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<br />.. <br /> <br />BRATTON & McCLOW, LLC <br />Attorneys at Law <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />John H. McClow <br />jmcclow@bratton-mcc1ow.com <br />Telephone (970) 641-1903 <br />Facsimile (970) 641-1943 <br /> <br />232 West Tomichi Avenue <br />Suite 202 <br />Gunnison, Colorado 81230 <br /> <br />July 7, 2004 <br /> <br />transmitted bye-mail <br /> <br />Mr. Ted Kowalski <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />1313 Sherman St., Suite 721 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />ted.kowalski@State.co.us <br /> <br />Re: Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District <br />Plan for Augmentation, Case No. 03CW107, Water Division 4 <br />Proposal for Injury Accepted with Mitigation <br /> <br />Dear Ted: <br /> <br />On behalf of the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District, I am writing to offer <br />amendment to the proposal for injury accepted with mitigation submitted by the District on May 12, <br />2004, and reviewed by the Colorado Water Conservation Board at its May meeting. In the CWCB <br />staff's analysis of the District's proposal contained in your memorandum dated May 17, 2004, it is <br />suggested that the District offer to maintain the existing Slate River stream gage "in order to mitigate <br />the injury suggested by the [District's] proposal". <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The streamgaging station at issue, identified as Slate River Near Crested Butte (Station No. <br />09111500), was installed at the request of the District and with the District's financial support. It <br />has been operated and maintained for ten years by the District in cooperation with the U. S. <br />Geological Survey for purposes of streamflow monitoring and water quality monitoring. Gunnison <br />County, the Town of Crested Butte and Mt. Crested Butte Water and Sanitation District also <br />contribute to gage maintenance. Currently, USGS federal matching funds and National Streamflow <br />Information Program (NSIP) funds provide $7,600 ofthe $15,800 annual operating cost for the gage. <br /> <br />As you know, because of budget constraints USGS expects to implement a prioritization plan <br />for all cooperatively funded stream gages in Colorado beginning in fiscal year 2005. Under the <br />prioritization plan, USGS will apply five criteria to each gage to derive a ranking score from 0-15 <br />points that will be used to determine the level offuture USGS contributions to operation of the gage. <br />The result will be reduced federal funding for gages that do not achieve high ranking scores. The <br />proposed summary score for the Slate River gage is six points, placing it in the "medium" ranking <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />""11 <br />