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<br /> <br />. Minimize harm to agricultural productivity. <br />. Constitute the minimum interest necessary to accomplish the objective. . <br /> <br />The Trust has also developed a set of 16 GIS - based maps delineating the areas where various <br />. conservation organizations are working to protect water dependant natural environments in the state, and <br />areas where organizations like the CWCB identified additional water needed to protect water-dependant <br />natural environments. This project ("Identified Potential Interests Project") was funded by a Wildlife <br />Commission discretionary grant. <br /> <br />The GIS maps of Existing Focus Areas of Conservation Organizations include layers on: <br />. CWCB instream flow segments . National Wildlife Refuges <br />. CWCB acquired water rights . Colorado Wetlands Initiative <br />.' CWCB natural lakes . Land Trusts <br />. TNC protected lands . Land status (State Land Board, BLM, <br />. BLM Special Areas (Wilderness, WSAs, National Forests, Wilderness Areas, <br />Nat'l Conservation Areas, Nat'l National MonumentslParks/Grasslands) <br />Monuments, Areas of Critical <br />Environmental Concern) <br /> <br />The Identified Potential Conservation Interests map series contains the following layers: <br /> <br />. CWCB ISF enforcement issues <br />. CWCB ISF appropriations reflecting <br />water availability limitations <br />. DOW proposed instream flow segments <br />w/o adequate water for appropriation (7 <br />segments) <br />. Crucial USFS streams <br />. Damaged USFS streams <br />. Dry Legacy Report streams (TU) <br />. Other waterways suffering from low <br />flow (TU) <br />. Watershort waterways (BLM) <br />. Designated Gold Medal and Wild Trout <br />'streams (DOW) <br /> <br />. 2002 Drought Segments <br />. TNC aquatic priority mainstems <br />. Landscape Legacy Areas <br />. DOW Real Estate Plan priority water . <br />needs <br />. Prebles Meadow Jumping Mouse <br />Habitat Conservation Areas <br />. DOW undesignated but qualifying gold <br />medal and wild trout streams (if <br />available) <br />. Ducks conservation easements/lands <br /> <br />Wildlife Drought Task Force: In late April, the G6vemor appointed and convened a Wildlife Impact <br />Drought Task Force (WTF) to: <br /> <br />. identify potential and existing drought relatc:;d wildlife hnpacts, <br />. recommend measures to prevent or mitigate'wildlife losses, <br />. contact and obtain input and assistance froIl} appropriate federal and state agencies, and <br />. c.oordinate public information releases regarding drought conditions and impacts. <br /> <br />The CWCB is a member of the WTF and we have participated in discussions to identify potential <br />impacts and mitigation measures which may involve Instream Flow monitoring and enforcement as well <br />as the Water Acquisition Program. A copy of an updated Wildlife Report, that was submitted to the <br />Governor's Task Force, and that summarizes statewide drought impacts to both terrestrial and aquatic . <br />resources in June is attached. <br /> <br />