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<br />. <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />June 11, 1998 <br /> <br />\\'\\ Page 2 <br /> <br />\ \ protection of flows for endangered fish under state law. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <br />comments on May 4 were not specific with respect to the unacceptability of the present <br />Colorado River instream flow filings, The Board should ask the U.S. Fish and Wildlife <br />Service to identifY its specific concerns regarding the currently proposed in stream flow filings. <br />This would enable the Board and the water users to address those concerns in the context of <br />alternative water rights or flow protection strategies. <br />i' <br />~ <br /> <br />With respect to the flow filings on the Yampa, we are unsure of the USfWS' position, The <br />Board should seek clarification from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the Yampa flows before <br />any action is considered, <br /> <br />~ t <br /> <br />We appreciate the Board's soliciting comments on and drawing attention to this important matter. <br />We urge the Board to take adequate time to deliberate these important issues, Considering the <br />investment in these filings to date by many parties, there is no reason to rush to judgement or take <br />action before implications are fully understood and alternatives explored. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />If you have any questions regarding these comments, please feel free to contact me at your <br />convemence. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Tom Pitts <br />Upper Basin Water Users' Representative, <br />Recovery Implementation Program for <br />Endangered Fish Species in the Upper <br />Colorado River Basin <br /> <br />cc: Executive Committee, Colorado Water Congress <br /><;:olorado River Project <br />Colorado River Biological Opinion Discussion Group <br />Recovery Implementation Committee and Management <br />Committee, Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish <br />Recovery Program <br /> <br />. <br />