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CWCB adopts Project 7 fish and wildlife mitigation plan after discussion on revegetation and bio‑controls
Summary
The Colorado Water Conservation Board voted to adopt the Project 7 Water Authority fish and wildlife mitigation plan, endorsing CPW’s review and asking staff to pursue coordination on revegetation and the potential use of biological controls for noxious weeds.
The Colorado Water Conservation Board on July 1 adopted the Project 7 Water Authority fish and wildlife mitigation plan, a mitigation package required under Colorado statute for projects that affect water deliveries.
Chris Sturm, watershed and flood protection staff for CWCB, framed the agenda item around statute 37‑61‑222(1)(b) and said the commission and applicant had negotiated a mitigation proposal that the board was asked to "adopt" as the official state position. He noted and corrected a typographical error in staff material about the winter months affected: the memo should have said November through March, not November through May.
Adoption will allow Project…
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