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�P{Cq CON S.;kp <br />Gunnison- <br />Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board <br />$ �x <br />Rod Kuharich, Director <br />a <br />a <br />}av <br />Uncompahgre River <br />Dan McAuliffe, Deputy Director <br />P y <br />Basin Planning Meeting <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br />Policy and Planning Needs Identified by Participants <br />• Continue facilitating state and federal agencies' recovery programs efforts <br />• Continue using the instream flow program to address the future needs of federal forests and make <br />issues work on federal lands <br />• Use instream flows for dilution of the naturally occurring contaminant selenium <br />• More monitoring of instream flows to ensure water commissioners can administer existing flow <br />rights <br />• Use instream flows in the Black Canyon National Park for channel maintenance and recreational <br />use <br />• Increase education on water availability in the Gunnison Basin <br />• Use construction fund for evaluation of creative, non - traditional approaches to meet water needs <br />such as water rights acquisitions and facility acquisitions <br />• CWCB involvement in East Slope versus West Slope issues <br />Identified Technical Assistance Needs <br />• Provide technical assistance with the Upper Gunnison Recovery Implementation Program <br />• Provide technical assistance to determine future water demands in the Uncompahgre Valley <br />• Provide technical assistance with watershed planning <br />• Provide technical assistance in dealing with water quality concerns related to consumptive use <br />• Identify and evaluate non - traditional approaches for increasing water availability for the Upper <br />Gunnison <br />Identified Potential Water Projects <br />• Additional storage on the North Fork of the Gunnison <br />• Upgrade of the Shawuno Soil Conservancy District's Roadtrap Creek Dam from Class II to Class I <br />