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designed for world -class expert paddlers to use water at 1,000 cfs. 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 R_K.;,D <br />claim should be to constitute the minimum Stream flow f(-.)r a reasonable recreation <br />1 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 />' 6. -rhe changes to Rule 7(b) are based on the need to analyze the impacts associated <br />with construction and design of'RIC:'D structures. These factors, in particular, are based <br />on floodplain engineering. engineering principles, hydraulics, boating principles and <br />existin a laws oi- rules. Issues such as the slope; lentath, width and depth of the stream <br />reach; the water velocity and the effects on the floodplain all relate to whether the <br />r- applicant chose an appropriate reach of�stream and must be considered in analyzin- that <br />I factor. The changes to Rule 7(e) are premised upon experiences gained by the board to <br />date in the adjudication of the R.ICD cases. <br />7. ' 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 />r <br />C <br />A <br />