BOARD00754

• Board Meeting Date: 1/25/2005
• Description: ISF Section - Instream Flow Appropriations - San Miguel River
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

The CDOW is forwarding this stream flow recommendation to the CWCS to meet the State of Colorado's
policy".., that the wildlife and their environment are to be protected, preserved, enhanced, and managed for
the use, benefit, and enjoyment of the people of this state and its visitors '" and that, to carry out such
program and policy, there shall be a continuous operation of planning, acquisition, and development of
wildlife habitats and facilities for wildlife-related opportunities." C.R.S, 33-1-101 (1). The CDOW Strategic
Plan states "Healthy aquatic environments are essential to maintain healthy and viable fisheries, and critical
for self-sustaining populations, The Division desires to protect and enhance the quality and quantity of
aquatic habitats,"

Please find attached, copies of the field data sheets, the R2CROSS modeling runs, fishery survey
information and stream photographs, If you have any questions regarding the attached information or the
Instream flow recommendations, please feel free to contact me at (303)-291-7267.

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Colorado Division of Wildlife
Instream Flow Program Coordinator

Cc: Jay Skinner, CDOW Water Unit Program Manager
Sherman Hebein, CDOW Senior Fish Biologist - West Regions - wlo attachments
Dan Kowalski, CDOW Aquatic Biologist - wlo attachments,
Kelly Crane, CDOW DWM Area 18 ~ wlo attachments