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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441 <br />FAX: (303) 866-4474 <br /> <br />~ lAl t UJ:- LULURADO <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />Peter Evan~~ ~~.u , <br />Director <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />21 May, 1999 <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />Agenda Item 90, May 24 - 25, 1999 Board Meeting- <br />Colorado River "15-Mile Reach" ESA Section 7 Consultation <br /> <br />On March 5, 1999 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) distributed a <br />Dreliminarv draft of the Programmatic Biological Opinion for Recovery Program Actions <br />and Water Depletions in the Upper Colorado River from Rifle, Colorado to Lake Powell <br />("PBO") for review by the 15-Mile Reach workgroup. This workgroup was organized in <br />early 1996, following concerns of the Recovery Program's Implementation Committee <br />about the relationship between the FWS flow recommendations for the 15-Mile Reach <br />and the development projects developed by the CWCB's ad hoc Colorado River <br />Development Projection Workgroup. . <br /> <br />In response, a large group of Colorado water users submitted comments to the <br />FWS on April 30, and the Environmental Defense Fund submitted comments on May 10, <br />1999. Together, these documents are voluminous (the PBO is approximately I" thick, <br />including its appendices and the comments are over 40 pages), but we would be happy to <br />provide complete copies at your request. <br /> <br />The purpose of this memo is to summarize the status of discussions between the <br />FWS and other Recovery Program participants concerning the completion of this <br />programmatic section 7 consultation by providing an overview of the questions presented <br />and the initial response by the FWS. When we have a revised draft of the PBO, I will <br />gladly arrange a detailed briefing for you. No action is recommended at this time. <br /> <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br /> <br />GregE. Walcher <br />E.~ecutive Director. Q,\!R <br />Peter H. Evans <br />Director, (\.VCB <br />