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<br />000600 <br /> <br />--------- APPENDIX C: FY-2002 - 2003 PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS <br /> <br />19B. HMG/85-: Hydrology Support for Biological Research (FWS, $77,900) <br /> <br />Provides hydrology and temperature data to researchers. Activities include: collecting <br />and analyzing temperature data; coordinaling and monitoring Flaming Gorge and <br />Aspinall releases; scheduling and monitoring Ruedi and Wolford Mountain reservoir <br />releases; providing hydrology support for researchers developing flow recommendations <br />(developing information on historic flows, Section 7 baseline flows, and peak flow); and <br />participating in the Duchesne River work on coordinated reservoir operations and flow <br />protection. Total out year cost: -$65,500Iyear. <br /> <br />19H. HMG/85-: Hydrology Support for Water Acquisition Activities (FWS, $58,900) <br /> <br />Provides funding for hydrology support to Program water acquisition activities. Includes <br />staff support for gage operation, water rights investigations, assistance in negotiation and <br />coordination of water leases from Ruedi Reservoir and Steamboat Lake, participation in <br />Yampa River flow protection activities, assistance to Reclamation in monitoring <br />coordinated reservoir operations, and participation in the Division 5 Coordinated <br />Facilities study. Total out year cost: $56,800+/year. <br /> <br />67. CAP/92--: Steamboat Lake Water Lease (WAC, $64,000) <br /> <br />Lease of2,000 acre-feet of water from Steamboat Lake to help stabilize late summer <br />flows in the Yampa River to maintain habitat for Colorado pikeminnow. Totaloulyear <br />cost: -$64,000/year (long-term lease to be negotiated by June 2002). <br /> <br />70. HMG/95-: Colorado Instream Flow Protection (CWCB, $12,000) <br /> <br />The Colorado Water Conservation Board withdrew the recovery flow portion of in stream <br />flow filings on the Colorado and Yampa rivers. Future filings are on hold until the <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife develops a new process for making instream flow <br />recommendations and provides recommendations based on that process. The need for <br />future filings also depends on the success of the activities identified in the 15-Mile Reach <br />Programmatic Biological Opinion. Meanwhile, the Board will assist in the Division's <br />development of flow recommendations, remain involved in the Yampa Management <br />Plan, and participate in review and discussion oflhe Service's Gunnison River instream <br />flow recommendations. Total out year cost: To be determined. <br /> <br />71. HMG/95-: Colorado River Decision Support System (CRDSS) (CWCB, $207,800) <br /> <br />Continued development ofCRDSS basin models to assess physical and legal water <br />availability to determine the amount of water available for instream flow appropriations <br />or other flow protection, and to provide information to determine the impacts of <br />endangered fish flows on Colorado's ability to develop its full compact apportionment. <br />CRDSS is intended to support better decision making with respect to utilization of <br />Colorado River water resources. Total out year cost: To be determined. <br /> <br />C-2 <br />