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November 9, 1998 - Field Trip and Neighborhood Meeting at the Canterbury Ranch - CWCB answered questions and took Public Comment. - . In addition to the above notices and CWCB meetings, information regarding instream flow recommendations were also available on CWCB's Internet Web Pages located on the world wide web. The public has had over 270 days or nine months, to provide written and/or verbal comments to the Board and staff regarding these recommendations, although only 120 days are required by the Board's instream flow procedures, Instream flow recommendation case files and investigation files have been available for public review at the Colorado Water Conservation Board office and at each Board meeting since the Board formed its intent to appropriate. In addition to the above files, Instream Flow Recommendation Summary Reports have been available for public review at the Division Engineer's Office in Pueblo. The above files are also submitted as part of the administrative record, Issues Re~arding Specific Streams Fourmile Creek Segments Prior to the Board taking final action on this recommendation, pursuant to Rule 12, the staff sought and received comments and concerns from The Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Company (CCVGMC), City of Cripple Creek (CCC), The Pisgah Reservoir and Ditch Company (pRDC), Catlin Canal Company (Catlin) and several local water rights owners. The staff has completed additional water availability analysis as requested by the above parties and has made some flow adjustments to the Board's proposed ISF recommendations. . The four reaches are presented in an upstream to downstream order. Staff feels the following facts are based on the best available data to date: F ourrnile Creek #3 . The BLM documented that a natural environment is present in the form of a brook and brown trout fishery. . Based on the BLM's biological recommendation, flows of6 cfs, summer, and 2.5 cfs, winter, are necessary to preserve the natural environment to a reasonable degree. However, the summer instream flow recommendation was reduced to 3.0 cfs (8/1-10/31) based on the water availability analysis. The BLM believes the lower flow ' recommendation will still preserve the natural environment. Fourmile Creek #2 . The BLM documented that a natural environment is present in the form of a brown and brook trout fishery, . Based on the BLM's biological recommendation, flows of7 cfs, summer, and 2.5 cfs, Page 2 of7 .