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<br />Stream and Lake Protection Section <br />Strategic Plan <br /> <br />Draft <br /> <br />November 5. 2004 <br /> <br />Section J\lission <br /> <br />Preserve, improve, and protect Colorado's natural environment to a reasonable degree through the <br />use of inslream Oow (ISF) and nalurallake level (NLL) waler rights, <br /> <br />Section Fundamental Objectives <br /> <br />The fundamental objectives of the Stream and Lake Protection tSLP) Section relate to three key arcas of <br />practice - ('Ufrcnl authorities. program applications. and p.-oeram 3th'oeacy. <br /> <br />I. Ohil'l'th'('\ rclatl'<llo Current Authorhie,,; <br />The SLP Sel.:lion. through the: CWCB. has Ihe <br />exclusive authority to appropriate waters of natural <br />streams and lakes 10 preserve the natural cn\"lnmmt:nt <br />to a rcasonahlc dcgn:l'. and to 3l.:quirc such waler. <br />water rights or interests In water to prcsl.."r\"c or <br />Impron: thc natural enVIronment to a reasonabk <br />degree. <br /> <br />Bu,\" Pro~rum.\ Hf'lutf'J to ('lIrrent ,I/llJmr;t;e.\: <br /> <br />Legal proll.cllon <br />Physical prolection <br />Sew Appropriations <br /> <br />Engineering and Wall'r Quality <br />ISF .\lcthndology and Biology <br />Wall'r Acquisitinns <br /> <br />As a result of thiS authority. the CWeB must provide the SLP Section with the tt.'g'!1. technlC~L.!!.nd policy staff, <br />and associ;tled resources neel'ssa!)' to adxninister [he prowm, in accordance with the statutes dl//I /1/a;1Ita;n the <br />ha.H' programs required to ['a/orm IIII! dlll;es spen/led;n .\Wtwe. <br /> <br />2. Ohil'cliH'~ n-Iatcd 10 Prol?Tam Application,: <br />The SLP Section IS tasked with using the CWCB's <br />authorities and rcsourees, embodied in part by the <br />Section's basc programs. to supPOrt the mission of the <br />CWO! which mc\udes the protcction. conservation. <br />management and de\-c1opment of the waters of the <br />State. <br /> <br />Critical to the applicatIOn urthe Section's programs to <br />this objectIve IS applying the Section's base pro!,'Tams <br />to facilitate multiuse water projects (both structural <br />and non-structural) m the State by correlating the <br />activltles of mankind With some reasonable <br />preservatIon, and where possible Improvement. of the <br />natural envlronmen!. rhe Section's multiuse project <br />faCIlitation efforts \\'111 locus on Icveragmg the <br />benefits of the Section's Programs (c.g., ISF, NI.L. <br />WAPI to const.-'f\'c. manage. protect and develop the <br />waters of the Slate to the bcndit of its clti:lens. <br /> <br />Page I of 2 <br /> <br />Dirf'(.t m,d ",dirl;'('t Bl'Iu1it\ of tlrl;' .\'LP ProKram.\ <br />;ndl(JI;': <br /> <br />. I'ro\'id..: for the ne..:ds of mankind while preserving <br />th..: natural em'ironment to a n:asonable degree <br />. Protection ol"historical uses <br />. Protl'ctlOn of compact rcquin:mems <br />. Protection of nati\'e spl'1;:ies <br />. ~EPA mitigation and pcnnining <br />. Project fundmg <br />. L:SACE pemlining <br />. By-pass tlow resolulion and management <br />. Ri\er and stream re!'.loration <br />. Water supply protection <br />. Water quality slabilization <br />. Recrl'alion <br />. Aesthetic!'. <br />