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<br />. <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />72i C~.~tenniJI Building <br />1 ) 1 3 ShermJn Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: {303l 866-3441 <br />FAX: 13031866-4474 <br /> <br />STATE OF COLOAADO <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Roy Romer <br />Covernor <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />James S. Lochhead <br />Executive Dir~or, DNR <br />Daries C. Lite, P.E. <br />Director, eweB <br />Peter H. EV.UlS <br />Acting Director, eWCB <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />FROM: Dan Merriman <br />Mark Uppendahl <br /> <br />DATE: July 7,1998 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item 8b, July 13-14, 1998, Board Meeting-- <br />Instream Flow Program - New Appropriations - Phase III Report <br />Notice to Appropriate Instream Flow Water Rights in Water Division 5 <br /> <br />GENERAL BACKGROUND <br /> <br />. As per the Procedures for New Instream Flow Appropriations (Procedures), adopted by the Board <br />in May 1997, the attached Phase II streams are being proposed to be advanced to the Public Review <br />and Comment and Board Action Phase, or Phase III. These instream flow segments have been <br />reviewed by CWCB staff to ensure each flow recommendation and data set is complete and standard <br />methods and procedures have been followed. In addition, staff has completed its map work and <br />initial water availability studies. <br /> <br />Staff has identified one stream segment ready for Phase III. This reach is located in Grand County. <br />To date, staffhas worked with Dave Merritt, engineer for the Colorado River Water Conservation <br />District (CRWCD) regarding this recommendation. Staff, along with Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />(CDOW) personnel are also planning on attending the July 22, 1998, CRWCD Meeting in <br />G1enwood, to answer any questions regarding this recommendation. <br /> <br />TECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS <br /> <br />The enclosed packet of technical data forms the basis for the staffs recommendations. <br /> <br />Natural Environment Studies <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The CDOW and CRWCD have conducted field surveys of the fishery resources on this stream and <br />have found a natural environment to be preserved. To quantify the resources and to evaluate <br />Page 1 of2 <br />