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STATE OF COLORADO Colorado Water Con - rvation Board ,� a Dear eentofNatural Reso r+ces 1313 721 Deaver,Colorado 60203 Phew(303)666.3441 Fax:(303)6664474 www.cwebmtecatu Bill Ritter,Jr. May 6,2010 Govan0r • • Jame B.Meds Catherine Robertson DNA Executive Director Grand Junction Field Manager knaihr L.Gimbel mar Director U.S.Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management 2815 H Road Grand Junction,CO 81506 Re: Wild and Scenic River S '1. 1 ility Determination Little Dolores River Dear Ms.Robertson: At the Lower Colorado River W' 1 and Scenic Collaborative Stakeholder Meeting held March 25,2010,the diverse group of: IS ,1,,1ders was provided a copy of the Amendment to the Grand Junction Field Office Wild and 1• River Eligibility Report dated March 23, 2010, in which the segment length on BLM land 1 the Little Dolores River(LDR) was revised to 2.7 miles. The Amendment was accompanied by a revised map. This section of the LDR is located in Sec 12 T12S-R104W and Sec 7& 18 T 2S-R103W. Upon review of the revised map, 1 - group noted that approximately 1.3 miles of the 2.7 miles the BLM indicated were now eligi for consideration are located within the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area(NCA and,under Section 1.4 of the WSR Eligibility Report for the BLM GJFO dated March 24, 1, the watercourses within the NCA boundary would not be �c�o/ns'iedered. Thus,the'Fremaining '.�'ble segment length�} on BLM land is approximately 1.4 miles and is�11n�three 1 -14, .11 ,: separatedby��M .W. The stakeholders reached 1 1 1 1 as follows: 1. Cultural and _1 c outstandingly remarkable values(ORVs)do exist upon the remaining BLM - •, 1 r 1 2. The ORVs are : , .1 -ly protected by U.S. laws (such as the Archaeological Resource Protection (ARM))and the BLM, 3. The remaining B segment is substantially buffered by private lands that are Protected by -, 1 - easements. rseentate f Federal•W FroteWes B Flied Middados•Strom i Lake Fneelle.•Names Water bli rmades•W - Csraervrd•s i Droned Pleasing•Water Supply Marla.