BOARD02223

• Board Meeting Date: 7/23/2001
• Description: Draft RICD Rules
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

DRAFT

iv. Whether the reach is located on private or public lands;
v. Whether the water quality of the stream is appropriate for the
recreational use being soug~t;
vi. Whether water uses withi\1 the reach may be impacted by the
RICD; and,
vii. Whether obstructions or impediments to the recreational use exist
within the reach. .
c. Whether there is a legal right for access for the intended recreational in-channel
uses. The Board, in making this recommendation, shall consider the following
factors (and any other appropriate factors)!
i. The nature and extent of the access required for the activity for
which a RlCD is being sought;
ii. The ownership, leasehold, IJr other legal interest held by or readily
available to the Applicant for purposes of obtaining access;
iii. The ability to gain access !without materially interfering with the
vested property rights of others;
iv. Whether the reach is located on private or public lands; and,
v. Any impediments to th* access necessary for a reasonable
recreational experience in !jnd on the water.
d. Whether the exercise of the RlCD woul~ cause material injury to existing ISF
water rights. The Board, in making this recommendation, shall consider the
following factors (and any other appropriate factors):
i. The nature and extent of the ISF in the subject reach; and,
ii. Whether the RlCD would inundate the ISF or materially modify
the rate of flow through the RlCD reach or a downstream reach in
which an ISF exists.
e. Whether the adjudication and administratIon of the RlCD would preclude
maximum utilization of the waters of the ~tate. The Board, in making this
recommendation, shall consider the folloWing factors (and any other appropriate
factors): .
i. Whether there are any envisioned future exchanges through the
proposed reach of stream;
ii. Whether there is any ;potential for future upstream junior
appropriations; ,
iii. Whether there are any futUre upstream sites appropriate for storage
reservoirs; ]
iv. Whether there are any op*ortunities for future upstream transbasin
diversions; i
v. Whether there are any envisioned future changes of water rights
from points of diversion downstream of the reach affected by the
RlCD to points upstream ~fthe reach affected by the RlCD;
vi. Whether a reasonable meims is to be utilized to divert, capture and
control the water so as to jninimize its call upon the river and avoid
waste; i
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vii. The effect of the RlCIj> upon other valuable state resources,
including established fisheries and riparian environments;

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