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<br />Appendix A. Instream Flow Subcommittee Issues, Current Activities, Public Input, Limitations, and Staff Rccommendations <br /> <br />Instream Flow QuantificationlMethodology Issues (26.1 %) <br /> <br />Issue Type Current Activity Public Inpul Limitations Staff Recommendation and <br /> Basis <br />Cold Water streams ~eliance upon R2X and/or IFIM Review the adequacy of the R2X Staff resources Continue to appropriate new <br /> to develop instream flow method for dctcnninlng instream cold water inslream flow rights <br />(4.4%) recommendations with CDOW flow needs under existing methodologies <br /> criteria and procedures. <br />Warm and cool water streams Reliance upon R2X, IFIM and IdentifY new methods that would Lack of consensus on a standard Appropriate new warm and cool <br /> otber methodologies 10 develop be acceptable for use when methodology water instream flow rights using <br /> instream flow recommendations. dctcnnining flow needs for non- besl available methodologies and <br /> coldwater fishery values. . procedures. <br /> Need flexibility with regard to <br /> methodologies used to determine <br /> flow needs. <br />Recreation None Public and other entities desire CWCB policy. Explore possibility of <br /> appropriations for recreational Statutory authority. recreational flows within the <br /> use. existing instream flow statutes <br />Water Quality None Include water quality in CWCB policy. Explore possibility nf water <br /> determination of instream flow Statutory conflict between tide quality considerations within the <br />(4.3%) needs. 37 and title 251 existing instream now statutes. <br /> Improve coordination between <br /> the CWCB and the Water <br /> Quality Control Commission. <br />Optimum v. Minimum Flows Appropriate the amount of water Look at the goals of the program, CWCIl Policy Evaluate on a case-by-case basis. <br /> required to preserve the natural instream flow water rights for <br />(5.8%) environment to a reasonable maintenance or recovery of the <br /> degree. waler-dependent environment <br /> Need flexibility with regard to <br /> methodologies used to determine <br /> flow needs. <br />Other Instream now uses Instrcam flows detennined using Need flexibility with regard to CWCIl Policy. Continue 10 appropriate on a <br />(riparian. channel maintenance. various methods on a case-by- methodologies used to determine Statutory Authority case-by-case basis. <br />aesthelics. lerreslrial and olher case basis. flow needs. Need to establish Lack of a standard methodology. <br />aquatic species. wetlands) environmental priorities (nalive <br /> species decline, lisled species. <br />(11.6%) wilderness protection, and <br /> . unique areas). <br /> <br />, i <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. . <br />