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<br />Lurline Underbrink-CulTan: We should have a presentation regarding the impact of global <br />warmmg. <br /> <br />Pine beetles have hit Grand County hardest of all counties in the state. Many areas have <br />cut down trees and this may accelerate spring run-off. <br /> <br />Wayne Vanderschuere: Met with Senator Salazar. They also have huge concerns <br />regarding global warming issues. <br /> <br />Chuck Ogilby: At the March 2006 Colorado RT meeting Taylor Haves said SWSI has a <br />big hole in it regarding recreational needs. Is this group better off quantifying recreational <br />in-stream demand flow as a baseline? Then do we work from baseline? Can SWSI help <br />us with that? <br /> <br />Ken Neubecker: Can SWSI help us with this? Ken thinks so; that's the direction the <br />SWSI recreational/environmental committee is moving. We need a credible process by <br />which quantities and priorities can be established. The SWSI report must be out in July. <br /> <br />Thoma Clark: Found SWSI data on Colorado River Basin was quite helpful. <br /> <br />Kirk Klanche: Ultimate goal is a healthy aquatic ecosystem. <br /> <br />Ken Neubecker: We need to determine the CFS needed for recreational uses and the CFS <br />needed for environmental uses for the entire basin. 70% of the water in western Colorado <br />has to flow to Lower Basin states to satisfy demand. 90% of the White River flows out of <br />state. 70% of the Grand (soon to be 82%) flows to the Front Range. <br /> <br />John Redifer: The problem is that the establishment of a baseline takes environmental <br />from worst to first. This conflicts with the priority system. Recreational and <br />environmental interests are late to the game. <br /> <br />Ken Neubecker: This isn't the intent. We need to know what the baseline needs are, in <br />the same way that municipalities need that information. <br /> <br />Phil Overeynder: Look at areas in Grand and Summit Counties where a <br />recreational/environmental gap already exists. <br /> <br />Lane Wyatt: On SWSI recreational/environmental RTs there will be an effort to shore up <br />protection for high volume areas. Areas of high use such as commercial rafting and <br />extraordinary fishing will be identified and become high priority. <br /> <br />SB 179 money will be steered to habitat improvement. SWSI will ask where the high <br />percentage areas are. There are 250,000 undeveloped acre-feet in Colorado. Is it <br />appropriate to allocate this throughout the Western Slope counties or allocate it statewide? <br /> <br />L\CWCB Imaging\Caleb\Minutes\Colorado\2006\Minutes April 24 06 IECC Colo Basin.doc <br /> <br />5 <br />