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• Board Meeting Date: 7/22/2008
• Description: Directors' Reports - CWCB Director
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

considering independent flood control works in their community. According to Rex Burns, Project
Engineer for Larimer County, "winning this grant is a huge boon to our program, especially just starting
out. It will enable us to build our first major project years ahead of when it would have otherwise been
built". Burns expressly thanked the Flood Staff of the CWCB for their ongoing assistance with grant
application preparation and general assistance with the formation of the Alliance. (Torn Browning)
SOUTHWESTERN RIVER BASINS
GUNNISON RIVER ISF RECOMMENDATION WITHDRAWN -The High Country
Citizen's Alliance has withdrawn its recommendation to staff to pursue an instream flow water right on
the Gunnison River from Almont to the Curecanti National Recreation Area. The Alliance's letter
withdrawing the recommendation is attached to this report. (Attachment Sd-OS)(Linda Bassi)
RECENTLY DECREED ISF WATERRIGHTS - On May 8, 2008, the Division 4 Water Court:
decreed an instream flow water right to the CWCB on Coal Creek in Case No. 06CW231 for 21
cfs (February 15 -March 31), 39 cfs (April 1 -July 14), 21 cfs (July 15 -November 14) and 18
cfs (November 15 -February 14), with an appropriation date of January 25, 2005. The upstream
terminus of the ISF reach is the confluence with Little Gunnison Creek and the lower terminus is
the confluence with Anthracite Creek. The ISF reach is approximately 4.8 miles long. The
CWCB entered into a stipulation with the Ragged Mountain Water Users Association for the
entry of this decree.
^ decreed an instream flow water right to the CWCB on the Smith Fork Gunnison River in Case
No. 06CW228 for 7.7 cfs (March 1 -March 31), 12.9 cfs (April 1 -July 31), 7.7 cfs (August 1 -
November 14) and 6.5 cfs (November 15 -February 29, with an appropriation date of January
25, 2008. The upstream terminus is the confluence with the North and South Forks of the Smith
Fork Gunnison River and the downstream terminus is the confluence with Little Coal Creels. The
ISF reach is approximately 3.9 miles long.
decreed an instream flow water right to the CWCB on the South Fork Smith Fork Gunnison river
in Case No. 06CW229 for 4.1 cfs (March 15 -April 14), 6.4 cfs (April 14 -July 31), 3 cfs
(August 1 -November 14) and 2.4 cfs (November 15 -March 14), with an appropriation date of
January 25, 2005. The upstream terminus is the headwaters and the downstream terminus is
Saddle Mountain Ditch. The ISF reach is approximately 5.5 miles long.
On June 5, 2008, the Division 4 Water Court decreed an instream flow water right to the CWCB on the
North Fork of West Creek in Case No. 04CW 160 for 3.7 cfs (April - 1 June 15), 0.80 cfs (June 16 -July
31), 0.40 cfs (August 1 -February 14), and 0.80 cfs (February 15 -March 31), with an appropriation date
of January 28, 2004. The upstream terminus of the ISF reach is the confluence with Two V Gulch and the
lower terminus is the confluence with West Creels. The ISF reach is approximately 6 miles long. The
CWCB entered into a stipulation with Catherine Conover for the entry of the decree.
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