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<br />Stream and Lake Protection Section <br />Strategic Plan <br /> <br />Draft <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />:\ovcmbrr 5. 2004 <br /> <br />Section Mission <br /> <br />Preserve. improve. and protect Colorado's natural environment to a reasonable degree through the <br />use of in stream flow (ISF) and natural lake level (NLL) water rights. <br /> <br />Section Fundamental Obieetive, <br /> <br />The fundamental objectives of the Stream and LAc Protection (SLPI Section relate to three key arcas of <br />practice curr('nl authorities. (l..-ognHll llpplil'.ltions. and program lHh'oc:,cy. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I. Obil'('liH.., rl'lall'd to Curn-nl Authoritil'''': <br />rhe SI.P Section. through the- eWCB. has the <br />CXC1US1\,(' allthonty to appropnalc walers of natural <br />streams and lakes to preserve the natural cnnronmcnt <br />to a reasonable dcgrcc. and to aC4ulrc such WOller. <br />WOller rights or mlen:sts In water to rn.'sern' or <br />Improve the natural cnnronml.'nt 10 a reasonable <br />degrl'e. <br /> <br />Ba,\f:' PtlJf,:raln\ Rt'll1lt'J 10 Cllrrt'IIt ..'utlwritit'_\: <br /> <br />I.egal pmt(,l-tlOn <br />Physical protection <br />Sew Appmpriatlons <br /> <br />Enginl'ering and Water Quality <br />ISF :\-lcthodology anJ Biolngy <br />Water AcqllisitlOn~ <br /> <br />As a rl'~lI1t of thIS authonty, the CWeB must provide the SLP Sl'CtlOll With the ~~1. technicaLan4_.Qolicy stall, <br />and associated resources ne~~ssar)' to a'-lmmistcr the procr~111, In accordanec \\-ith the statutes a!/d mail/win till' <br />hase program.,. rcq/lin'tllO I'er)iJr/II tilt' dlltiL'.\ .\peciJied jn _'ta/ll/t'. <br /> <br />2. Ohicctin', rdah.'d to Proeram .-\IJlllklllioll'i: <br />Thc SI.P Sl'ction IS tasked with usmg the CWeIrs <br />authofltil's and rl'sourl'1..'S, embodied in part by thc <br />Sl'etlon's basl' programs. t~l SUllpurt the mission oft"',e <br />eWeB which mcludes thl' protection, cnnser\'ation, <br />managcment and dc\'elopml'lll of the waters of thl' <br />State. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />CritIcal to the application of the Scctlon's programs to <br />thIS obJecti\"(' IS applying. the Scction's base prob'Tams <br />10 faCIlitate multIUse water projects (both structural <br />and non-structural) in thl' Statl' by correlating thl' <br />aCtlVltlCS of mankind With some rl'asonable <br />preservation, and \\herl' p<.hSlble lmpro\-eml'llt. of the <br />naturall'nnronml'nt. Thl.' Section's multiuse proJt.'Ct <br />faelhtatinn efforts will locus on Icwraging the <br />ocnelilS of the Scctlon's Programs (e.g., ISF, Sl.l.. <br />WAr) to l'onse-rn', manage, protect and deH'lop the <br />waters of the State to thc ocnclit ofl\s citlzcns. <br /> <br />I';lge I or 2 <br /> <br />njrf'l" /Jnd l"dirt'''' Rf'IIt'Jit, of ti,t' SI.P PrOKrUIn\ <br />indudf': <br /> <br />. PrO\iJe l'Of the needs or mankinJ "hile presen-ing <br />the naturall'n\'ironml'nt to a re3s\mable Jegree <br />. Proh:Ctlon ofhistoncal us<:s <br />. Protection of <:ompact fl'qUlremcnts <br />. ProtectIOn or nati\'<: stk'cies <br />. SEPA mlligalinn and pennining. <br />. PTOJl'Ct funJing <br />. LJSACE permiuing <br />. By-pass 110\\ resolution anJ manageml'nt <br />. RI'<:f and slream fl'Sloratlon <br />. Water supply proll'CllOll <br />. Wall'r quality stabilitatlon <br />. RecreatIOn <br />. Aeslhetics <br />