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<br />-,. <br /> <br />Bureau of Land Management <br />Uncompahgre Field Office <br />2505 South Townsend Avenue <br />Montrose, Colorado 81401 <br /> <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br /> <br />United States Department of the Interior <br /> <br />In Reply <br />Refer to: CO-150-7200 <br /> <br />September 2, 2005 <br /> <br />Dan Merriman <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />1313 Sherman St., Seventh Floor <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Merriman: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) appreciates the willingness of the Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board to delay its final decision on the proposed Escalante Creek instream flow <br />appropriations from May to September. BLM is involved in a long-term planning effort for tbe <br />Dominguez-Escalante area that will address land and water management issues.. As part of this <br />planning effort, we wanted to be sure that potentially affected private landowners had an <br />opportunity to communicate their concerns about land and water management issues to BLM <br />before we proceed with actions designed to protect water resources. <br /> <br />BLM completed this communication effort during the summer, and we heard no concerns about <br />the proposed instream flow appropriation. In addition, BLM notes that no private parties have <br />chosen to contest the proposed appropriation. Accordingly, BLM requests that the board <br />proceed with a final appropriation at the September board, based upon the recommendation that <br />BLM submitted in January 2005. <br /> <br />BLM thanks the board for its ongoing cooperation in protecting stream flows, and we look <br />forward to submitting further instream flow recommendations for streams managed by the <br />Uncompahgre Field Office. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />/"'\ -Ih <br />./ <br />15c2c/'tf.U'A . .6::<<-.::ttx.../ <br /> <br />Barbara Sharrow <br />Field Office Manager <br /> <br />. <br />