Minutes Nov 2006 CBRTx

• Basin Roundtable: Colorado
• Title: Minutes
• Date: 10/27/2006
• Basin Roundtables - Doc Type: Minutes

determining the baseline data for minimum stream flow needs in the Colorado River
basin, for discussion at the May, 2006 meeting.

May 22, 2006

1. The Colorado Basin Roundtable decided that a quarterly meeting with other Roundtables
is a good idea.

2. Presentation by Gary Severson, Executive Director ofNOlthwest Colorado Council of
Governments, on demographic trends in the Upper Colorado Basin.

3. Colorado Department of Natural Resources Handbook, Water Supply and Needs Report
for Colorado Basin, was handed out.

June 26, 2006

1. Russell George, Director of Colorado Depattment of Natural Resources, presented a
discussion on the $10 million/year IBCC grant requests ($40 million total).

2. Don Carlson of the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (NOlthern), discussed
Northern's plan to take over the Bureau of Reclamation's operations and maintenance of
the Colorado Big Thompson project, except for operations at the Green Mountain
Reservoir.

3. Jim Pearce ofthe Colorado River Water Conservation District made a presentation on the
Green Mountain Reservoir pump back.

4. A motion was made to request the Colorado congressional delegation to ensure that the
Grand Junction office of the Bureau of Reclamation maintain oversight of the Green
Mountain Reservoir operations and maintenance.

July 24, 2006

1. Bill Bates, Denver Water Board, discussed the 2006 Shoshone power plant agreement
between the City of Denver and Public Service Company (Xcel) in which Denver secured
a call reduction of up to 550 cfs at the Shoshone power plant between March 20 and May
20 each year in years that Denver Water's projected reservoir storage capacity is less than
80%. The actual water saved will vary from year to year, due to the complex relationship
between Xcel's Shoshone call, downstream priorities, water availability at diversion
points and actual native flow available in the stream. Dave MelTitt estimates that the
agreement may generate 6,000 to 10,000 maximum additional acre feet for Denver in any
year that Denver Water's projected reservoir storage capacity is less than 80%.

2. Bob Smith, news anchor for KKCT television station in Grand Junction, made a
presentation to promote Grand Valley Lake, a proposed 195,000 acre foot reservoir on
Orchard Mesa.

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