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<br />22. Stream and Lake Protection Section - New Appropriation Recommendations in Water . <br />Division 4 <br />Tape 2, Track 2 00:23:49 - 02:06:04 <br />Action: A motion was made by Russell George and seconded by Don Schwindt to <br />approve staff's recommendation that the Board reinitiate the appropriation <br />proceedings in the North Fork Basin, incorporate the Staff changes shown in the <br />table below as reflected in the revised tabulation, and adopt the modified hearing <br />schedule provided below. The modified recommendations were partially in <br />response to the North Fork Water Conservancy District (NFWCD) letter which <br />expresses a desire to work with the Board in their pursuit of upstream <br />augmentation reservoirs, the Board further recommended that the Staff from the <br />Construction Fund Loan Program meet with NFWCD staff to discuss options to <br />utilize the construction fund to aid in the development of future augmentation in <br />the basin. The motion was amended by Tom Sharp and seconded by Carl Trick <br />to vote on each stream separately. <br /> <br />Stream Original Modified Recommendation <br /> Recommendation <br />Muddy Creek 56 (03/15-07114) 56 cfs (04/01-06/30) <br />(tributary to Paonia 25 (07115-11/14) 17 cfs (07/01-03/31) <br />Reservoir) 19 (I 1115-03/14) <br />Anthracite Creek 54 (04/01-07114) No Change <br /> 39 (07/15-08/14) <br /> 17 (08/15-03/31) <br />Coal Creek 21 (02/15-03/31) No Change <br /> 39 (04/01.07/14) <br /> 21 (07115-11114) <br /> 18 (I 1115-02/14) <br />Williams Creek 0.25 (01101-12/31) Recommendation dropped* <br />Muddy Creek 3.8 (05/01-08/14) Recommendation dropped due to water <br />(tributary to 0.5 (08/15-04/30) availability <br />Crawford <br />Reservoir) <br />Smith Fork 7.7 (03/01-03/31) No Change <br />Gunnison River 12.9 (04/01-07/31) <br /> 7.7 (08/01-11114) <br /> 6.5 (I 1/15-02/29) <br />South Fork Smith 4.1 (03/15-04/14) Stream segment shortened and lower terminus <br />Fork 6.4 (04/15-07/31) moved upstream to the Saddle Mountain Ditch <br />Gunnison River 3 (08/01-11/14) <br /> 2.4 (I 1115-03/14) <br /> <br />*While the model does not indicate water availability problems on Williams <br />Creek, further analysis indicates otherwise. Specifically, based on site visits and <br />conversations with the water commissioner and landowner, the recommended <br />year round instream flow of 0.25 cfs does not appear to exist at least 50% of the <br />time. <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation and Drought Planning <br />8 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />