BOARD02232

• Board Meeting Date: 7/20/2004
• Description: ISF Section - Rulemaking Hearing - Proposed Changes to ISF Rules 6g and 6i
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC RULE MAKING HEARING BEFORE THE
COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD

SUB.mCT

This is a notice of a public rulemaking hearing before the Colorado Water Conservation
Board (CWCB) for consideration of amendments to the Rules Concerning the Colorado Instream
Flow and Natural Lake Level Program, 2 CCR 408-2. The amendments (I) implement H.B. 03-
1320, which authorizes the CWCB to temporarily acquire water rights for instream flow use
under certain conditions and in accordance with specified procedures; and (2) revise Rule 6i"
which establishes a procedure for public input into the CWCB's acquisitions of water, water
rights and interests in water. The proposed amendments are set forth below. A redlined version
of the proposed rules showing changes to the current rules is posted on the CWCB's website at
http://cwcb,state.co,us/, A hard copy is available upon request to the CWCB staff (1313
Sherman Street, Room 723, Denver, CO 80203; [phone]). The CWCB may change the
proposed amendments set forth herein prior to or at the rulemaking hearing. The CWCB will
consider any alternative proposals related to the proposed amendments.

HF:ARING SCHEDULE

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DATE:
TIME:
PLACE:

June 30, 2004
10:00 a.m, - II :00 a,m,
State Services Building
1525 Sherman Street, Rm, 310
Denver, CO [phone]

Rulemaking Hearing c;. APR 1 5 2004 -8 ~ PM

DATE: July 21, 2004 ELECTIONS/LICENSING
TIME: 1:00 p.m, SECRETARY OF S1A TE
PLACE: Bill Heddles Recreation Center
530 Gunnison River Drive
Delta, Colorado 81416
970-874-0923

Prehearing Conference

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

All public comments on the proposed amendments should be made in writing, Oral
presentations of the information contained in the written comments will not be necessary;
however, the CWCB will allow brief oral summaries of the public written comments to be made,
to the extent time allows, as described below, Although the CWCB strongly encourages all
interested persons to submit their comments in writing, a short period of time at the end of the
rulemaking hearing (a total of 30 minutes or less) will be reserved for oral comments by those
persons unable to provide the CWCS with written comments.

Written Comment Deadline

Twenty copies of all public written comments must be delivered to the CWCB office at
1313 Sherman Street, Room #723, Denver, CO 80203 by the close of business (5:00 p,m.) on
May 26, 2004, The CWCB will accept and consider late written comments and day-of-hearing
written comments, but any person who fails to deliver written comments by the May 26, 2004

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