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<br />.s, <br /> <br />20fl8 '., <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO . <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441 <br />FAX: (303) 866-4474 <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />April 25, 2005 <br /> <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br /> <br />Ms. Carol DeAngelis <br />Area Manager <br />Bureau of Reclamation <br />Western Colorado Area Office <br />2764 Compass Drive, Suite 106 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81506 <br /> <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich <br />CWCB Director <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />Re: Aspinall Unit Operations EIS No Action Alternative Comments <br /> <br />Dear Ms. DeAngelis, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The purpose of this letter is to provide the Colorado Water Conservation Board's <br />comments regarding the proposed Draft No Action Alternative for the Aspinall Unit <br />Operations Environmental Impact Study. <br /> <br />The CWCB Board of Directors considered USBR's February I ih, 2005 Draft No Action <br />Alternative description and other issues related to the Aspinall EIS at their March 22 - <br />23, 2005 meeting. <br /> <br />Attached please find the following: <br />l. CWCB's proposed changes to the Draft No Action Alternative <br /> <br />2. 1994 letter outlining to the Bureau the CWCB's positions on the operations of <br />the Aspinall Unit. <br /> <br />3. Memo from CWCB staff to board members (dated March 10) discussing the <br />following topics: <br />a. Aulhorized purposes ofthe Aspinall Unit <br />b. Interpretation of CA5782 and releases for downstream water users <br />c. Releases to the Redlands fish ladder <br />d. Description of current and most reasonable future operations of the <br />Aspinall Unit <br />e. Dallas Creek Project and Dolores Project Biological Opinions <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Financing. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning <br />