WSP02990

• File Number: 8240.300.02
• Description: San Juan River Recovery Implementation Program - Recovery Plans & Information
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 10/26/1994
• Title: Recovery Programs - Upper Colorado River Basin - San Juan River Basin
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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I) A "Water Development Committee"2 3 will be formed in each Water Division of western
Colorado (Water Divisions 4, 5, 6 and 7) comprised of representatives of diverse water
interests.

2) Prior to the Board releasing a Preliminary Notice of recovery instrearn flow
recommendations, the "Water Development Committees" will be asked to review available
information and data and seek input from the Division Engineers, cities, towns, local
planning agencies, conservancy districts and others, and develop preliminary estimates of
the "Reasonably Foreseeable Development Water Needs" for each of the following basins
and subbasins:

a) Little Snake River Basin above its confluence with the Yampa River;
b) Yampa River Basin above the Dinosaur National Monument;
c) White River Basin above the Colorado-Utah Stateline;
d) Gunnison River above its confluence with the Colorado River;
e) Colorado River above the Colorado-Utah Stateline;
f) Dolores River above the Colorado-Utah Stateline;
g) San Juan River and tributaries above the Colorado Stateline.

3) The preliminary estimates will be distributed for review to Board members, the Colorado
River Policy Advisory Council, Recovery Program members and the water user and
environmental communities.
4) Based on comments received, the staff in consultation with the "Water Development
Committees" may revise the estimated "Reasonably Foreseeable Development Water
Needs" and present them in final draft form to the Board.

5) The final estimate of the "Reasonably Foreseeable Development Water Needs" will
represent the amount of water required to meet identified needs of water rights that will
be junior to the Board's fish recovery instream flows.

6) A short report containing the estimation analysis and results will be prepared along with
technical appendices containing the background data and information.

Water Development Proiection Analvsis - An estimated "Development Projection" for each of the
major basins and subbasins of the Colorado River Basin within Colorado will be developed by
the "Water Development Committee" with the assistance of Board staff. The Board will use these
"Development Projections" only as a guideline to help assure that protection of fish recovery
instream flows will not deprive the people of the State of Colorado of the beneficial use of those
waters available by law and Interstate Compacts. The following factors will be considered during
development of the projections:

'Organized and chaired by Board members from respective Water Divisions.

'Please Refer to Appendix A for suggestions on how the "Water Development Comminee" would operate,

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