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Instream Flow and Natural Lake Level Protection <br />The 1973 General Assembly enacted Senate Bill 97, which created the Colorado Instream <br />Flow and Natural Lake Level Program ( "ISF Program ") to be administered exclusively <br />by the CWCB. The statutory authorities for the ISF Rules are found at § 37 -60 -108 <br />C.R.S. (1990) and § 37 -92 -102 (3) C.R.S. (1990). The basic purpose of these Rules is to <br />codify existing CWCB procedures for implementing this program. CWCB is responsible <br />for the appropriation, acquisition and protection of instream flow and natural lake level <br />water rights to preserve the natural environment to a reasonable degree. <br />- ° 5'.�?o <br />Conservation and Drought Planning e >, <br />General statutory authority is given to the Board to provide conservation and drought <br />planning support to the State and its citizen under § 30 -60 -124 and § 30 -60 -106 C.R.S., <br />respectively. The Office of Water Conservation (OWC) was established in 1991. Its <br />primary tasks are incorporated into the Conservation and Drought Planning Section. The <br />section develops and approve water efficiency plans, monitor water use, provides <br />technical assistance and public information, inventories and prepares drought plans and <br />assists with policy development, while networking with water suppliers, legislators and <br />key constituencies. <br />Page 3 of 3 <br />4/2/2002 <br />