BOARD01788

• Board Meeting Date: 5/24/1999
• Description: ISF Section - Proposed Changes to the ISF Rules and Regulations
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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DRAFT OF PROPOSED ADDITIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO RULES AND REGULATIONS _
OF THE COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD _

4.00 DEFINITIONS

4.40 Final Staff Recommendation: Staffs instream flow recommendation to the Board based
on Staffs data and report and public comments and data contained'in the official record,

5.00 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION PROCEDURE

5.10 Recommendation of Streams and Lakes for Protection. All persons interested in
recommending certain stream reaches or natural lakes for inclusion in the ISF Program may
make recommendations to the Staff at any time. Staff will collaborate with State and Federal
aaencies and other interested persons to plan and coordinate collection of field data necessary
for development of ISF recommendations. The Staff shall periodically advise the Board of
streams and lakes being studied for inclusion in the ISF Program.

5.11 Method of Makina Recommendations. All recommendations transmitted to the Board for
water to be retained in streams or lakes to preserve the natural environment to a reasonable
degree must be made with specificity and in writing.

5.20 Board Approval Process Periodically, after studying streams and lakes for inclusion in the
ISF Program, Staff will recommend that the Board appropriate an ISF right. IR ereler Ie !live the
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allllreval Ilreee66. The Board and Staff will use the followina annual schedule for initiating. _
processing and appropriating ISF water riahts:
Januarv:
. January Board Aaenda will list all proposed ISF seaments to be appropriated that
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. staff will provide all the data and enaineerina supportina the proposed ISF
appropriation to the Board prior to or at the January Board meeting.
. Staff will present its information and recommendation for each proposed ISF
appropriation at the January Board meeting.
. The Board mav form its Intent to Appropriate for each proposed ISF appropriation at
the January Board meetina,

Februarv:
. Notice of intent to appropriate will be published in the Water Court Resume of the
relevant water division,

Januarv throuah June:
. Any person may comment on the proposed ISF appropriations.
. The official record will close on June 15.

Julv:

. Staff will make its final recommendation to the Board. based upon its report. public
comments. and data contained in the official record. at the July Board meeting, _
. Notice of the final recommendation will be sent to all persons on the _
recommendation mailina list prior to the Board meetina.