BOARD01568

• Board Meeting Date: 5/19/2003
• Description: Agenda
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Agenda

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6f.

Limitation on ACQuisitions. The Board may not accept a donation of water rights
that would require' the removal of existing infrastructure without approval of the
current owner of such infrastructure, or a donati'on of water rights that were acquired
by condenmation.

6g. Emergencv Use of Water. The Board delegates authority to the CWCB Director, in
consultation with the State Engineer, to acquire water, water rights or interests in
water and immediately apply such water to an ISF use for a period of not more than
90 days. .

6h. Funds for Water Right ACQuisitions. The Board may use any funds available to it,
other than the Construction Fund created in ~37-60-121, C.R.S., for costs of the
acquisition of water rights and their conversion to ISF water rights.

61. Public Inout on Prooosed ACQuisitions. The Board shall follow the public review
process in Rules II a. - 11 c. when acquiring water, water rights or interests in water,
except as provided in Rule 6g. above and except as provided below.

(1) Prior to Board consideration of any proposed acquisition, Staff shall mail notice
of the proposed acquisition to all persons on the ISF Subscription Mailing List
for the relevant water division, and shall provide Proper Notice. Such notice
shall include:

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(a) the case number adjudicating the water right proposed to be acquired, and
the appropriation date, adjudication date, priority, and flow amount of the
water right proposed to be acquired;
(b) the location of the stream reach or lakl: that is the subject of the proposal,
including, when available, the specific Ilingth of stream reach to benefit from
the proposed acquisition;
(c) any available infonnation on the purpose of the acquisition, including the
degree of preservation or improvement of the natural enviromnent to be
achieved; and
(d) any available scientific data specifically supporting the position that the
acquisition will achieve the goal of preserving or improving the natural
environment to a reasonable degree.

(2) At every regularly scheduled Board meeting subsequent to the mailing of notice,
and prior to final Board action, Staff will report on the status of the proposed
acquisition and time will be reserved for public comment.

(3) Any person may address the Board regarding the proposed acquisition prior to
final Board action. Staff shall provide any written comments it receives
regarding the proposed acquisition directly to the Board.

(4) Any person may request the Board to hold a hearing on a proposed acquisition.
Such a request must be submitted to the Balii'd in writing within thirty days of
the first Board meeting at which the Board c:onsiders the proposed acquisition,

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