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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />MR. BROWNELL: But it was too late. This was already out. This was <br />all suppesed to be dene before accerding to. my -- I've never see.n'the. <br />minutes ef th~ last meeting but, this is what I interpreted from them. <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: We did send these down in advance ef the meeting. These <br />were mailed out':in advance of the meeting. All of the peep1e at Pueblo <br />who. were opposed to. these minimum stream flews were pre~ent at the . <br />meeting that we had at Adams State College. rf our beard member repre- <br />sented to the peep1e in his areathqt this matter weuld be postponed <br />till the September meeting, then I think this beard sheuld go. a1eng with <br />that. I sugge~t that at this time we withdraw eur censideratien of the <br />streams in the San Luis Valley until the September meeting and that we <br />preceed with the ethers. <br /> <br />MR. BROWNEL~: I understand Ricardo. Creek is under litigatien now, and <br />maybe we ought to. do that with that. <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: The litigation en Ricardo. Creek dees not involve minimum <br />stream flows. This is a unique creek in a unique area, one of the few <br />areas left in the state of Celor~de where this species ef fish still <br />exists. I don't see that the litigatien has any bearing upen what we <br />de. It's true that the state of Celorade may eventually be in litigation <br />in the federal courts with the state of New Mexico concerning the waters <br />ef Ricardo Creek. But in any event, we still have the, ebligation to <br />establish a minimum stre~ flew en that creek. <br /> <br />MR. SHERMAN: I think'it might be helpful to. hear frem the staff ef the <br />beard and perhaps the Divisien of Wildlife as to. what problems there <br />were in getting tegether with La Jara Creek. If yeu haven't been able <br />to de that, what the prospects would be to. de it before the September <br />meeting. Weuld you care to. cemment? <br /> <br />MR. HELTON: Frem my stanpeint we can meet with them any time they <br />weuld like to. Apparently, it's just a misunderstanding., I didn't have <br />the same understanding Mr. Brownell had er Mr. Sparks had. <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: We did meet with the people ef La Jara Creek, but it was <br />at a public meeting. Other peeple were present alae. We certainly will <br />accemmodate in any way we can, Mr. Brownell. If a further meeting <br />seems necessary, we will awa~t your advice. <br /> <br />MR. BROWNELL: That's fine with me, as long as it's understeed. <br />all I -- this is what I understood frem the last meeting, and I <br />we're all in accord new. That's all I care about. <br /> <br />That's <br />hepe <br /> <br />MR. KOCHMAN: My name is Ed Kechman with the Ce10rado Division ef <br />Wildlife. I know yeu're concerned abeut all the drainages in the area. <br />We den't have the data to. make those recemmendatiens at this time. We <br />can go. up there and take an educated guess, but I den't think that's <br />what this beard wants. We've given good reco~endatiens en La Garita <br />and cut it off at the Sentry Bex Watershed. We've talked with the SCS <br />and anyone else that wants to. talk. It's the same way on Embargo, the <br />same way en Groundheg and it's, the same way en Benine. It seems the <br /> <br />-43- <br />