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<br />Table 2 -- Tools <br /> <br />Forest Service Management Options Cooperative or Partnership Approach CWCS's Instream Flow Program Options <br /> Octions <br />1. Inventory and consult with permittee on water rights, 11. Assist Colorado Water Conservation Board 21. Pursue opportunities offered by CWCB ISF <br />water uses, and permits. (CWCB) and State Engineer in monitoring and Program <br /> protecting existing ISF rights on GMUG National <br /> Forests (NFl <br />2. Negotiate permit conditions for instream flow 12. Work with CWCB to recognize the NF land 22. Seek CWCB agreement to appropriate or <br />purposes on new water development. and resource management objectives and acquire needed flows on NF lands. <br /> quantification methods for streams on the Forest <br /> may differ from the objectives and methods CWCB <br /> currentlv orovides. <br />3. As a permit condition, limit diversions to decreed 13. Investigate voluntary re-operation alternatives 23. Encourage CWCS to file on USFS flow <br />amounts when needed, seasonally. with existing diversion permit holders to meet FS recommendations the year they are made. <br /> and permittee objectives. <br />4. Implement channel and fish habitat improvements te 14. Seek voluntary agreement with new applicants 24. Establish legal, shared property ownership <br />compensate for lower flows when a determination has to develop operational plans to meet FS and with the CWeB for acquired ISF rights on NFS <br />been made that such improvements have biologic applicant's objectives. lands. <br />merit. <br />5. Consider other forest practices that influence stream 15. Consider new and expanded storage with 25. Encourage CWCS to file on peak spring flows <br />flows, such as vegetation management. participation by the USFS for instream flow and shoulder flows under ISF Program to allow for <br /> purposes (which include the Forest Service recharge of groundwater and to maintain riparian <br /> appropriating or acquiring an interest in the water and off-channel habitat. <br /> rights). <br />6. Use land and water acquisition programs and water 16. Consider off-channel storage for later release. 26. Encourage the State Legislature to expand <br />right purchases to obtain water rights that could be the CWCS ISF program to include recreational, <br />converted to instream flow (ISFI riahts. scenic, and aesthetic uses. <br />7. Ensure that water rights acquired as part of an 17. Provide State Engineer with documentation on 27. Identify stream segments currently limited by <br />USFS acquisition or exchange are incorporated into the water rights not being used. availability of water for ISF protection and <br />Forest water riaht inventorv. improvement. <br />8. Protect water rights held by USFS. 18. Initiate educational program far water <br /> conservation and promote/facilitate delivery and <br /> aoolication efficiencies. <br />9. Expand USFS efforts to inventory and assess the 19. Establish ISF management objectives for <br />aauatic and rioarian resources on GMUG NF. watersheds on the GMUG NF. <br />10. Practice good watershed and streamside 20. Work coaperativeiy with local governments to <br />management to deliver sufficient quantity and quality of establish Recreationallnstream Channel Diversion <br />water to meet downstream and forest uses. (RICO) on stream segment(s) located on NFS <br /> lands. <br />