BOARD01093

• Board Meeting Date: 5/11/1998
• Description: ISF Section - New Appropriations - Phase III Report - Notice to Appropriate Instream Flow Water Rights in Water Division 2
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
721 Centennial Building
1313 Shennan Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
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FAX: [phone]

STATE OF COLORI\DO

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MEMORANDUM

Roy Romer
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James S. Lochhead
ExeQJtive Direaor, ONR
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Director, CWCB
Peter H. Evans
Aaing Director, cwes

TO:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

FROM: Dan Merriman
Mark Uppendahl

DATE: May 4,1998

SUBJECT: Agenda Item lOa, May 11-12, 1998, Board Meeting--
Instream Flow Program - New Appropriations - Phase III Report
Notice to Appropriate Instream Flow Water Rights in Water Division 2

GENERAL BACKGROUND

As per the Procedures for New Instream Flow Appropriations (procedures), adopted by the Board
in May of 1997, the attached Phase II streams are being proposed to be advanced to the Public
Review and Comment and Board Action Phase, or Phase III. These instream flow segments have
been reviewed by CWCB staff to ensure each flow recommendation and data set is complete and
standard methods and procedures have been followed. In addition, staff has completed its map work
and initial water availability studies.

Staffhas identified approximately 15 stream segments which are ready for Phase 3. These reaches
are located in Teller, Lake, Chaffee, Fremont, Pueblo and Custer Counties. Staffhas received public
comment regarding some of these streams from the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy
District (Division 2 USFS Reserve Water Right Claims), J.R. Kenney, Kristin Johnson, John &
Cathy Simpson and John Randerson (Greenhorn and Graneros Creeks).

TECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS

The enclosed packet of technical data forms the basis for the staff's recommendations.

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