BOARD00159 ‎(2)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 3/12/2007
• Description: Summary Minutes and Record of Decisions - March 12-13, 2007
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Minutes

contingent upon resolution of the items in the issues/additional needs section of
the application. The motion was approved unanimously (8-0).

Tape 2, Track 3 01 :06:37 - 01 :09:22
Action: A motion was made by Harold Miskel and seconded by John Redifer to seek
alternate funding sources in an amount up to $13,000 to assist the Monte Vista
Historical Society for the 100- Years of San Luis Valley Reservoirs Celebration.
The motion was approved unanimously (8-0).

Tape 2, Track 3 01:09:22 - 01:16:28
Action: A motion was made by Harold Miskel and seconded by Don Schwindt to
approve a Statewide Grant Request Application in an amount up to $288,000
from the Water Supply Reserve Account to the San Luis Valley Irrigation
District in the Rio Grande River Basin for the Rio Grande Reservoir Multi-Use
Enlargement and Rehabilitation Preliminary Design for the study and design for
a Structural Water Project. The Study will provide further analysis of enlarging
and rehabilitating the Reservoir to better meet Colorado's obligations under the
Rio Grande Compact, to re-regulate flows to support instream and riparian needs,
to increase critical water storage to meet growing domestic and commercial
development in the Rio Grande Basin, and to develop a larger conservation pool
within the Reservoir for fish habitat, flood control, and to re-design the outlet
works to provide consistent and safe water delivery, particularly during high flow
periods. Funding will be contingent upon resolution of the items in the
issues/additional needs section of the application. Travis Smith recused himself
from this agenda item, and appointed John Redifer as Acting Chair for this
agenda item only. The motion was approved unanimously (7-0).

Tape 2, Track 3 01:16:28 - 01:33:02
Action: A motion was made by Don Schwindt and seconded by John Redifer to approve
a Statewide Grant Request Application in an amount up to $300,000 from the
Water Supply Reserve Account to the Colorado River Water Conservancy
District (or other, pending a resolution of Tabor issues) in the Colorado, White,
and Yampa River Basins, in multiple counties including Rio Blanco, Moffat,
Garfield, and Mesa counties for the Colorado, White, and Yampa River Basins
Energy Development Water Needs Assessment to study consumptive water
needs associated with energy development in the Colorado, White and Yampa
River Basins. The study will include an assessment of the regional hydrologic
impacts of energy development, including an effort to quantify the direct use of
water for extraction and development, an effort to quantify the additional
municipal demand from direct/indirect worker populations and multiplier impacts
from resultant growth, and an effort to quantify water demands from off-site
electrical generation needed for industrial and municipal development, provided
the conditions are met in Staffs recommendation. Funding will be contingent
resolution of the items in the issues/additional needs section of the application.
The motion was approved unanimously (8-0).

Tape 2, Track 3 01:33:02-01:42:48
Action: Informational item only, no action taken. Rick Brown underscored his
suggestions to make minor non-substantive revisions to the Water Supply

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