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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />STAn; Ql CQ.LORADO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Shennan Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441 <br />PAX: (303) 866-4474 <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />To: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br /> <br />From: JeffBaessler <br />Todd Doherty <br /> <br />Russell Geotgoo <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />Rod Kuharic:h <br />CWCB Director <br /> <br />Date November 4, 2005 <br /> <br />Rick Brown, Acting <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />Re: Agenda Item 16, November 14-16, 200S- Board Meeting <br />Stream and Lake Protection - ISF Appropriations in Water Division 4 <br /> <br />Back2round <br />On January 25, 2005, the CWCB formed its intent to appropriate instream flow water rights on <br />severil1 stream segments within the North Fork and the Smith Fork Gunnison River basins. <br />During the public comment period, concerns were raised regarding these proposed filings and <br />Notices to Contest were received by the CWCB. The concerns related to the administration of <br />the proposed instream flow water rights and their effects on the numerous undecreed water uses <br />in the area. Also, there were concerns that the instream flow water rights would prevent future <br />water development in the basins. To better address these concerns, the CWCB and the Colorado <br />River Water Conservation District each committed $5,000 for water planning purposes. Staff <br />has also held several public meetings in Hotchkiss, Crawford and Delta to discuss the proposed <br />instream flow appropriations and their effects on the water users. At the July 2005 CWCB <br />meeting, Staff recommended that the CWCB table these instream flow appropriations to allow <br />additional time for the water users to adjudicate their undecreed water use and to further study <br />water availability, especially as it relates to the future water needs in the basin. Staff is currently <br />in a process of contracting with CDM and Leonard Rice Engineering to complete a water <br />availability study which will provide additional information to allow the Board to make its <br />statutory findings at its January 2006 Board meeting. <br /> <br />Instream Flow Auurouriation Recommendations <br />Pursuant to section 5c of the !SF Rules, the Colorado Water Conservation Board is providing <br />notice that the following streams are being considered for instream flow appropriations. At the <br />January 2006 CWCB meeting, Staff may ask the Board to reaffirm its intent to appropriate these <br />streams that were tabled by the Board at the July 2005 CWCB meeting. <br /> <br /> <br />Conn <br />Gunnison <br />Gunnison <br />Gunnison <br />Gunnison <br />Gunnison and Delta <br /> <br />Water Division <br />4 Mudd <br />4 <br />4 <br />4 <br />4 Mudd <br />