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<br />. <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />\\ '"\ Water Consult <br />\ \ \ EngiDeerlng and Planning Consultants <br /> <br />535 North Garfield Avenue' Loveland, CO 80537-5548 <br />Phone: 970-667-8690 . FAX: 970-667-8692 <br />E-Mail: h2orus@Waterconsult.com <br /> <br />July 24, 2006 <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Attention: Mr. Rod Kuharich, Director <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item 18 - July 25-26, 2006 Board Meeting - Extension of the <br />Cooperative Agreement for the San Juan Recovery Implementation Program <br /> <br />Dear Rod: <br /> <br />On behalf ofthe water users in Colorado and New Mexico participating in the San Juan River <br />Basin Recovery Implementation Program, I support the recommendation of Board staff member <br />Randy Seaholm of July 14,2006, regarding extension of the Cooperative Agreement for the San <br />Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program. <br /> <br />The San Juan Program, like the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, is <br />providing ESA compliance for numerous water projects in the San Juan basin, including the <br />Animas-La Plata Project, several individual reservoir projects, and 166 agricultural water <br />facilities on National Forest lands requiring ditch bill easements. The list of projects will likely <br />grow in the future. <br /> <br />The matter is somewhat urgent. Federal authorizing legislation calls for renewal ofthe <br />Cooperative Agreement one year prior to the 2007 expiration date of the existing agreement. <br />Therefore, the Agreement must be renewed by October 28, 2006. <br /> <br />We urge that the Colorado Water Conservation Board recommend to the Governor that he sign <br />the Cooperative Agreement, and that the Governor urge the Secretary of the Interior to also sign <br />the Cooperative Agreement. <br /> <br />We appreciate the Board's diligence in pursuing this matter. If you have any questions, please <br />contact me at your convenience. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />/s/ Tom Pitts <br /> <br />Tom Pitts <br />Water Development Representative, <br />San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program <br /> <br />cc: Randy Seaholm <br />Water Development Steering Committee <br />