BOARD02517

• Board Meeting Date: 3/21/2006
• Description: ISF Section - 2006 ISF Workshop Summary
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Department of Natural Resources
1313 Shennan Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.state.co.us

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MEMORANDUM

Bill Owens
Governor

To: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

Russell George
Executive Director

From: JeffBaessler
Todd Doherty

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

Date March 9,2006

Rick Brown, Acting
Deputy Director

Re: Agenda Item 26, March 21-22, 2006- Board Meeting
Stream and Lake Protection - Summary of the Instream Flow Workshop

General Background
On February 21, 2006, Staff held its annual Instream Flow Workshop at the Colorado Division of
Wildlife Hunters' Education Building in Denver, The meeting was well attended by several CWCB
Board Members and Staff and representatives from the CDOW, BLM, Jackson County Water
Conservancy District, Colorado State Land Board, Trout Unlimited, Eagle River Watershed Council,
Colorado Water Trust, Bureau of Reclamation, Town of Minturn and representatives of various water
users,

The mam objective of this meeting was to request instream flow and natural lake level
recommendations for the upcoming year and to decide upon which basins the recommenders were
intending to bring fOlWard at the next Instream Flow Workshop in February 2007, The workshop
allowed the recommending persons or entities an opportunity to present their recommendations and
provide an explanation on why instream flow protection is important for these particular streams and
natural lakes, During the workshop, the public had the opportunity to raise questions and concerns
regarding the new appropriations process,

Implementation of the New Timeline
The workshop provided an excellent and timely opportunity to describe the new appropriations timeline
that was adopted by the CWCB at its January 2006 meeting, Staff has modified the existing timeline to
allow additional time for public notice and comment, and to allow an opportunity to resolve concerns
prior to the filing of a notice to contest. The new timeline which is provided below, requires that an
entity submit its formal recommendation in writing with specificity at the February workshop in order
for it to be considered for appropriation the following January,

Date
February 2006

Procedure
Recommendations are submitted to Board or staff, in writing with
specificity, no later than the date of the February workshop in order to
be considered for appropriation the following January, At a minimum,

Flood Protection. Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection
Water Supply Protection. Conservation and Drought Planning