Wild and Scenic River Suitability Evaluation

• Description: Documents related to the Lower Colorado River Wild and Scenic Staekholder Collaborative
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 6/30/2010
• Author: Lower Colorado River Wild and Scenic Staekholder Collaborative
• Title: Wild and Scenic River Suitability Evaluation
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Meeting

STATE OF COLORADO
Colorado Water Conservation Board J,,
Department of Natural Resources � 1' .,
1313 Sherman Street,Room 721
Deaver,Colorado 802013 n •
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Bill Riper.Jr.
May 6,2010 Governor
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Catherine Robertson DNR Baaoadw Dheolor
Grand Junction Field Manager knew Med
U.S.Department of the Interior CWCB Melo,
Bureau of Land Management
2815 H Road
Grand Junction,Colorado 81506
Re: Wild and Scenic River Suitability Evaluation
Colorado River Segment 1
Dear Ms.Robertson:
The Lower Colorado River Wild and Scenic Stakeholder Collaborative is a dedicated group of individuals
and organizations working together to identify management options for several stream segments that the
Grand Junction Field Office found to be eligible for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers
System (NWSRS) during its recent inventory and analysis. The group seeks to outline management
options to recommend to the Bureau ot'Land Management(BLM)as a means of maintaining not only the
outstandingly remarkable values(ORV a)that the agency has identified but also the stakeholder uses and
values that currently exist in and along these stream segments. Ranchers, farmers, environmental
advocates, water providers, representatives of local and state government, and other stakeholders are
collaborating to find management approaches that meet both the needs of BLM and the needs of the
broader stakeholder community.
In order to make the best use of the time available before BLM's May 2010 deadline for feedback into the
draft Resource Management Plan (R ), the stakeholders identified nine of the 27 eligible stream
segments on which to focus their efforts. Using the percentage of federal land along the segment, the
number of ORVs, and the number and type of existing management provisions as guiding criteria, the
group prioritized the following segments for their collaborative discussions: Roan Creek, Carr Creek,
Gunnison River Segment 2, Colorado River Segment 3, Dolores River, Ute Creek, East Creek, West
Creek,and North Fork West Creek. Working groups have identified the stakeholder uses and values that
they want to maintain and gathered data to inform their deliberations. Additionally,small task groups are
preparing letters to BLM regarding the Little Dolores River and Colorado River Segments 1 and 2.
The working groups held their fast meetings in December and began to explore the ORVs,strdce holder
uses and values,and existing management provisions. Based on these discussions,the working group has
come to consensus about the management needs of Colorado River Segment 1.
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