BOARD00495

• Board Meeting Date: 1/25/2005
• Description: ISF Section - Instream Flow Appropriations - Memo, Correspondence and Tabulations for Water Divisions 4 and 7
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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THE SOUTHWESTERN WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

IN soTJ1'HWES'l'ERN COLORADO .

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West Building - 841 Second Avenue
Post Office Box 475
DURANGO, COLORADO 81302
[phone] . Fax [phone]

December 21,2004

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Rod KU~ariC irector
Colorado ater Conservation Board
131~.s erman Street, Room 721
D.eriver CO 80203 .
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Re: 2005 New Instream Flow Appropriation Recommendations

Dear Rod:

OEG 21' 2004

Colorado Water Conservati;n 80&:

Transmitted via facsimile
[phone]
and regular mail

These comments are offered on behalf of the Southwestern Water Conservation District
("SWCD") regarding the Colorado Water Conservation Board's ("CWCB") 2005 New
Appropriation Recommendations in Divisions 4 and 7. At the November 17, 2004 CWCB Board
meeting the following stream segments were considered for recommendations for new
appropriations within SWCD:

Division 4
Comet Creek
San Miguel River (enlargement)
Bear Creek (enlargement)
Cottonwood Creek
Horsefly Creek

Division 7
Deer Park Creek
Maggie Gulch
Minnie Gulch
. Yellow Jacket Canyon Creek (to be removed from consideration)

After discussion among SWCD Board members with CWCB staff, SWCD has the following
concerns with the recommendations.

SWCD . supports the removal of Yellow Jacket Canyon Creek from the list of
recommendations in 2005. SWCD understands that the CWCB Board and staff will be
considering modifications to the instream flow appropriation program to address the