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<br />1 <br /> <br />t ' <br /> <br /> <br />1:\ REI...Y <br />Kn~ K IU <br /> <br />F;I..u:nl (;0101.1.11) All'.t om.-c' <br />IIWlli Wt::'It (;0\1111\' Rn HlE <br />I.m'C'l.tlHI. (;llluraou l'<O~~n-~1i II <br /> <br />~_."<<~ ,. <br />~.'" ~~.-. ~"'" <br />. ~ <br />'-. ~- Wie <br />..-----. -:...;..--.,....._. <br /> <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />BL1REAU OF REClAMATIO:--l <br /> <br />EC-1320 <br />LAW-4 00 <br /> <br />JUN 2 8 ZO06 <br /> <br />Rod Kuhanch <br />Director, Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> <br />Subject Request for Party Status - Arkansas River In Stream Flow (ISF) Appropriation, Agenda <br />Item 26, May 16-17 2006 Board Meeting, Fryingpan-ArI<.ansas Prolect (Project). Colorado <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Kuhanch <br /> <br />I am wnting to request Party status in the consideration of the proposed ISF filing on the . <br />Arkansas River below Pueblo Reservoir (ReservOir) Pueblo Reservoir is a feature of the <br />Bureau of Reclamation's Fry,"gpan-Arkansas ProJect. and impounds and affects flows on the <br />Arkansas River Reclamation IS concerned lhatthe ISF may adversely affect Fryingpan- <br />Arkansas Project water nghts. operations, and contracts. Therefore, Reclamation IS requesllng <br />Party status to be able to be involved in discussions about the proposed filing ., <br /> <br />The enclosed figure shows the dally average flow for the Arkansas River above Pueblo Gage for <br />three separate time periods of water years 1966.1975, 1975.2001 and 2002-2005. The water <br />years were separated ,"to three time periods In order to represent events that resulted in notable <br />changes," river hydrology on the proposed ISF reach In 1975, the Reservoir started <br />Impounding water on the Arkansas River and In 2002, the Pueblo Board of Water Works began <br />laking water directly out of the Reservoir versus a previous downstream diversion. The 2002- <br />2005 period IS also an example of drought releases from the ReservOir. Dunng this drought <br />period flows on the Arkansas River below Pueblo Reservoir were consistently below the 100 cis <br />proposed minimum ISF <br /> <br />Reclamation would appreciate the chance to be Involved in the proposed filing to introduce <br />language necessary to protecllhe nghts and operation of Pueblo Reservoir and the Fryingpan- <br />Arkansas PrOJect. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~z~ <br /> <br />Fred R Ore <br />Area Manager <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Enclosure. 1 <br />