7921

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7921
• Author: Trembly, T. L. and G. A. Gould.
• Title: Opportunities To Protect Instream Flows In Colorado And Wyoming.
• USFW Year: 1987.
• USFW - Doc Type: Biological Report 87‎(10)‎,
• Copyright Material: NO

PREFACE

The National Ecology Center has published a number of documents similar
to this one in the past. Information is now available for 30 States (see
inside front cover).

In some reports, opportunities in each State are presented in a single
document, but in several publications, reports on States from the same geogra-
phical region are combined. The combined State reports present an opportunity
for easy comparison of specific programs. This is particularly useful because
of the wide variety of instream flow protection programs or possibilities.

The primary purpose of thi s seri es of documents is to poi nt out the
opportunities in instream flow management that currently exist under State law
so that planners and managers can anti ci pate deve 1 opment, plan appropri ate
programs I and eva 1 uate the costs and benefi ts of certa in courses of action.
In addition, the reports are brief histories of the level of success of various
State programs. The use of this information can result in a significant cost
saving for planners and managers.

In summary, each document has an introduction discussing its purpose,
uses, and limitations. Each document also has a separate information table
summarizing the contents for each State. It is hoped that the research
represented in these reports will provide the kind of overview and preliminary
evaluation that will ease the burden of State, local, or Federal planners and
managers as they seek to meet their increasingly complex responsibilities.

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