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<br />e <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Department of Natura! R.esources <br />1313 Shennan Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441 <br />FAJ(: (303) 866-4474 <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />To: <br /> <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />From: Dan Merriman <br />Todd Doherty <br /> <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich <br />CWCB Director <br /> <br />Date November 4,2004 <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />Re: Agenda Item 10, November 16-17, 2004- Board Meeting <br />Stream and Lake Protection - Proposed ISF Recommendations for 2005 <br /> <br />General Backl!round <br /> <br />Instream Flow Workshop Summarv <br /> <br />On February 17,2004, the CWCB staff held a workshop to request instream flow and natural lake level <br />recommendations. Participants who attended the workshop heard or received written requests and/or <br />comments for instream flow water right protection from the Division of Wildlife (DOW), Division of <br />Parks and Outdoor Recreation (DPOR), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), United States Forest <br />Service (USFS) and other interested persons. The intent of the workshop was to give the staff and <br />Board direction on how it should prioritize future instream flow and natural lake appropriations. <br /> <br />2005 Instream Flow Appropriation Recommendations <br /> <br />The Colorado Water Conservation Board staff is considering Instream Flow and Natural Lake Level <br />appropriations on the following streams in 2005: <br /> <br />Water Division 4 <br /> <br />Stream <br />Comet Creek <br />San Miguel River (enlargement) <br />Bear Creek ( enlargement) <br />South Fork San Miguel River (enlargement) <br />Cottonwood Creek <br />Horsefly Creek <br />Anthracite Creek <br />Muddy Creek (tributary to Paonia Reservoir) <br />North Fork of Smith Fork River <br />South Fork of Smith Fork River <br /> <br />Countv <br />San Miguel <br />San Miguel <br />San Miguel <br />San Miguel <br />Montrose <br />Montrose <br />Gunnison <br />Gunnison <br />Gunnison <br />Gunnison <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation and Drought Planning <br />