Board Meeting 03/17/1980

• Board Meeting Date: 3/17/1980
• Description: Agenda and Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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tural projects could be undertaken. Discussion also covered con-

sideration in emphasis by the Board o~ter,ebnservation dimensions

of any proposal, whether it be a new project or rehabilitation.

There was consensus that water conservation desrrves emphasis and

that greater attention will need to be paid to such elements if

the level om conseruction avtivity significantly increases. Fur-

ther discussion was deferred until a later agenda item.

Vice-ChairmanJ~Kroeger then asked for a presentation of agenda

item 3 minimum streamflows.
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Mr. Helton asked for consideration for final action on 93

appropriations in Divisions 4 &.~. Those include 54 appropriations

in the Gunnison draingge..Principally on Tomeche Creek, Fast River,

Slate River, Ohio Creek and Lake Fork. There are 13 appropriations

recommended in the Eagle River, B on the upper Crystal. Also there

are 18 natural lake level appropriations recommended in the upper

Crystal drainage. He summarized the notification and review pro-

cess that the appropriations has received through staff activity.
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There were no adverse commends and~taff recommends for approval.

Mr. Jackson moved approval. Mr. McDonald seconded. In the dis-

cuss ion, Mr. Gormley inquired about the recommendations for

minimum streamflows which appear to exceed the recorded minimum.

Mr. Helton's response was that the recommended appropriat~on is

more than the absolute minimum but is not more than the average

and reflects generally the winter flows which are often the most

critical. Effect is that in the ~ritical winter period, the minimum

flow, it can be considered to be a full appropriation.i In the

discussion Mr. Raleigh Fischer, the Colorado River Water Conser-