BOARD01176

• Board Meeting Date: 3/26/2001
• Description: ISF Section - New Appropriations
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department ofNatuIal Resources
1313 Sherman Slreet. Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.statc.co.us

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Bill Owens
Governor

Greg E. Walcher
Executive Director

To: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

From: Dan Merriman
Mark Uppendahl
Greg Espegren

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

Date March 13, 2001

Re: Agenda Item 19, March 26-27, 2001 - Board Meeting
Stream and Lake Protection - New Appropriations

Vampa River Uudate

Staff received the attached letters from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Upper
Vamps Water Conservancy District (UYWCD) after the Board's January 2001, Board Meeting.
The BLM owns and manages approximately three-fourths of a mile along the river in the
proposed reach and supports the Board's intent to appropriate instream flows. The UYWCD
supports an instream flow filing of 40 cfs, December I - July 31, and 20 cfs, August 1 _
November 30. In addition, the UYWCD is not opposed to entering into an agreement with the
CWCB to provide additional protection to flows below Stagecoach Reservoir that have been
used for hydropower production.

Staff has had several conversations with the UYWCD and is currently working with them to
develop an acceptable agreement that would address UYWCD's concerns and enable the Board
to protect instream flows in the amounts recommended by staff in January for the proposed
reaches. Staff has recommended that, pursuant to the Instream Flow Rules, UYWCD "Contest"
the proposed instream flow recommendations by filing a Notice to Contest. This would provide
both parties additional time to resolve their concerns and develop an acceptable agreement.

Yampa River Mar(lh Update.doc

Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Financing. Stream and Lake Protection
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