing(s) or continue
the hearing and/or deliberations to a date certain.
k. Board hearings may be recorded by a reporter or by an
electronic recording device. Any Party requesting a
transcription of the hearing(s) shall be responsible for the cost
of the transcription.
1. When necessary, the Board may modify this hearing_procedure
schedule or any part thereof as it deems appropriate.
~6n. Board Action to Acquire Water, Water Rights or Interests in Water. The
Board shall consider the acquisition during any regular or special meeting
of the Board. At the Board meeting, the Board shall consider all
presentations or comments of Staff or any other person. After such
consideration, the Board may acquire, acquire with limitations, or reject
the proposed acquisition.
X60. Water Court Proceeding. In the event water, water rights or interests in
water acquired by the Board are not resentl decreed for ISF uses to
preserve or improve the natural environment to a reasonable degree, the
Board shall authorize the Attorney General to file a water court
application to obtain a decreed right to use the acquired water, water ri hg_ts
or interests in water for ISF use to breserve or improve the natural
environment to a reasonable degree
. The Board may pursue joint applications to change a water right
with the owner of any water, water right, or interests in water. The Water
Court shall determine matters that are within the scope of section 37-92-
305, C.R.S., which may include injury and the potential impact of the
change upon return flows.
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