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<br />. .... ....... ............... '......VVV"'1 <br /> <br />I. vel U<J <br /> <br />- , <br /> <br />Porzak Browning & Bushong Ll.P <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ATTORNEYS <br /> <br />. AT <br /> <br />. l A \If <br /> <br />Glenn E. l'OrlJk <br />Michael r. Drowning <br />Sleven J. IHlshong <br /> <br />1)29 Peatl SLrccl <br />Suite 300 <br />Boulder, CO 60302 <br />303 443-6800 <br />FOIX )0) 4.4],606<1 <br /> <br />ThomJs ^. Cm <br />Kri~lin t i()w~c M05('If:'Y <br /> <br />P. rrill Holkm.m, or Coun~cl <br /> <br />July 20, 2000 <br /> <br />ViilJax No. "-.03-8lili-4474 <br />Edw~rd Kowalski <br />Daniel McAuliffe <br />Colorado Watcr Conservation 130ard <br />13 I} Sherman Street <br />721 Slate C<~lltennial Illdg. <br />Dcnver, CO 80203 <br /> <br />Gentlemen: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />We have now reviewed your July 13,2000 drafL memorandum, uRe: Recreational <br />Instream Flows." and orrer eOlmnent~ on behalf ofthc City of Golden. We would have <br />commented SOOller, bllt did nOl learn abolllthc Jllly 13 draft memo until it was faxed to us by <br />lroul1Jnlimiled on Monday allcrnoon, July 17th. Tcd h"$ apologized for not sending the draft <br />memo to Go]den at the ~ame time it was sent to other member~ orthe intercsted puhlie. <br />Accordingly, you have promised to distribute this separate response to the Board at or before the <br />July meeting in Gllnnison. <br /> <br />Although thc slorrmemo discu~ses Golden's application for water tights in 98CW448 at <br />SOlll~ length, we \Illdcrstand from Ted that thc application for Golden's kayak course is llill a <br />spccific action item bcfore the l30ard at this time; rather, the agenda item is simply to discuss <br />policy iss\les .\ssociated with what the eWeR slaffhas dubbed "recreational inst:reum flows." <br />The City of Oold~n reserves its right to comment further on its specific application in 98CW448 <br />in the evt:ntlhat it comes beforc the Board in any filture proceedings. <br /> <br />As a starting point, Golden is concerned with the exaggerated and overly emolional tone <br />urthe memo. Q\Joting llllattributed statements that Golden's application is "potentially <br />devastating'. tmd a "water grab" (Draft memo at 3) arc not hclpfulto an intclligent discussion of <br />Ihe isslles. Golden questions whether it is the proper I'o]e of the CWCB sla ff to lend credence to <br />lhis anonymous hyperhole by suggesting that these characterizations of Golden's application "arc <br />not fnl' rrom the mark." Draft mcmo at}, ^ more reasoned and dispa~sionate analysis of <br />"recrcnliona[ instreanl flow" rights in general, ond the water right sought for Golden's kayak <br />course in panicular, suggest that these are thc type ofrighls that fus:~WCR "hould stron12lv <br />.8.llilJ21l!:t,JIQ LO,P-l,!pse. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1,11002.$ <br />