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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />VII. <br /> <br />Task Descriptions: <br /> <br />A. Gage Installation and Maintenance <br /> <br />The Division of Water Resources will continue to work with Geological Survey, <br />Bureau of Reclamation, and Colorado Division of Wildlife to maintain the <br />current gage at the head of the 15-Mile Reach of the Colorado River. The <br />Division of Water Resources will continue to work with the private contractor <br />to quantify the return flows in the 15-Mile Reach using data gathered from the <br />temporary gage in the lower end of the 15-Mile Reach. <br /> <br />B. Hydrology Support for the Recovery Program: <br /> <br />1. Water Right Acquisition <br /> <br />The Division of Water Resources will assist the Water Right Acquisition <br />Committee in water right investigations. Tasks include: <br /> <br />a. Working with willing sellers and potential lessors to gather <br />information on water rights. <br /> <br />b. Developing scopes of work for water rights evaluations by the <br />water right consultant. <br /> <br />c. <br /> <br />Consultant supervision. contract administration, and review of the <br />consultant's work. <br /> <br />d. Assisting in the development and negotiation of leases for water <br />from Ruedi Reservoir. Administering the annual renewal of the <br />lease of water from Steamboat Lake. <br /> <br />e. Coordinating conservation flow releases from Ruedi Reservoir and <br />Steamboat Lake. and informing Tri-State Generation when to curtail <br />diversions from the Yampa River. <br /> <br />f. Providing annual reports on the delivery and benefits of flows from <br />Ruedi Reservoir and Steamboat Lake. <br /> <br />g. Preparing annual scopes of work for gage installation and <br />maintenance. and for consultant service in support of WAC <br />activities. A,greements and contracts for the annual operation and <br />maintenance and consultant services will be developed and <br />executed on behalf of the WAC. <br /> <br />c. <br /> <br />Yampa River Reservoir Studies: <br /> <br />Participate in the Yampa River Work Group by providing information on the <br />Section 7 baseline. Yampa River depletions. and Service policy. <br /> <br />3 <br />