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<br /> <br />"-'RECEIV&n Luis Valley Trout Unlimited <br /> <br />P.O. Box 503 . Alamosa, CO 81101 <br /> <br />Colorado Wa ,'.,r <br />Conservation 8c<.lp <br /> <br />l'Iarch 10, 2000 <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, CD BD2D3 <br /> <br />Re: Application of Charles Nearburg, Case No. 99CW34, Division 3; <br />Proposal for Injury with l'Iitigation <br /> <br />Dear Boerd l'Iembers: <br /> <br />l'Iembers of the San Luis Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited have reviewed <br />the technical reports prepared by Wright Water Engineers of Durango, <br />Colorado, regarding the stream restoration and habitat improvement work <br />on the Trout Creek property of I'Ir. Charles Nearburg. We have also made <br />an onsite tour of the property. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />In our op1n10n I'Ir. Neerburg's work on Trout Creek and the Cester Ditch <br />system is an exemplar of the Trout Unlimited mission, i.e., "the con- <br />servation, protection, end restoration of North Americe's coldwater <br />fisheries and their watersheds". In addition to improving the environ- <br />ment for fish, the stream and habitet improvements should result in the <br />enhencement of the water resource itself through the reduction of <br />evaporative loss end the increesed amount of water returning to Trout <br />Creek from the ditch system. <br /> <br />I'Ir. Nearburg proposes to "use" the weter <br />in the Trout Creek/Caster Ditch system. <br />more beneficial use than removing it for <br />some other depletionery activity. <br /> <br />on his property by leavinQ it <br />We consider this to be a fer <br />enother housing development or <br /> <br />We applaud the restoration and improvement work that I'Ir. Nearburg hes <br />done and hope that the Colorado Water Conservation Board will look with <br />favor on his application. <br /> <br /> <br />'1 <br />P. <br /> <br /> <br />Neerbu <br />Nickum <br /> <br />" <br />