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<br />A ,pottion.OfWiY of these water rights .couldpotentrallyb'e utilt2~dfotaugtn~mationt~ql1itements,it_,th'ai
<br />m~ybe a.ss\1leiatedwiJililthe,L,ow,er B0~hitetQre~k,r~t@liati~nl?~~j~A$Ii!il;)1il~wtlter<tJ;gIlt~~a"tJim~~~'
<br />I'1awsOap);0p~ttyaEe cw:rientLy beil'lgu:sed~ra;'grieultu1'\l!I~gIJ'Jlio:t'!,buteWICI:~a~JliIltllieclf6taJb. . . c~er
<br />Creek',mrgmentafion.,plan, providedthat.,$1iitable'r~~laee1tfenfwat~rc01tlt!be.~oWi~$0.nwnot.t0.m.J,Ri\
<br />county'sagricultuvalopera:tions. Presentlyneithet ofthetW,o wat'el'tJ;g11ts <!lathe Elonijj):han PropettY~~"\\\i:ng
<br />uti'lized Wid would be available for augmentation, subject to~ppro~aHtytheSUliteB'ngineer'sQff:jce,:rl'~e
<br />storage capability may needtob'e' developedtom$imizetIlel1~ae'e}j}:ent V'al\te~thesewater~~;,.,'
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<br />Aside from the water tights that werepurchaseclalong with the ab0"Ve'rtl'~ntitjnedpt0petties; Bo~~~~ty
<br />also b:01ds numerous water tights throughout the county;u:rd0Pp0~tuniliesm,a$ becom,eavarlab1e to,ti;~ster
<br />some of those rights for tJ:Ie purposes'ofthis,projeGt; AC!iniringnewwaterriglitswoulda1soheWP0$~~fltty.
<br />The MastetPlanl,H$cusseS thepdt~ntlal of fili1!gfor newwatei'tJ;gh.tso1). nmliii'll!Jily occurring sp~sW~h
<br />occur ,in the project area to the north ofBc){tlderCreek.The Ma$terPian.a1s(')d'jscusse;stl1epotentfa1,~(iiise~Itng
<br />thenc)rth IaI<:ewetIand #3, thereby acquiring storage rig11tstooffSetanyau~entatfontequirementfl.rej}ultl'hg
<br />from wetland creation; Shouldfueproject desi'gi1 includet!l:e uSe of wetlandl; for wa:terq1.lality trea:tna.e~t
<br />diversions, negotiations. with the CitydfBou:lder' for the 1.lfleo'ftheirwaterFiglitsmaybe apos$lhi:t~;.j!;tti,a:bly,
<br />the purcha:se ofexisti:ng waterrl~tifforifte put.Ildsesofa:\.Igfu~fitam:<'ltlw 'l\Jil.lt'\tai'l'a1:l!'e0ptfon.lli1i1l:~j.ffSt, ", '
<br />,Boulci~rC01mt:y ha'sbeenofferedirlt<ire$t in the Howel!jitl.ih, lIovetysetriorwaterrlglit~atdivetts~l\i~ '
<br />Boulder Creek just downstreamofUleprQject area. Thelocliti:otl!:lftheHoWeT'spolnt of divetsioflWdl:4\li'i'lta'ke
<br />its use foraUgin.entationp'hysiea:l1y fea'SihJ:e. ' .
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<br />There;we various sources of water that maybe utrIized foraugrrrentatioapurpo$'es. '1'II~ aVaflill;>i1ity~ .'
<br />feasibility of anyspecifiowater source would need to be ev.aItratedbase'd upli>n theeventiIal projectoes$gi1.1n
<br />consultation with the State Engineer. BecaUse there are various sotttces of water available, it is aotanfl'€'iti>ated
<br />that augmentation requirements wiIlbe a hindrance to restoring L!iiwer B'olftderCreek.
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<br />Relationship ofthe Prop:osedProjectto Otb.erPrqjects or :Plans. TIle stl.ldyarea is loeated appr~*1$:ateIY , ·
<br />two mfIes east'oftheWhite Rocks Natural Landlnark and ,statedesi.gnated Natural Area most note,dfci'rltsraptor
<br />habitatTt iscalso approximately, 113 mile east ofa state regi;sterc(!a,~onRol)'bryNa~ Area., ;n'l~'/W@j.il!i;on.of
<br />the stiIdy area west of US 287 at Boulder Creek constitiItes the eastern portion of a Bou.lder County
<br />Comprehensive Plan (BCCP) designated Critieal WildlifeHabitat,desctibed as a CottoawoodGroveanclHeron
<br />Rookery (+ wetlands) Boulder Creek and its associated habitat features link all of these significant areas.' As
<br />the project area is situated immediately downstream of these resoUrces, ecological restoration onsitehasthe
<br />potential to greatIybenefit and expand this stream valley's capability as, a significant habitat corridor.
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<br />lli June of 1997, the Boulder County Conunissionersand the BCPOS contracted for acomprehell.sivefltudy.and
<br />master planning effort for this area. Theenvironrtlental planning process consisted of abaselineinventolyand
<br />assessment of natural and cultural resources, development of general land management reconunel1dalt!(i)ns,
<br />identifieation of planning opportunities, development of threepr:elimin:ary M'llster Plan alternatives, ~d
<br />refmement of a fmal, comprehensive Master Plan. ThiltPlan's cnvironrtlentalcomponents are the basi'sfor most'
<br />of this See. 206proposaJ.
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<br />Study Methodologies;
<br />Sediment/Hydraulics/Geomorphology. Existing information il1eludes stream segmeatevaluations,
<br />preliminary geomorphology, hydrologic evaluations, and preliminary restorationprap.osals. Proposedwork to
<br />be perfonned includes a detailed geomorphic evaluation, hydraulic model, sediment transport analysis and
<br />engineering desigp..
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<br />Site visits, data searches, and bed and bank material analyses will be used with sediment transport equatioNs to
<br />estimate the sediment yield and geomorphic characteristics of the basin. Sediment balances between each reach
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