BOARD01131

• Board Meeting Date: 7/26/1999
• Description: ISF Section - Proposed Changes to the ISF Rules - Errata Sheet and Additional New Information
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Stree~ Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.dnr.state.eo.us/cwcb

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Bill Owens
Governor

MEMORANDUM

GregE.Walcber
Executive Director

Peter H. Evans
CWCB Director

To:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

From: Dan Merriman
Mark Uppendahi
Alexandra Davis, AGO
Linda Bassi, AGO

Date: July 19, 1999

Re: Agenda Item 7, July 26-27,1999, Board Meeting-
Instream Flow Program - Proposed Changes to the ISF Rules

Please find attached a copy of the "Proposed Additions and Amendments to the Rules of
the Colorado Water Conservation Board" and a Draft of the "Notice of Public Rulemaking
Hearing". CWCB and AGO staff have solicited and received comments from members of the
Board and from other interested persons. Staff also held an informal meeting on July 8, 1999, to
answer questions and solicit comments from the water community as well as environmental and
state and federal organizations.

Staff changed some of the proposed Rules based on comments received both at the July 8
meeting and by mail. The most significant change is to the timing of the procedure to contest a
proposed instream flow appropriation. Originally, the proposed changes set forth a two step
process, the second step dealt with contested proposed appropriations. As per public comment,
the two step process has been discarded. The instream flow appropriation procedure has been
changed to the following: All instream flows to be appropriated are noticed in the January agenda
and Water Court Resume. Any interested person who wishes to contest an appropriation must
give notice by March 31, similar to the Statement of Opposition process. All hearings on
contested instream flow appropriations would occur after the September Board meeting. This

Flood Control and Floodplain Management ,Larry Lang, Chief. Water Project Planning and Construction, Mike Serle<, Chief, Inslream
Flows and Water Rights Investigations.Dao Merriman, Chief. InterState Stteams Investigations-Randy Seaholm, Chief. Office of
Conservation Planning-William Slanton, Chief. Personnel and Budget ,Susan Maul, Chief