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13. Stream and Lake Protection Section - Amendments to 2004 New Appropriations Tape 2, Track 1 0:19:00 - 0:26:31 Action: A motion was made by Don Schwindt to accept the staff recommendation for Little Dolores River (4-04CWI58), North East Creek (4-04CWI59) and North Fork West Creek (4-04CWI60), that the Board: 1. Determine, pursuant to section 37-92-102(3), CRS, and based upon the updated recommendation of the BLM, a review of the data and other information presented by the staff in this and in previous memos and orally, that the natural environment will be preserved to a reasonable degree by the water available for the recommended appropriations. 2. Direct Staff to authorize the Attorney General's Office to submit the proposed rulings to the water court that include the revised flow amounts and time periods for Little Dolores River, North East Creek and North Fork West Creek. The motion was seconded by Harold Miskel and approved unanimously (7-0). Tom Sharp abstained from voting. 14a. Stream and Lake Protection Section - Contested Streams - Contested 2005 Instream Flow Appropriations - Request to Table Until 2006 Tape 2, Track 1 0:26:31 - 1:29:24 Action: A motion was made by Keith Catlin to approve staff recommendation that the Board table the in stream flow appropriations listed in the board memo until 2006 to allow sufficient time to complete the tasks discussed in the memo. The motion was seconded by Don Schwindt. The motion was amended by Tom Sharp to add item 14b2, North Fork South Fork Gunnison River to the list of items to be tabled. The amended motion was seconded by Harold Miske!. The amended motion failed (2-6). The original motion was brought forward again and approved unanimously (8-0). 14b. Stream and Lake Protection Section - Contested Streams - Contested 2005 Instream Flow Appropriations - Request to Designate a Hearing Officer and Set Hearing Dates. Tape 2, Track 1 1 :29:24 - 1 :33 :00 Action: A motion was made by Don Schwindt to approve staff recommendation that the Board designate a Hearing Officer and set hearing dates for Horsefly Creek and the North Fork Smith Fork Gunnison River in accordance with the modified schedule set forward in the memo. First Assistant Attorney General Pat Kowaleski was named as Hearing Officer in these cases. The motion was seconded by Keith Catlin and approved unanimously (8-0). 15. Flood Protection - Flood Hydrology Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Emergency Management Agency Tape 2, Track 1 1 :33 :00 - 1 :39:00 Action: A motion was made by Tom Sharp to approve staff recommendation that the Board authorize staff to work directly with FEMA Region VIII officials to develop a Memorandum of Understanding that would clarify the state and federal roles and responsibilities for review and acceptance of flood hydrology information for use in Colorado flood plain studies and delineation maps. The motion was seconded by Keith Catlin and approved unanimously (7-0). Don Schwindt was not in the room. Flood Protection. Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection Water Supply Protection. Conservation and Drought Planning 6