Date: 07/20/2015
Final
Update on Federal Land Management Issues
WATER RESOURCES REVIEW COMMITTEE
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03:29 PM -- Update on U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Bureau of Land Management Joint Land Management Plan and Other Federal Land Management Issues
Bruce Whitehead, Executive Director, Southwestern Water Conservation District, discussed the development of the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management Join Land Management Plan and expressed concern about provisions of the plan that identify the use of bypass flows to protect the environment.
03:29 PM
Adam Reeves, General Counsel, Southwestern Water Conservation District, discussed the authority of the USFS to require bypass flows as a condition of the USFS permit and to acquire instream flow water rights to protect the environment. He also discussed the development of the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management Join Land Management Plan and expressed concern about provisions of the plan that identify bypass flows as a means to protect the environment.
03:37 PM
Kelly Palmer, USFS, discussed the development of the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management Join Land Management Plan and explained the federal rule under which the plan was developed. She also discussed negotiations with the Colorado Department of Natural Resources concerning measures to protect the environment and water storage and diversion projects on federal lands. She also responded to questions from the committee about the criteria used by the USFS to evaluate the impact of projects on the environment and the willingness of the federal government to use instream flow water rights to protect the environment.
03:44 PM
Mr. Reeves responded to questions from the committee about the USFS and bypass flow requirements to protect the environment.