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<br />Yampa River trip this year, although the FY 98 Yampa SOW had called for one, A more <br />detailed report on this Public Involvement Plan was prepared and submitted for PIP-3, The <br />amount expended ($4,890) exceeded the amount budgeted ($4,400) due to overhead costs, <br /> <br />Task 11, Hydrology Support: In FY 98, the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) <br />assumed full responsibility from Hydrosphere for hydrology support, using the Colorado <br />River Decision Support System (CROSS) hydrologic model. Funds progranuned for <br />Hydrosphere ($20K) were not transferred, CWCB ran one CROSS calibration model in <br />FY 98, Although no funds were transferred in FY 98, CWCB had been funded $SOK in <br />FY 97 to carry out up to 20 CROSS runs in future years, <br /> <br />Task 12, Stream flow and sediment gages: Separate project reports are appended, <br /> <br />Task }3, Aquatic Management Plan: The Colorado Division of Wildlife issued the final <br />draft of its Aquatic Wildlife Management Plan, Yampa River Basin, Colorado in June 1998, <br />It was approved by the Colorado Wildlife Commission in August. <br /> <br />Task 14, Program Management: A full-time Yampa River Coordinator was hired in April <br />and sited in Lakewood, Colorado, Because the Coordinator was hired locally, no moving <br />expenses were incurred, and $30K allocated for that purpose in FY 98 was returned. <br /> <br />VII, Recommendations: A water management plan for the Yampa River is considered vital to <br />promoting recovery of listed fish species while providing certainty that a specific additional <br />quantity of water can be developed for human use in the future, An instream flow water <br />right can contribute to these objectives, but it cannot stand alone, A meaningful agreement <br />is imperative to protect instream flows and aquatic habitat for native fisheries in the future, <br />This conclusion is based on flow recommendations contained in Determination of Habitat <br />Availability and Habitat Use of Endangered Fishes in the Yampa River During Basejlow <br />Perind Between August and October (Modde et aI., in progress) and the projected future <br />depletions from the Yampa River contained in the Yampa Valley Water Demand Study <br />(BBC 1998), This project provides a framework by which to develop and evaluate a wide <br />range of alternatives to meet these dual objectives, At this point, no reasonable alternatives <br />should be eliminated nor endorsed, pending further evaluation, The project must answer <br />the following questions: <br /> <br />I, Will future water development exacerbate low flows during the critical months of <br />August - October? <br />2, Is instream flow augmentation necessary or desirable to offset any depletions due <br />to existing or foreseeable future water development? <br />3, Is there sufficient storage available in existing facilities to meet this need? <br />4. Are there other feasible options, aside from storage, available to meet this need? <br />5, Or is (are) new/enlarged reservoir(s) needed to meet this need? <br /> <br />We expect to answer the first two questions early in FY 99, which should provide both the <br />impetus and direction to the project for the remainder of FY 99, Whether or not a new or <br /> <br />CAP.9, Yampa O&M Plan - Page 3 <br />