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<br />; <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />721 Centennial Building <br />131 3 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (3031 866-3441 <br />FAX: (3031866-4474 <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORI\DO <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br /> <br />James S. Lochhend <br />Executive Director, DNR <br /> <br />Daries C. lile, P.E. <br />Diredor. CWCB <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Randy Seaholm 00\* <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />January 12, 1998 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item 29d, January 28-29, 1998, Board Meeting _. <br />Articles Regarding Draining of Lake Powell <br /> <br />INFORMATIONAL <br /> <br />As per the Board's request, attached are several articles addressing the proposal by the Sierra <br />Club and Glen Canyon Institute to drain Lake Powell. The storage in Lake Powell allows the <br />four Upper Colorado Basin States to develop their compact apportionment as needed, and <br />provides significant recreational value for boating and fishing. Without the storage benefits of <br />Lake Powell, the Upper Basin would need to collectively ensure that 7.5 MAF arrives annually at <br />Lee Ferry and also find other ways to pay for water projects developed under CRSP. <br /> <br />lbis has recently been a popular topic for the media. At some point, we likely need to take a <br />position to protect the benefits of Lake Powell and publicly recognize the consequences to the <br />Upper Basin States without its storage benefits. <br /> <br />:.I",; <br /> <br />.~:<;' <br /> <br />1 <br />