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that there are objective benchmarks for judging the propriety of such appropriations. <br />6. The Court in Gunnison, citing legislative history, noted that "'the ultimate policy <br />question' was how much water is needed for legitimate recreational purposes because <br />whitewater courses can be designed to use water at fifty cfs and they can probably- be <br />designed for world class expert paddlers to use water at 1,000 efs. The question is where <br />in the middle of that spectrum is the justifiable line to be drawn," Id. These rules <br />provide further information to determine where in the middle of that spectrum the RICD <br />claim should be to constitute the minimum stream flow for a reasonable recreation <br />experience. For example, the Rules require that the applicant specify each recreational <br />opportunity sought at each requested flow amount, and describe why the flow is the <br />minimum amount for the desired reasonable recreational experience. By requesting this <br />information, however, it is not the intent of the Board to either second guess the propriety <br />of the applicant's choice of recreational experience for which flows are sought or to <br />dictate a particular flow rate for that experience. <br />7. The changes to Rule 7(b) are based on the need to analyze the impacts associated <br />with construction and design of RICD structures. These factors, in particular, are based <br />on floodplain engineering, engineering principles, hydraulics, boating principles and <br />existing laws or rules. Issues such as the slope, length, width and depth of the stream <br />reach, the water velocity and the effects on the floodplain all relate to whether the <br />applicant chose an appropriate reach of stream and must be considered in analyzing that <br />factor. The changes to Rule 7(e) are premised upon experiences gained by the Board to <br />date in the adjudication of the RICD cases. <br />8. It is important to note that the definition of RICD must be applied whenever that <br />term appears in rule or statute. Although these rules may use abbreviated or modified <br />versions of this definition for brevity or clarity, this will not mean that the definition has <br />changed in any way from the full definition. <br />