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• Board Meeting Date: 9/20/2006
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Center of Biodiversity et al. vs. Interior and Reclamation Settlement: In August, the United States
and the Center for Biological Diversity entered into a stipulation resolving the lawsuit involving Glen
Canyon Dam and the Adaptive Management Plan. The parties that filed motions to intervene, including
the Colorado Water Conservation Board, stipulated to the agreement as well. This item will be discussed
further in the Report of the Office of the Attorney General.

Catskill Mtns v. NYC - City's Petition for Rehearing Denied: The Second Circuit Court of Appeals
issued its decision in Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unltd. v. New York City on June 13,2006 (No.
03-7203), which upheld its earlier decision that NYC's water transfer is subject to NPDES permitting
under the Clean Water Act. NYC petitioned for rehearing, which the court denied in an order dated
August 25.

NYC's petition for certiorari is due to the Supreme Court on or about Thanksgiving. Amicus briefs will
be due just before Christmas.

Homeland Security and EPA Officials Address Water Security Congress: As the rest of the nation
marked the 5th anniversary of 9/11, Robert B. Stephan, Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection
for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Water for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), spoke to the fourth
Water Security Congress, hosted by the American Water Works Association (A WW A) in Washington,
D.C., September 10--12.

The Water Security Congress, at Washington's Omni Shoreham Hotel, brought together water utility
managers from across the country with national security experts, emergency responders, and public
officials to address the essential need for the continued safety and security of the country's water supply.

Mr. Stephan discussed the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) and highlighted the agency's
collaboration with the water industry through the Water Sector Coordinating Council (WSCC). Mr.
Grumbles provided the EPA's perspective on the latest issues affecting the water industry.

The Water Security Congress focused on water supply issues before, during and after natural disasters,
terrorist attacks or other water emergencies. Topics included mutual aid agreements for water utilities - a
growing area of interest in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita -- monitoring for contaminants,
vulnerability assessments, emergency preparedness exercises, and emerging technologies in water
security. The Congress also provided an opportunity to discuss best practices and share ideas about how
to better protect the public.

Reclamation Hosts Public Meeting for Managing for Excellence Project: The Bureau of Reclamation
is holding a meeting to inform the public about the Managing for Excellence project on September 19
and 20 in Salt Lake City, Utah. This meeting is the second of three meetings in 2006 to inform the public
about the action items, progress, and results of the project and to seek comments.

The Managing for Excellence Project will identify and address the specific 21st Century challenges
Reclamation must meet to fulfill its mission "to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources
in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public."
To find out more about the Managing for Excellence Action Plan, please visit the website at:
www.usbr.gov/excellence .

Reclamation Sponsors Research Aimed at Measuring Evaporation: On August 15 federal water
officials reported that a research project under way along the Rio Grande near Albuquerque, NM could
lead to more accurate estimates of natural evaporation losses along the river; including a development that
would lead to improved river modeling.

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