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RESOLUTION NO. 54
Series of 2024
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE EAGLE COUNTY COMMUNITY WATER PLAN
WHEREAS, the Eagle River Community Water Plan (the “Plan”) is a long-
range planning document that considers the past, present, and future ecosystems
of the Eagle River watershed and identifies opportunities to correct historical
degradation and prevent and mitigate against non-desirable future conditions;
WHEREAS, the Plan was developed with a wide-range of stakeholder and
community involvement and input between 2017 and 2022, engaged more than 400
community members over more than 1,615 hours and 59 meetings, and serves as a
guidance document that provides insight into watershed-level values and priorities.
Through the planning process, stakeholders outlined their objectives and identified
strategies to create a foundation for the communities within the Eagle River watershed
to mitigate potential future impacts on the values they hold associated with the
waterways in the Eagle River watershed;
WHEREAS, the primary planning and modeled area of the Plan is the mainstem
Eagle River below its confluence with Homestake Creek, and Gore Creek below its
confluence with Black Gore Creek. A less-intensive evaluation and project identification
effort was also carried out on Gypsum Creek and Brush Creek;
WHEREAS, The Eagle River is a resource that provides drinking water,
recreational access, and economic vitality to more than 50,000 people, and contributes
about 9% of the Colorado River’s flow at the Utah/Colorado border, and between 2.5-
3% of the Colorado River’s total annual discharge;
WHEREAS, The issues, needs, projects, and processes described in the Plan
articulate the goals and objectives of the communities in the Eagle River watershed for
collaboratively addressing the region’s water future. The Plan does not supersede or
serve as a substitution for any local, state, or federal permitting processes or subvert
any existing water rights. Any objective or action identified in the Plan should be
considered within the existing legal and regulatory framework; and
WHEREAS, The Town of Vail will use the Plan in concert with its own
comprehensive plan as a guide to develop future priorities, allocate resources, and work
to secure a vibrant future for Gore Creek, the Eagle River and their tributaries. This will
be in conjunction with any relevant and adopted department goals and other formal
organizational priorities.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO THAT:
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Section 1. The Town Council hereby adopts the Eagle River Community Water
Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit A, as a strategic guidance document for the Town of
Vail.
Section 2. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
INTRODUCED, PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town of Vail
Town Council held this 19th day of November, 2024.
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Travis Coggin, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Stephanie Kauffman, Town Clerk