Stagecoach Mitigation Grant

• Contract/PO #: C153569
• Contractor Name: Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District
• Water District: 0
• County: Routt
• Bill Number: XB 99-999
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Contract Documents

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RESOLUTION

WFEREAS, the Division of Wildlife is mandated to protect, preserve, and
enhance fish and wildlife in Colorado.
WHEREAS, the Division of Wildlife has been heavily involved in identifying
impacts to fish and wildlife from the Stagecoach Reservoir project; and has
prepared mitigation recommendations for those project impacts.
l~l-EREAS, H.B. 1158 legislatim directs the Division of Wildlife to advise
the Colorado Wildlife Commission; and the Colorado Wildlife Commission to
advise the Colorado Water Conservation Board regarding the probable impact of
the Stagecoach Reservoir project on fish and wildlife resources and their
habitats, and to make recommendations regarding reasonable mitigation actions
for those impacts.
NOW Tf-EREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Colorado Wildlife Commission
recommends the following measures be adopted by the Colorado Water
Conservation Board as the State of Colorado's official position on mitigation
for this project:
Mitigation - include all requirements in the Stagecoach Reservoir Project
Environmental Commitment Plan, plus;
1) The Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District (District) will not
oppose a filing by the Colorado Water Conservation Board for an
instream flow right on the Yampa Rvier below Stagecoach Reservoir.
2> The District will offer to donate sufficient water or water
rights to the Colorado Water Conservation Hoard to meet the release
requirement of 20 cfs from from August 1 through November 30,
annually, for the purpose of providing stream flows to preserve the
natural environment to a reasonable degree.
3) The District will install, operate, and maintain equipment at the
flow gaging stations above and below the reservoir to put those flaw
records an the Colorado Division of Water Resources' WATERTALK
Network.
4) Ttie District will submit official, daily inflow and outflow
gaging reports to the Division of Wildlife"s Grand Junction office
twice per year.
5) The term of the conservation easement to be dedicated to the
Division of Wildlife for the 672 acres on Blacktail hbuntain shall be
perpetual. However the District may periodically request the
Division of Wildlife to evaluate whether the conservation easement is
still serving its purpose. If the purpose of this mitigation measure
to provide habitat for "elk antl other wildlife" is no lrnger needed,
or the area no longer serves that purpose, the conservation easement
can be amended or terminated.
Exhibit A