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<br />'f: <br />TROUT <br />.\ UNLIMITED <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />October 13, 2005 <br /> <br />Mr. Todd Dougherty <br />Stream & Lake Protection Division <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />1313 Shennan St., 7th Floor <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br /> <br />"J, <br /> <br />200~ <br /> <br />CO;Cir~r.!(; ;"~~i":r Cc."-~.. ~ <br /> <br />RE: Minturn's Request for Instream Flow Appopriation on Eagle River, Div. 5 <br /> <br />Dear Todd, <br /> <br />Trout Unlimited & Colorado Trout Unlimited (TV) write to support the Town of <br />Minturn's request that the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) file an <br />application in 2006 for an increased instream flow water right in the Eagle River between <br />Cross and Gore Creeks. <br /> <br />As you know, TU is a long-time advocate for a strong state instream flow <br />program. In fact, we believe that TV may still be the only non-agency to have brought <br />data and a proposal to the CWCB that resulted in a successful application for an instream <br />flow water right (for the South Fork of the South Platte). We are excited to be able to <br />support this new proposal from Minturn. <br /> <br />Now that the parties have completed their CERCLA restoration on the Eagle <br />River, and spent additional natural resource damage award moneys for channel <br />restoration, the Eagle River is a perfect candidate for a CWCB re-evaluation. The <br />CWCB's original instream flow application occurred in 1978, at a time when the river <br />was still under the toxic influence of the up-stream abandoned mine. The River is now a <br />different place. It provides significant value to the local community, and the CWCB can <br />help assure that the town can continue to rely on the river in the future. <br /> <br />We urge you to bring Minturn's request forward to the CWCB with the full <br />support of the staff. Thank you in advance for your consideration. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />fYl4~ <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />Melinda Kassen, Director <br />Colorado Water Project <br />Trout Unlimited <br /> <br />David Nickum, Executive Director <br />Colorado Trout Unlimited <br /> <br />cc: Anne Castle <br /> <br />Trout Unlimited: North America's Leading Coldwater Fisheries Conservation Organization <br />Colorado Office: 1320 Pearl Street, suite 320, Boulder, CO 80302 <br />Phone: 303.440,2937 Fax: 303.440.7933 Email: mkassen@tu.org Web: http://www.tu.org <br />