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The Steamboat Pilot: Salazar says he's anti -RICD Page 1 of 3 <br /> . B 3t � ADVERTISEMENT <br /> L T .'. 0 x j Real � staTP- 111V <br /> '41 1 1 AY <br /> 4 <br /> T bo T <br /> = _ __ 1 _ i _ <br /> FCLPt ai h E i l I`G f . ik)hU IItn s" t�t]rxc,T <br /> Weather News �� <br /> S Se <br /> More see <br /> • 81° Partly advertisement <br /> Cloudy Salazar says he's anti -RICD <br /> Current conditions ifti <br /> 7 day forecast Attorney general "not a fan' of E � � '�° � ' <br /> PAR OFE5g9oNALE fitini Gram <br /> recreational stream rights ,am sail va <br /> a A� .Z O By Tom Ross, Staff Reporter lo <br /> T ( y THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2004 °I-1'91weneko .nCtin' be 3"S ,;;- Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar said C <br /> Community Wednesday that he is wary of recreational in- �Pa�i �nfna�IuhP `Tor" <br /> Question Of The Wee channel dlversians such as the one the city of REAL TAT <br /> Steamboat Springs is seeking. p Lr a'�e ei <br /> Calendar Iii -rxrAp.m pi Ni c ^XC 1 <br /> Reader Forum However, Salazar acknowledged that RICDs Ra,P11 CLOSING11 <br /> are legal and probably will continue to come up SI LL P <br /> _Groups & Clubs in the future. u� 'lt i " rt d o °fir <br /> Find a new home F. a.2cq (7: &BE a <br /> ectton The city formally has filed for Instream flows to <br /> e . <br /> ensure adequate water for two kayak play ' <br /> holes on the downtown stretch of the Yampa � �, <br /> River. <br /> Salazar, who is seeking the Democratic ' 1' <br /> Home <br /> nomination for the U.S. Senate, was in r E L> ,_ <br /> _ _ <br /> Steamboat to speak before a convention of <br /> Today's Front Page __ municipal officials from across the state. `' Fll <br /> Today's Ads During his talk before a crowd of several ( ` " ' <br /> 1 ANG. r t 5N. !VC <br /> 5x <br /> Classifieds h un d re d at the convention of the Colorado <br /> Municipal League, Salazar spoke about ways _ - <br /> Service Directory _ <br /> Colorado can meet its water needs. Afterward, he accepted questions from the <br /> Public Notices audience, and Steamboat Springs City Councilman Ken Brenner asked Salazar .` <br /> News how he felt about RICDs. ' <br /> Sports "T am not a fan of RICD," Salazar said. "Great danger lies with rights created <br /> Obituaries within the (river) channel. But it certainly is a very legal thing that can and will , <br /> be done." <br /> Births <br /> Viewpoints Salazar said he realizes the recreational value placed on river water has <br /> Dining Guide Increased with time. However, he said, when he looks at the potential effect of <br /> increasing instream rights on a statewide basis, he sees reason for concern. <br /> Style <br /> Specifically, Salazar said, he is worried that If an entity acquired a RICD at the <br /> Outdoors point where a major river leaves the Colorado state line, it could effectively be <br /> T he Record used to prevent development of a new upstream water storage project. I P <br /> Business ___� _._____. _. <br /> "It's important for us to make sure we are not creating an impediment for <br /> Real Estate News development of our compacted water," Salazar said. <br /> Featured Properties Steamboat's request for a RICD, filed Dec. 26, seeks a maximum flow of 1,700 <br /> Four Points cubic feet per second in the first half of June and a minimum of 120 cfs from `~ <br /> South Routt July 15 to Oct. 31. The Colorado Water Conservation Board, of which Salazar is <br /> --_. - - a nonvoting member, voted unanimously last month against the city's request, <br /> West Routt _• saying it sought too much water. The matter is destined for District 6 Water - T <br /> Education Court. - i <br /> http:// www. steamboatpilot .com/section/news /story/24299 7/21/2006 <br />