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STATE OF COLORADO <br /> COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br /> Department of Natural Resources • <br /> 823 State Centennial Building - • <br /> 1313 Sherman Street`!' <br /> Denver,Colorado 80203 <br /> Phone: (303)866-3441 <br /> Richard D.Lamm <br /> Governor <br /> M E M O R A N D U M <br /> J.William McDonald <br /> Director <br /> David W.Walker <br /> Deputy Director <br /> TO Members, Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> FROM Bill McDonald sti:w <br /> DATE: March 1 , 1983 <br /> • <br /> SUBJECT: Agenda Item 10, March 3, 1983, Board Meeting-- <br /> Closed Basin Project <br /> Introduction <br /> As orginally proposed in the definite plan report (November, <br /> 1979), the enhancement plan for the Closed Basin project included <br /> extensive public use facilities for both fishing and non-fishing <br /> activities and lake level stabilization facilities at San Luis <br /> Lake. After reviewing the full development plan and the <br /> projected non-federal costs, especially the annual operation and <br /> maintenance cost, the Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation <br /> concluded that it could not support the plan in light of the <br /> budget constraints which it faces. This conclusion, coupled with <br /> the fact that the monies previously authorized by the legislature <br /> ($500 ,000 ) are substantially less than those needed for the full <br /> development plan and for the other land acquisitions which the <br /> state must make for the project, made it obvious that an <br /> alternative enhancement plan had to be formulated. <br /> At our request, the Bureau of Reclamation prepared a <br /> "reduced development" plan with minimum recreation and fish and <br /> wildlife enhancement facilities. This reduced development plan <br /> would eliminate most non-fishing recreation facilities with <br /> emphasis on San Luis Lake as a "fishing lake" rather than as a <br /> "balanced use lake." This plan reduces the number of or <br /> eliminates certain public use facilities. Lake stabilization <br /> facilities would remain as in the original plan. <br /> 119a <br /> (over) ai/10 <br /> John R.Fetcher,Chairman-Herbert H.Vandemoer,Vice Chairman <br /> C.M.Furneaux,Floyd L.Getz,Dale F.Grant,Robert A.Jackson,Richard W.Johnston,Jr.,Frederick V.Kroeger,David W.Robbins <br />