Board Meeting 09/08/1983

• Board Meeting Date: 9/8/1983
• Description: Minutes, Agenda, Memorandums September 08,09, 1983
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

indicating that the Board cannot provide any financial assistance
for any subsequent remedial construction project, but that the
Board is willing to act as a facilitator for project
development. The motion carried on a unanimous voice vote .
Instream Flow Program (Item 13)
Mr . Jencsok (staff member) presented a Statement of
Opposition , Case #4-83CW116, Carson and Virginia Ince (see
Appendix I) . Approval of the Statement was requested in order
for the staff to investigate further the potential for injury to
the Board 's decree with subsequent Board consideration at a later
meeting .
Mr . Jackson moved , seconded by Mr . Robbins , that the State-
ment be ratified. The motion was carried by unanimous voice
vote .
Mr . Jencsok and Mr . McDonald then presented several informa-
tional items (see Appendix J) including a report to the Board
that Case #2-82CWC104 , concerning the City of Poncha Springs , was
settled by stipulation.
Four Corners Water Management Study (New Item)
Mr . McDonald introduced Mr . Martin Roche , Acting Project
• Manager , Durango Office , Bureau of Reclamation , who briefly
described the proposed study. A short discussion ensued. No
action was taken .
Monument Creek Reservoir (New Item)
Mr . McDonald introduced the matter by paying tribute to the
excellent cooperation from the Bureau of Reclamation , specifical-
ly Cliff Barrett .
The proposition would substitute a relocated and enlarged
Monument Creek Reservoir to serve fish and wildlife purposes and
provide for recreational use as well as for municipal storage .
The facility would be a substitute for Dawson Draw. The analysis
of fish and wildlife benefits suggests that they may not be
sufficient to make a substitution cost effective , but that the
federal analysis seems to be faulty, particularly with respect to
equity of benefits for the Dove Creek area .
He proposes to write Mr . Barrett expressing the State 's con-
tinuing interest in the substitutions and requesting further con-
sideration and discussion.
In the ensuing discussion, the Board members concurred in
pursuing the alternative approach through further communication
with Mr . Barrett .
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