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~ ~ e e e Attachment #3 Plan for Requesting the Assistance and Participation ofthe Ruedi Water and Power Authority (RW AP A) in the Roaring Fork Multi-Objective Study Background Attendees at the September 15,1997 Roaring Fork Multi-Objective meeting in Basalt agreed that the quality and usefulness of the study would be improved increased if there were local involvement in the management of the study from the beginning. They also stated that the likelihood of implernenting some or all of its recommendations would be greatly enhanced with local involvement. It was also agreed that working with existing entities would be preferable to proposing the creation of new entities. The entity that was recommended as a potential partner was the Ruedi Water and Power Authority (RWAPA). Recommended Role for RW AP A The recommendation was that R W AP A would have a role, of direct oversight of the consultant retained to perform the study. The CWCB would still serve as the overall project manager and as fmal authority on whether agreed-upon project milestones were being appropriately met. The CWCB staffwould still meet regularly with local partners during the study. The CWCB would not maintain a continuous presence in the Roaring Fork valley during the course of the study and would not attempt to create an entirely new network of contacts in the valley as part of the study effort. The CWCB would maintain an ongoing interest in the Roaring Fork valley and in the river issues addressed in the Multi-Objective Study, but CWCB staffwould not be directly involved in the implementation of any of the study's recommendations after the study was completed. Initial Contact With RW AP A Initial contact with R W AP A has occurred through discussions with Mark Fuller, who provides staff support to RWAPA. He stated that their Board was aware of the project and was supportive of it. At their request, CWCB staff attended the R W AP A Board meeting on the evening of Thursday, November 13, 1997 to make a presentation about the study. There was also preliminary discussion with Board members about possible R W AP A participation in the study. They stated that they needed more information about how such participation would work and, particularly, what CWCB financial support, if any, might be possible to pay for RWAPA expenses before they could even make any verbal commitments. Proposed Letter to RWAPA from CWCB and DNR Our recommendation is that a letter frorn Chuck and Jim Lochhead be sent to the RWAPA Board of Directors. I believe that Jim Lochhead's support ofa request from a Division within his Department would be very helpful. Mark Fuller said in a memo to me regarding this matter, "Jim, being a local to the valley, has a recognized and respected name here and his signature will carry some clout."