Board Meeting 01/05/1984

• Board Meeting Date: 2/5/1984
• Description: Minutes, Agenda, Memorandums January 5,6, 1984
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

whom had any objections, as well as by Steve Puttmann, the DOW
regional fishery biologist, who signed all the recommendations .
Special notices were sent to Coors, the City of Idaho
Springs, and the Clear Creek Water Users Alliance (CCWUA) . Rep-
resentatives of the latter two wished to present their concerns
at this meeting.
Mr. Jencsok stated that the data backing the Final recommen-
dations are good and are based on sound biological and hydrologic
data and recommended that the Board approve the final staff
recommendations .
Neil Jaquet, secretary-treasurer, Clear Creek Water Users
Alliance, read a letter attached to Appendix L. He stated that
there were major water development projects under consideration
in the Clear Creek Basin and that water development pressure in
the Basin was great. The CCWUA therefore wanted the existing
recommendations on the Clear Creek Basin to be postponed, and
other reaches of Clear Creek removed from future instream flow
consideration.
Mr. Johnston asked Mr. Jaquet whether he had tried to work
out a set of terms with the CWCB staff such that the water users
would be protected, but the minimum stream flow could still func-
tion.
Mr. Jaquet mentioned that he had met with Dan Merriman on
Wednesday. He said that the CCWUA could not be explicit yet on
what they want to do--there are many possible projects for the
Upper Clear Creek Basin but no specific projects were considered.
Mr. Vandemoer said that Mr. Jaquet ' s argument on water
development pressures indicates a good reason for the CWCB to get
in there with an ISF filing. However, he would favor a postpone-
ment of 30 to 60 days for the sake of considering proposals that
the CCWUA would like to present to the Board.
Mr. Johnston asked whether the CCWUA understood the purpose
and mechanics of the ISF program. Dan Merriman replied that the
program had been explained to them. Mr. Johnston then commented
that the staff had worked hard to develop its recommendations,
but the Board doesn't like to stop development without good
cause.
Mr. Jaquet said that 60 days postponement would be helpful
for discussing projects and working out an agreement. Mr.
Robbins said that as the representative of the South Platte
drainage, he would like to attend any meetings arranged between
CWCB staff and objectors.
Dan Merriman and Gene Jencsok both expressed concern that •
unless there were specific projects and concerns addressed during
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