BOARD00287

• Board Meeting Date: 5/6/1993
• Description: Agenda or Table of Contents, Minutes, Memos. Partial.
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

"

.

.

.

Discussion

The Board Staff investigated the opposers claims with regard to water availability and
determined that the recommended instream flow amounts were supported, in part, by water
imported from South Saint Vrain Creek. Since this imported water cannot be relied upon
with any certainty, the Board Staff re-evaluated water availability in the Lefthand Creek
Basin and determined that the original recommended flow amounts needed to be adjusted
to reflect the following amounts and time periods: 14 cfs for the period May 1 to July 31,
7 cfs for the period August 1 to September 30, 3 cfs for the period October 1 to March 31,
and 7 cfs for the period April 1 to April 30. The Division of Wildlife has evaluated the
proposed flow amounts and has determined that the amounts are sufficient to preserve the
fishery in this reach of Lefthand Creek.

Proposed Stipulation

The attached stipulation, which has been accepted by the applicant and
recommended by the Attorney General's staff, provides that the Saint Vrain and Left Hand
Water Conservancy District will consent to the entry of a decree in the Board's case (which
includes the adjusted flow amounts), so long as the water rights decreed for instream flow
purposes on Lefthand Creek recognize the operation of the Lefthand Park, Gold Lake, and
Lake Isabelle Reservoir exchanges decreed in Case No. 89CW238. The Lefthand Ditch
Company has chosen not to stipulate to any specific terms and conditions and have indicated
their intent to sign off on the Board's proposed decree which includes the new
recommended flow amounts.

Staff Recommendation

The staff recommends that the Board ratify the attached stipulation with the Saint
Vrain and Lefthand Water Conservancy District.

DCM/JB
Attachments

186CW342.STP