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<br />" <br /> <br />. Southwestern Water Conservancy District, CWCB as well as several landowners attended. The CWCB <br />Staff intends to work closely with the BLM as well as water users to develop terms and conditions and <br />provide official public notice for this appropriation at the November, 2005 CWCB meeting. <br /> <br />San Juan Recovery Program Coordination Committee Meeting: The Coordination <br />Committee met in Durango on May 13, 2005. Topics of discussion were the review and update <br />of the Program Documents and the Long Rang Plan, competitive sourcing of program work, <br />Progress on the Navajo Reservoir Re-operations EIS to meet flow recommendations for <br />endangered fish, Program funding for the new Program Coordinator David Campbell and <br />committee reports. . <br /> <br />Animas-La Plata Project Milestone Reached: A significant milestone in the construction of <br />the outlet works for Ridges Basin Dam was reached on April 7, 2005 with the excavation of the <br />1,400 foot tunnel through the solid rock base of Carbon Mountain. With this task completed, <br />construction efforts are now being directed to excavating the 31- feet in diameter by 44- feet in <br />height gate chamber structure located at the midpoint of the tunnel. Concrete placement for the <br />1" floor of the Durango Pumping Plant continues. The contract for the completion of Ridges <br />Basin Dam was awarded on March 11,2205 in the amount of$84,851,143. Dam foundation <br />grouting started on April 7, 2005. For additional information go to the ALP website at <br />http://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/anirnas/update.html <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Southwest Willow Flycatcher Habitat Designation: On October 12,2004 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife <br />Service designated critical habitat for the SW Willow Flycatcher. In response to the identification of <br />critical habitat in the San Luis Valley, the Rio Grande Water Conservation District in January 2005 <br />initiated the NEP A process for the development of a Habitat Conservation Program and applied for an <br />incidential take permit. The NEP A process associated with the HCP is on-going_ <br /> <br />Y~mpaIWhite River Basin <br /> <br />- ,"}-. <br /> <br />Elkh'ead Reservoir Enlargement Status: Activities to date have been associated primmilywith <br />pre-construction work. On April 4, 2005 a temporary spillway fish screen was installed and was <br />functioning properly. However, as flows increased to around 700 cfs a section of the screen <br />failed. Flows were to high to allow immediate repair and a contingency plan was implemented <br />which involved additional monitoring and non-native fish removal in downstream reaches. The <br />monitoring to date indicates that there has been significant escapement of non-natives, but that <br />escapement has not been of the magnitude that it is causing major problems. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Yampa/White River Basin Tour: The Colorado Foundation for Water Education will be <br />conducting a tour ofthe YampalWhite River Basin on June 22-24. Items to be discussed will <br />include river restoration on the Lower Elk River, the Elkhead Reservoir expansion, endangered <br />fish issues, oil and gas issues in the Piceance Basin, and water quality issues in the White River. <br />Sites to be toured include the Nature Conservancy's Carpenter Ranch, Kenney Reservoir, <br />Dinosaur National Monument, Steamboat Springs Whitewater Park, and the Stagecoach <br />Reservoir Hydroelectric Facility. Rafting or fly-fishing activities are also planned. Contact the <br />Colorado Foundation for Water Education at www.cfwe.org. <br /> <br />33 <br />