BOARD02139

• Board Meeting Date: 6/21/1974
• Description: Agenda or Table of Contents, Minutes, Memos
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

~rr. Sparks: We have some representatives here from the Division of
\vildlife.

~rr. Kochman: Thank you, Mr. Sparks. My name is Eddie Kochman and I
am with the Colorado Division of Wildlife. Just briefly we thought we I
might explain to the board what our recommendation is on the Arikaree
River. At the request of a number of landowners out there, and also
as a result of our own interests, personnel, including myself and
Mr. Frank Scharpella (you might want to stand up, Frank) who is the
wildlife conservation officer in Wray, and one other individual,
~rr. Jim Voelker, also employed in this division, went out on the
Arikaree and surveyed the area with the objective of determining the
water volume that we would make the recommendation upon to this board
under the authority of l48-21-3.

We did come up with a number of recommendations which are before you
now of 1 l/2 cfs, 3 l/2 cfs and 7 cfs, which we determined was the
minimum required to meet our objectives. We then drafted a letter to
~. Sparks making these recommendations.

We feel that the area in question represents probably one of the most
unique wildlife areas in Colorado. The only reason it is there is
because of the small amount of water available. There are diverse
species of wildlife. including white tail deer, mule deer, many nesting
species of water fowl and a very large population of Louisiana jumbo
frogs.

I would like to advise the board of another thing. This recommendation
was made to preserve the natural environment. We made this recommenda-
tion based upon this feeling. And as I said before, there are four
landowners involved. All of this land is private, controlled by these
four individuals. They do concur in our recommendations. These four
landowners also have an attorney representing them, ~tr. Callahan from
Wray. and I don't think ~. Sparks ever had a copy of this letter, but
I did bring one copy which I will give to the board today. I would
like to read to you what Mr. Callahan said. This letter was sent
Jvlay 22, 1974 to the Division of Wildlife. His COmment was this: "I
have reviewed your feasibility report (Which in essence is what you I
have) in connection with the above matter, dated May 20, 1974 addressed
to ~rr. Felix L. Sparks, Director. I concur entirely with your report
and recommendations contained therein. Very sincerely yours, Joseph
T. Callahan."

So with that, if the board has any further questions, I would be glad
to try and answer them, or if I can't, Mr. Scharpella can.

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