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<br />. <br /> <br />Henry Maddux <br />Oirec:ar, <br />Recovery Program <br /> <br /> <br />UPPER COIDRAill RIVER <br />ENDANGERED FISH <br />RECOVERY PRffiRA1\1 <br /> <br />Ralph .\lorgenweck <br />Chalr~an. <br />Implementation Committee <br /> <br />U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service. P.O. 80x 25486 . Denver Federal Center. Denver, CO 80225 . (303) 236'298S . Fax (303) 236'5262 <br /> <br />CO/KSINEIUT ,CRlFY 98 <br />Mail Stop 65115 <br /> <br />JUN 2 6 1998 <br /> <br />RtCEIVED <br />JUN 3 a 1998 <br />CoC%rado Wafe' <br />nservarion Bo~ <br /> <br />NIT. Bahman Hatami . <br />Water Rights Investigations Section <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> <br />Dear Mr Hatami: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The Water Acquisition Committee (yVAC) is not scheduled to meet until July 9,1998 at which <br />time the water right donation proposal from Mr, McKinstry will be discussed. In the interim I <br />asked Bob Norman, a WAC member from Grand Junction, to conduct a site visit and check into <br />the details of the proposed donation. The report to the WAC from Bob Norman is enclosed. <br />Based on the information in Bob's letter and experience with similar water rights, I do not believe <br />the water right donation proposed by Mr. McKinstry would be of interest to the Recovery <br />Program. The water right is too small, has an unreliable water source, and would cost far more <br />than it is worth in terms of staff time by the Colorado Water Conservation Board to be worth <br />pursumg. <br /> <br />I will confirm this conclusion with the WAC when it meets in July and if they have any further <br />interest in the right I wiUlet you know before the Colorado Water Conservation Board's July <br />meeting. <br /> <br />If you have any questions please, contact me at 236-5322 Ext 235. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~ ~ ~ G.....-G S.. ~{t. <br /> <br />George R. Smith <br />Chairman Water Acquisition Committee <br /> <br />Enclosure <br /> <br />. cc: Water Acquisition Committee (via List Server) <br /> <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service .. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation" Western Area Power Administration .. Colorado" Utah.. Wyoming <br />Environmental Defense Fund.. National .Aucul:cr, Society" Coloraco Wildlife Federation" Wyoming Wildlife Federation <br />Colorado Waler Congress .. Utah Water Users Association . Wyoming Water Development AssOciation . Colorado River Energy Distributors Association <br />