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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July 19, 1999 - DRAFT

PROPOSED ADDmONS AND AMENDMENTS TO RULES OF THE COLORADO
WATER CONSERVATION BOARD

1.00 TITLE. Rules and Regullltiells Concerning the Colorado Instream Flow and Natural
Lake Level Program, as established in ~ 37-92-102 (3) C.R.S. (1990), shall be hereinafter
referred to as the ISF Regulatiells .B.uks

2.00 PURPOSE OF RULES AND RBGUL:'.TION8 The purpose ofthese Rules lIIIti
R-egulatiells is to set forth the procedures to be followed by the Board when administering the ISF
Program. By this reference the Board incorporates the Basis and Purpose statement prepared and
adopted at the time of rulemaking. A copy of this document is on file at the Board office.

3.00 STATUTORY AUTHORITY. The General Assembly created the ISF Program in
recognition of the need to correlate the activities of mankind with some reasonable preservation
of the natural environment. The statutory authority for these R-egullltiells Rules is found at ~ 37-
60-108 CRS. (1990) and ~ 37-92-102 (3) CRS. (1990).

4.00 DEFINITIONS

450 Final Staff Recommendation Stafl's instream flow recommendation to the Board based on
Stafl's data and reoort and oubHc comments and data contained in the official record

460 Board Office The Colorado Water Conservation Board's office is located at 1313 Sherman
Street 7th Floor Denver. CO 80203 The ohone number is [phone] The fascimile
number is [phone] The Board's website is htto'i/www dnr state co us/cwcblisf

4 70 CWCB Heariml Coordinator The Hearinl! Coordinator is aooointed bv the Board and is
resoonsible for manalrinl! and coordinatinl! nroceedinl!s related to contested ISF aonronriations
such as settinl! nrehearinl! conferences The Hearinl! Coordinator does not have the authority to
rule on substantive issues

4 80 Party Status Anv nerson mav aonlv for Party status oursuant to Rule 5 62ffi) Only a
nerson who has annli<:d for and received Party status mav nut forth exnert witnesses and/or file
lel!al memoranda Each Partv is resnonsible for mailinl! cooies of all documents to all other
Parties and Contested Recommendation Mailin!! List oarticinants

4 90 Contested Recommendation Mailinl! List Status Contested Recommendation Mailinl! List
status is for anv oerson who desires to oarticipate in the contested ISF orocess but not as a Partv
Anv oerson mav aoolv for Contested Recommendation Mailinl! List Status oursuant to 5 62(C)(i)
A nerson with such status will receive all Party documents Persons with mailinl! list status mav
comment on their own ~half, but mav not out forth exoert witnesses or file lel!al memoranda

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