BOARD01505

• Board Meeting Date: 11/15/2005
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

environmental needs. This topic is still in the conceptual phase, so no specific recommendations were
made, although the Subcommittee acknowledged that the Statewide Water Supply Initiative, Technical
Round Table group is also currently working on this issue.

The Subcommittee requested that future meetings be held in conjunction with regular CWCB meetings,
and scheduled their next meeting for Nov. 16 at the Radisson Stapleton Plaza in Denver, from 3:00 - 5:00
pm. At this next meeting, the Subcommittee will review the revised recommendation procedure
developed by staff, and adopt a calendar and agenda for the next six Subcommittee meetings.

Requests for AdmlnlstratloD of Eagle River ISFs, Crystal River ISF and Roaring Fork River ISFs:
On Sept. 16 staff, on behalf of the Board, placed administrative calls for the following instream flow
water rights:

CWCB Case StreamILake AmOUDt Approp. Date
No, cfs
S-78W380S 12/6 5/12/78
S-78W3811 15/8 5/12/78
S-78W3788 25/11 5112/78
S-78W3796 50/20 5112/78
S-8OCW134 85/35 3/17/80
S-8OCW126 11 0/45 3/17/80
S-8OCW124 130/50 3/17/80
S-76CW2948 32 1I14/76 .

On Sept.19 staff, on behalf of the Board, placed an administrative call for the Board's instream flow
water right on the Crystal River decreed in Case No. 7SW2720 with an appropriation date of May 1, 1975
for 100 cfs (May l-September 30) and 60 cfs (October 1-ApriI30). In administering these calls, the
Division of Water Resources administered several structures for diversions in excess of decreed amounts
and for excessive diversions based upon observations of waste downstream of headgates. No domestic
diversions were curtailed in the enforcement of the calls. On Sept. 28, a rain event raised flows in the
Crystal River and Eagle River above the CWCB's decreed amounts, ending the call. On Sept. 29, a rain
event raised flows in the Roaring Fork River above the CWCB's decreed amounts, ending the call. On
Oct. 1, the decreed flow amounts on the Crystal River and Eagle River instream flows dropped to winter
levels. In administering these calls, the Division of Water Resources administered several structures for
diversions in excess of decreed amounts and for excessive diversions based upon observations of waste
downstream of head gates. No domestic diversions were curtailed in the enforcement of the calls.

State of Colorado and Bureau of Land Maoagement Enter Into MemoraDdum of UnderstandlDg:
On Sept. 14, the State of Colorado through the Colorado Department of Natural Resources and the
Colorado Water Conservation Board entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Bureau
of Land Management establishing a framework for managing water resources on the Bureau's lands. The
signing ceremony which was done in conjunction with the Colorado Water Conservation Boord meeting
in Durango, CO, included: Russell George, DNR executive director; Rod Kuharich, CWCB director; and
Ron Wenker, BLM Colorado state director. It is the intent of the agreement to increase communication
between the federal and state agencies so that issues that may have become conflicts in the past can
become discussion items and mutually-benefiting solutions are reached. A similar agreement was entered
into between the State and the u.s. Forest Service in 2004. A copy of the MOU and the accompanying
Press Release are attached to this report and can be found on the CWCB web site under the heading
"CWCB Major Initiatives".

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