Prehearing Statement of Routt County, Colorado

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COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD 1313 Sherman Street, Suite 721 Denver, Colorado 80203 303/866-3441 IN THE 1VIATTER OF THE CITY OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS FOR A RECREATIONAL IN-CHANNEL DIVERSION IN ROUTT COUNTY. John D. Merrill, Reg. No. 19505, Case Number: 6-03CW86 Routt County Attorney 136 - 6th Street P.O. Box 773598 Water Division: 6 Steamboat Springs, Colorado 90477 Phone Number: (970) 870-5317 Fax Number: (970) 870-5381 PREHEARING STATEMENT OF ROUTT COUNTY, COLORADO Pursuant to Rule 13.d of the Recreational In-Channel Diversion ("RICD") Rules adopted by the Colorado Water Conservation Board ("CWCB") on November 8, 2001 (the "RICD Rules") and the Notice of Prehearing Cpnference and Deadlines dated March 31, 2004, submitted by the Hearing Coordinator, Felicity Hannay, Routt County, Colorado ("County") submits the following: Incorporation of Other Party Prehearing Statements County incorporates herein by this reference the Prehearing Statements of the Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District ("UYWCD"), the Morrison Creek Metropolitan Water and Sanitation District ("MCMWSD"), the Town of Oak Creelc ("Oak Creek") and the Town of Yampa ("Yampa"). The efforts of County and these other opposers in connection with the May 26-27, 2004 hearing (the "Hearing") before the CWCB are being coordinated to avoid duplicative presentations. Factual and Le2al Issues Addressed in this Statement l. In its January 21, 2004 submittal to the CWCB in support of its RICD application for the Steamboat Springs Boating Park, there is a section entitled "Economic Impact" submitted by the Office of the Director of Parks and Recreation Services for the City of Steamboat Springs ("Cit}?'). Although admitting that the City has not commissioned a formal evaluation of economic impacts from river-related activities, the City nevertheless claims that recreational use on the Yampa River is "a mainstay of the local economy during summer months" and "a major reason" that visitors from