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• Board Meeting Date: 5/16/2006
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Minutes

water development opportunities desired, including but not limited to, the
requests made by the Southwestern Water Conservation District in its letter to the
CWCB dated May 9, 2006. The motion was approved unanimously (10-0).

25. Water Supply Protection Section - Durango RICD
Tape 2, Track 3 01:42:21-01:44:12
Action: A motion was made by Travis Smith and seconded by Keith Catlin to approve
Staffs recommendation that the Board: 1) set the RICD hearing for Monday July
24, at 10:00 am, in conjunction with the Board's currently scheduled meeting in
Durango; 2) authorize the Staff and the Attorney General's Office to participate
in settlement discussions with the Applicant and the other objectors; and 3)
appoint Casey Shpall, or her designee, as a hearing coordinator to coordinate the
schedule associated with a hearing, to the extent necessary, so that the Board can
meet the July 28,2006 deadline for issuing findings of fact and
recommendations. Russell George was not present for the vote. The motion was
approved unanimously (9-0).

26. Stream and Lake Protection Section - Arkansas River Instream Flow Appropriation
Tape 2, Track 4 00:00:00 - 01:30:40
Action: A motion was made by Barbara Biggs and seconded by Russell George to
declare the Board's intent to appropriate an instream flow water right, per Rule
5d of the Instream Flow Rules, on the recommended instream flows on the
segment of the Arkansas River in the vicinity of the City of Pueblo between the
outlet of Pueblo Reservoir and the Arkansas River - Fountain Creek confluence,
and to approve Staffs recommendations that the Board: 1) consider information
and history provided on the stream reaches, the analysis and studies from the
DOW, as well as the information provided on water availability; 2) declare its
intent to appropriate an in stream flow water right on the Arkansas River as
described to the Board; and 3) adopt the modified hearing schedule below to
allow this appropriation in May, as opposed to January. Carl Trick, Eric
Wilkinson, and Tom Sharp voted against the motion. The motion was approved
(7-3).

Standard Schedule Modified Schedule
May Board meeting Set hearing date and appoint Board forms intent to
Hearing Officer appropriate
Prior to July Board meeting Parties submit prehearing June 30m deadline to file
statements and attend notice to contest
prehearing conference
July Board meeting No action July Board meeting set
hearing date and appoint
Hearing Officer
August 15 Parties submit rebuttal No action
statements
Prior to September Board No action Parties submit prehearing
meeting statements and attend
pre hearing conference
September Board meeting Board holds hearing and takes No action
final action

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