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<br />Vndiverted Recreational Instream Flows <br />1. Leave the statute alone. <br />+ No legislative ehange would be required. <br />- There would be no legal proteetion ofURlSFs. <br />- Federal agencies eould possibly attempt to use federal reserved or appropriative water rights to proteet <br />flows. <br />+/-See solutions, issues, and coneerns, as stated above. <br />+ Using operational agreements among parties may be a more effective way of protecting boating flows. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2. Hold additional state meetings to further develop an appropriate approach to URlSFs. <br />+ Allows additional input and diseussion on this far-reaehing issue. <br />+ May eneourage the federal agencies to work within the existing system instead of filing for reserved or <br />appropriative water rights. <br /> <br />3. Expand the statutes and case law to include the ability to adjudicate RlSFs. <br />- Exaeerbates the problems noted above and raises the concerns expressed in the doeuments that have <br />previously been considered b the CWCB on this subjeet <br />- Would require the development of more limiting criteria for sueh water rights. This raises the question <br />of what entity would develop that eriteria and what would be the basis for that eriteria. <br />- Would further jeopardize the stale's ability 10 fully develop and utilize its eompaet entitlements. <br /> <br />4. Refer the issue to the General Assembly to investigate. <br />+/-CWCB loses eontrol over this eontroversial issue. <br />+ May take eare of the issue as it relates to federal ageneies. <br />- State legislation may be overridden by federal legislation. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Conclusion <br /> <br />Perhaps the only eonsensus that formed at the workshop was that the issue of RISFs is an extremely <br />eontentious and important issue. The Staffhas set aside one hour to diseuss this matter on the morning of <br />the first day of the Board meeting. Moreover, the Staff has arranged for the Board members to see the <br />Golden kayak eourse on the afternoon of the seeond day of the Board meeting. The Stafflooks to the <br />Board for further direetion on how the Board would like to proeeed. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Financing. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning <br />