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New century brings greater demands on water resources CWCB must continue to find balance between development and protection W~c~:e [anuary 2000 issue of IJJSrIe'JJ}1 GJlr.JJ'dtltl. Lhe newsleLLer of Colorado's Stream and Lake Protection Program (ISP Program). This issue of }jj,YlIt:><JJ}} .{oAJ-,~}{t:J begins our lhird year of publica Lion. The goal of our newsldLer Ci.:"nLinues La be the shdring of information and neViS relative to Colorado's ISF Program. Anicles and features have ranged iI-om the his Lory 01 the ISF Program La me Lhodologies used in Lhe quanLillc.ation ofinsLream. ilOViS. To beller G=tn1iliarizE' Lhe public with the various ISfc Program ele- 1)"'lenLs dnd Lhe sLall'responsible lor Lhem, arLicles on new appropriations, acquisi- tions/donaLions, rn.onilorirlg, physkal and legal proleclion. and flow quanliacation have also appeared. Other notable features of Lhe nev.-sleLLer have included Lhe '",^lha's '):"'""' .... .....~.._.,:.:,,:.:.:....~~:.:..:.;~.,..".;;\W'-;Wl._"",i.;;;- (J. new?" column, the calendar, and of course our "Proiile" column, which has featured fn.any oC Lhe pioneers, leaders and policy- makers who have played such an important role in the development and evolution of Colorado's ISfc Program. I hope you have found }j),YlIt:><JJ}} .{oAJ-'~h]b inforrnaLive, edu- caLional dnd of value. One thing different that you may have noticed in this issue is tha t our name has changed. '^Ie will n0v.- be known as Lhe Stream. and Lake Protection Program raLher Lh.an the InsLream flow and Natural Lake Level Protection Program. Likewise the name of Lhe v.,iater Conservation Board sec- tion responsible for Lhe daily rnanagemenL and adrninisLraLion of the ISf Program has changed .lIorn. the '-'lNaLer BlghLs Investigations Section" to the "Stream and Like ProLecLion SecLion." These ..::lunges v.-ere nude Lo beLLer describe Lhe 1" oles of Lhe program and sLarr: The narn.e has changed bUL Lhe players have not. The ISf staffremains the same v.-iLh bill one excepLion, Lhe addiLion of Ted Kov.-alski as our new vVaLer RighLs ProlecLion Specialisl. '^Ie wekomeTed L...... Lhe ISf Team (seE." Lhe "'^lhaL's new?" col- umn on page 4). Looking inLo Lhe 21st Century, I see fn.any new .and exciLing chaJ..knges [or Colorado's ISle prograrn. As Colorado c..."1n- tinuesto grov.- .and prosper. Lhe demands up0n Lhe water resources of Lhe sLa Le \vill also grow. The responsibiliLy of Lhe '^later Conservation Board "... Lo ..:-orrelaLe Lhe needs of n1dnkin.d wiLh some reasonable preservation of the natural environment ..." ----->..I iJu-.";"""'J~11i1 m'...~-.iiil imp.--:.rt...nt...... it ...trj"....-,,-I-.c. Board in the new century will bethe imple- mentaLion of new ISfc Rules Lhat were adopt- ed on OcL. 18,1999, and which wenl inLO effect on Jan. 1 of this y car. These rules will first be applied to the consideration and appropriaLion 01 new ISf recommendations aL Lhe Board's Janll.1ry meeLing. OLher ISF issues the Board will [ace in Lhe monLhs and years ahead include: . providing the necessary resources to ensure Lhe ISF righLs are adequaLe1y protect- ed. bOlh legally and physically: . addressing recTE."aLional insLrealll uses and determining what role the Board may play in Lhese insLream uses; . deLerrflining Lhe role of Lhe ISP ProgTam in prevenLing Lhe need La add new species lo Lhe LhreaLened or endangered species lists; . deLerrflining Lhe role of Lhe ISP ProgTam in Lhe recovery of ..::urrenLly lisLed LhreaLened or endangered species; . addressing ever-increasing ISF needs and desires of the public -with limited resources. I am sure LhaL Lhese do noLeven Louch Lhe Lip o[LhE." iceberg ofISF issues Lhe Boar d will [.a..:-e in. the cOfning years. To geL d head sLarL on addressing many of Lhese emerging issues, Lhe Board has hosloo. and ma:1 hosL in Lhe LlJLurE.". workshops Lo discuss parLicuhr ISP issues wiLh Lhe publi..:-. Also,.as Lhe Board begins Lhe review and revision ofiLS long 1" ange plan, inpulli:ollllhe public and Lhe idenlU'i- caLion of spedfk ISF con..:-erns, desires and needs on a basin-by-basin. approach. will provide invaluable input to the Board.as it d~."-I'" ;I~ .n\.1\:....;&.fn,-II~;lull.oa....:.:..n..-l..>"'Llh. 'if-hili LU..