BOARD02029

• Board Meeting Date: 1/24/2006
• Description: ISF Section - 2006 New Appropriation Recommendations in Water Divisions 1,4,6 and 7
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
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FAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.state.co.us

Bill Owens
Governor

Russell George
Executive Director

MEMORANDUM

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

Rick Brown, Acting
Deputy Director

To: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

From: Jeff Baessler
Todd Doherty

Date: January 10, 2006

Re: Agenda Item 29, January 24-25, 2006, Board Meeting -
Stream and Lake Protection - 2006 Instream Flow Appropriations

GENERAL BACKGROUND

As per Rule 5d. of the Instream Flow Rules, adopted by the Board, the attached stream segments are
being recommended to the Board for Board action. Staff is requesting the Board declare its intent to
appropriate the recommended instream flows. CWCB staff has reviewed each proposed stream
segment to ensure each flow recommendation and data set was complete and standard methods and
procedures were followed. In addition, staff has completed its map work and water availability
studies.

Staff has identified 16 stream segments in Water Divisions 1,4,6 and 7 that are ready for the Board
to declare its intent to appropriate. These segments are located in Boulder, Montrose, Delta, Ouray,
Moffat, Routt and Montezuma Counties. Some stream segments noticed on the November 2005,
agenda were withdrawn from consideration at this time, due to insufficient field data, and/or water
availability concerns (i.e. Eagle River, South Fork Big Creek, Indian Creek, North Fork North Platte
River, North and South Fork Fortification Creeks, Willow Creek, Black Sulphur Creek, East Willow
Creek, Piceance Creek, Yellow Creek, Armstrong Creek, Chimney Creek, Deep Creek, Dutch
Creek, Foidel Creek and Morrison Creek). As more data is collected, these streams may be brought
to the Board for their consideration.

TECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS

The executive summary reports of technical data, contained in the Instream Flow Recommendation
Notebook, form the basis for the staffs recommendations.

Flood Protection. Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection
Water Supply Protection. Conservation and Drought Planning