BOARD00463

• Board Meeting Date: 11/25/1996
• Description: Agenda or Table of Contents, Minutes, Memos
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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October 31, 1996
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steve Puttmann, CDOW

Halligan Reservoir/Phantom canyon Technical Workgroup Meeting,
October 29, 1996

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The technical workgroup met October 29, 1996 to discuss issues
related to the late September sediment spill ~rom Halligan
Reservoir into the Phantom Canyon reach of the North Fork
Poudre River. Those in attendance included:

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. North Poudre Irrigation - Duane Aranci, Dennis Marsh and
Jim Ruff

. The Nature Conservancy - John Stokes and Lee Rozakalis

. Division of Wildlife - Steve Puttmann and Ken Kehmeier

. Water Quality Control Division - Bob McCOnnell

Discussion was primarily focused around a preliminary plan to
flush sediment through the Phantom Canyon reach in 1997. In
addition, consensus was reached on the scope of issues the
technical workgroup would attempt to address over the next
6 months. Those issues include:

1. A plan to remove/flush sediment frOlll the Phantom
Canyon reach during spring, 1997.

2. Future management or transport of sediment from Halligan
Reservoir throuqh the North Fork poudre River system.

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3. Fish species/instream flow relationships as they may
relate to future objectiVes of the Nature Conservancy to
manage the Phantom Canyon wild trout fishery.

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Discussion from this point primarily addressed Issue 1 -
removal of sediment frOlll the Phantom canyon reach during next
spring. After lengthy discussion about historic operation of