BOARD02509

• Board Meeting Date: 7/9/1992
• Description: Agenda or Table of Contents, Minutes, Memos. Partial.
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
Department of Natural Resources
721 State Centennial Building
1313 Sherman Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
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STATE OF COLOMDC
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MEMORANDUM

Roy Romer
Governor

Sara Dunc,ln
Deputy Director

TO:

Members, CWCB

FROM:

E.I. Jencsok

DATE:

June 29, 1992

SUBJECT:

Agenda Item 19b, July 9-10, 1992, Board Meeting--
Endangered Fish Recovery Program
Ruedi Reservoir MOA

Introduction

At the May 7-8, 1992 Board meeting the staff briefly discussed a proposed
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) among the Bureau of Reclamation, the Fish and
Wildlife Service and the Colorado Water Conservation Board for furnishing water
from Ruedi Reservoir for the benefit of endangered fishes in IS-Mile Reach of the
Colorado River near Grand Junction.

Discussion

The staff has reviewed the proposed MOA which is essentially identical to the
agreement approved by the Board in 1991. Under the 1992 MOA 10.000 a.f. of water
would be delivered from Ruedi Reservoir to the IS-Mile Reach between Septe,mber
15 and October 31, 1992. The MOA would remain in effect through December 31,
1992. Delivery of water in 1993 would require a new MOA. This delivery is in
addition to the original 10.000 af, released from Ruedi Reservoir between August 1
and September 15, pursuant to Ruedi Round II water sales biological opinion.

The Bureau held a public informational meeting in Glenwood Springs on June
9, 1992. Specific requests were made by the Ruedi Water and Power Authority for
maintaining reservoir elevations at 95,000 a.f. through September 1 and 85,000 a.f.
through October 1, and keeping maximum flow levels in the Fryingpan River below
250 cfs. Additional concerns have been expressed in the attached letter from the
Ruedi Water and Power Authority.