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• Board Meeting Date: 11/18/2007
• Description: ISF Section - Uncontested 2007 Instream Flow Appropriations
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

STATE OF COLORADO
Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203 _ - _
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
wtntn-.c~a-cb.state.co.us . -
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
TO: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members
Harris D. Sherman
DNR Executive Director
FROM: Jeff Baessler
Stream and Lake Protection Section Dan ivleAuhtt~e
Acting CWCB Director
DATE: November 1, 2007
SUBJECT: Agenda Item 10 ,November 14-15, 2007 Board Meeting
Stream and Lake Protection -Uncontested 2007 Instream Flow
Appropriations
Discussion
Pursuant to Rule Sh. of the Instream Flow and Natural Lake Level Rules (``ISF Rules"), the
following stream segments are being recommended to the Board for final action.
Water Division Stream Name County
4 Pauline Creek (ISF Increase) Saguache
6 Willow Creek Moffat
Note: The attached table provides further details on each of these recommendations
Pauline Creek
The Board was pro`~ided detailed information regarding all field data, studies and analyses for
this stream segment at its January 24, 2007 Board meeting. At that meeting the Board declared
its intent to appropriate an increase to the Instream flow water right on Pauline Creek. However,
the Board also directed staff to provide additional information on Pauline Creek and a more
detailed explanation as to why an increase was needed. As a result, staff has revised the
attached executive summary report and has included a letter from the BLM which pro~~ides a
detailed discussion of the need for an increase as well as the scientific rationale which supports
the increase.
Willow Creek
The Board was pro~~ided detailed information regarding all field data, studies and analyses for
this stream segment at its July 12, 2007 Board meeting. At that meeting the Board declared its
intent to appropriate an insti•eam flow water right on Willow Creek. Moffat County
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