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<br />RECE1VED <br />JJN 19 1996 <br /> <br />e 16 June le%~;:'~':'::'B:.i <br /> <br />From: Don Mathews <br />Rt 5, Box 366 <br />Rye, Co 81069 <br />(719) 489-2210 <br /> <br />To: Dan Merriman <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />721 Centennial Building <br />1313 Shennan Street <br />Denver, Co 80203 <br /> <br />Subject: Your letter of 10 Iune 1996 - Instream flow Recommendations. <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Merriman: <br /> <br />Your letter, referenced above, indicated that you would consider comment on your <br />Instream Flow recommendations. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />The stream we have the most knowledge of and which direclly concerns us is Graneros <br />Creek, specificaRy the portion below Woodlawn Ditch. We purchased homesite 1'lv9m.y <br />along this stream in 1965 and built our home here in 1970. The area was subdivided in <br />1965 and Graneros creek passes through the sub-dMsion. We are very pleased to see that <br />you are working to mammn some water in this Creek. <br /> <br />In the past few years, the stream has essentially dried up in our area during late summer. <br />We attribute this to water right owners, upstream of us, drying up the creek as well as at <br />least one individual without valid water rights diverting water from the creek. We, along <br />with several area residents, attempted to stop this ac1ivity by engaging an attorney and <br />working with the local Water Engineers Office to no avail. <br /> <br />Graneros creek continues to prm.ide a habitat for trout, including some cut-throat variety, <br />although it is hard for us to understand how they survive when the stream gets so low and <br />sometimes dissappears. We appreciate your attempts to maintain water in these streams for <br />a variety of reasons. Please let us know if we can provide any additional information or be <br />of any assistance in this matter. <br /> <br />Sincerely: <br /> <br />Don Mathews <br /> <br />e <br />