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Tape 2, Track 1 00:27: 10 - 00:42: 17 Action: Informational item only, no action taken. I 16. Flood Protection Section - Meteorolbgical Services Program Annual Update Tape 2, Track 1 00:42: 17 - 01 :01 :541 Action: Informational item only, no action taken. I I 17a-b. Water Supply Protection Section - 7~State Agreement Approval- State's Alternaqve Proposal to the Secretary of Interior I Mexican Treaty Issues - Long-Term Augm~ntation ~~ I i Tape 2, Track 1 01:01:54-01:32:051 I Agenda [tern 17a, Agenda Item 17 b, and Agenda Item 17c were consider~d jointly. lnformation conc~ing the proposed Agreement was presented by Scott Balcomb and Jim Lochhead! Action: -- I I ' A motion was made by Tom; Sharp and seconded by Eric Wilkinson to approve the 7-State Agreement, to authorize Rod Kuharich in his capacity as the CWCB Director to sign the Agreement, to recommend to the Governor of Coloraqo that Scott Balcomb in his capacity as the Governor's representative in the ; negotiations be authorized to sign the 7-State Agreement, both approvals ~ubject to the following three conditions: 1) satisfactory resolution of the Mexican Treaty shortage negotiations; 2) adeement by the basin states on the preferred ! alternative contained in the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS), being prepared by the U.S. Depa~ent of the lnterior - Bureau of Reclamation;: and 3) the satisfactory resolution of any other remaining issues that arise as the states work through their commen~s on the DEIS and the actions the Lower Basih States will have to undertak~. It was noted that the appropnate time for signing the 7-Basin State Agreetbent wi111ikely be shortly after Fbbruary 28th when the draft DEIS is released. i I However, comments on the DEIS are not due until approximately May 1, ,so there is a possibility that the execution of the 7-State Agreement would be delayed until that time. In t~e latter case, we would anticipate that the si~ed agreement would be submitted together with an agreed upon set of comments I , from the 7-Basin States on the DEIS. i ! : . A caution was noted that there may still be a few areas for negotiation before the states present to Interior their "preferred alternative" and comments to the! DEIS.' It is still possible that we might have a 7-State Agreement, but disagreement as to what form the preferred altdrnative for river management might take. : A copy of the proposed Agr1eement is attached to the memorandum provided to the Board. I I The motion was approved upanimously (9-0). 17c. Water Supply Protection Section - 7-State Agreement Approval- Weather Modification Permits & Contracts Tape 2, Track 1 01:27:10 - 01:32:27 . Flood Protection. Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection Water Supply Protection:. Conservation and Drought Planning I 10 I