Minutes April 24 06 IBCC Colo Basin

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IBCC Colorado River Basin Minutes of Meeting on April 24, 2006 1. Approve Minutes from March 27, 2006 Meeting. Minutes were unanimously approved. 2. Four years ago the Water Conservation Board in the State Engineer's office prepared an inventory of every conditional filing, including maps and CD of all potential reservoir sites in Colorado. Harley Jackson: It was a compendium of reservoir sites out there. Critical issue was to get these secured. Dave MelTitt: The problem is that land use has changed since the list was compiled. 3. IBCC meeting will be in Glenwood Springs on Monday, May 22 in the morning. 4. Meeting time cannot change to 1:00 in May but must remain at 2:00 pm. 5. Report of IBCC was made by Eric Kuhn. IBCC Charter has been approved and is working its way through Colorado General Assembly right now. The first hearings (HB 1400) are in House Agricultural Committee today, April 24. Key Points Include: IV. Role of Commission: Provide a positive environment for statewide water negotiations. IBCC won't perform lion's share of the work. That's to be provided by individual RTs. Colorado River Basin can be affected by three other Western Slope RTs. VI./1, page 4. Process should be collaborative. IX /2, page 5. IBCC will only act on matters refelTed to it by the RTs. Definition of Consensus: Everyone can live with a decision and not actively oppose it. IBCC cannot change decision of the Water Court, the BOCC, or a federal permitting body. In a 40-person group, a vote of21 to 19 isn't likely to progress further in the public arena. Doug Scott (Cherry Creek mayor) Eric Kuhn and Chips BalTY have been major players in crafting the IBCC Charter. New Metropolitan RT: Meeting to be held on May 10,2006 to discuss water projects that Metro members can mutually support and propose to IBCC. L\CWCB Imaging\Caleb\Minutes\Colorado\2006\Minutes April 24 06 IECC Colo Basin.doc 1