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Final Report April 2004 12. Work with CWCR to recognize the National Forest land and resource management objectives and quantification methods for streams on the National Forests may differ from the objectives and methods CWCR currently provides. Issue: Intention in applyinl! the tool: The Colorado ISF Program The Forest Service, aided by other establishes instream flows to interested parties, would identify the maintain baseflow conditions to instream flow needs for specific protect the environment to a streams where the Colorado ISF reasonable degree. There may be Program objectives and situations where those instream quantification methods may not fully flow volumes and/or timing of address federal instream flow needs. flows may not adequately meet Where additional flow volumes the Forest Service's broader and/or timing of flows are deemed resource management necessary, more intensive field requirements and needs. assessments and resource information needs to be completed and those recommendations forwarded to CWCR 13. Investigate voluntary re-operation alternatives with existing diversion permit holders to meet Forest Service and permittee objectives. Issue: . Intention in applyinl! the tool: Voluntary changes of existing The Forest Service, the water users, and water users' diversion schedules other interested parties, should work or re-operating a reservoir may together to determine if, through mutual provide needed instream flow at agreement, re-operations of existing critical periods or provide for facilities could provide instream flow additional instream flows. Such benefits needed by the Forest Service on change could be accomplished National Forest lands. Such re-operation through a proactive, joint alternatives should be based on a problem-solving effort. demonstrated need for change and a jointly agreed upon problem resolution. - 21 -