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Phase III: <br />The group will look to the future. Each option will be discussed in- depth. Through <br />consensus - building and other decision - making tools, the group will reach conclusions <br />and develop action plans. <br />Learning about the Creek <br />Next, to gain a common understanding of the Creek and its watershed, and to ensure <br />the groups' discussions were grounded in facts, an "Initial Information Sheet" developed by the <br />RPW Steering Committee was reviewed. This information sheet presented the following: <br />description of the area; values; protections currently in place; potential protection mechanisms <br />(as defined by the HCW); water rights; information on existing In- stream Flows and the status <br />of water quality; uses which require permits; court actions; location of a dam site (through the <br />Statewide Water Supply Initiative or "SWSI'); transportation issues; potential conflicts; and <br />reasonably foreseeable economic development in the area. Changes were made to this <br />document by the HCW and a final edited document was agreed to (see Attachment Q. <br />The group which was comprised of interested citizens along with some professional <br />water experts. So, a "Water 101" learning discussion was given by Bruce Whitehead, executive <br />director of the Southwestern Water Conservation District (SWCD). Accompanying this <br />presentation were two handouts: one on basic water terms and another one related to <br />agencies /entities involved in water in Colorado (find Web site). <br />A comparative stream flow model was requested by the group. The Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board completed the project and presented it. The San Juan Public Lands Center <br />(USFS /BLM) gave information when asked including much detail about past planning efforts in <br />the Hermosa Creek watershed, the Roadless Inventory and Roadless Rules along with their <br />reasoning for recommendations made in the Draft Land Management Plan. And finally, based <br />on a request from a Working Group, the SJPLC was conducting an Environmental Impact <br />Statement (called the Hermosa Landscape Grazing Analysis), and a USFS staff person gave <br />information on that effort. <br />Hermosa Creek Workgroup Final Report: Second Draft 11/2/09 F+rstt [)Fait: 10h4 /09 6 <br />