Colorado Minutes Oct 2006 CBRT

• Basin Roundtable: Colorado
• Title: Minutes
• Date: 10/23/2006
• 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 of Northwest 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 Department 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 (Northern), 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 Shoshone power plant agreement between
the City of Denver and Public Service Company (Xcel) in which Denver purchased up to
71,214 acre feet per year in years that its 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.

3. The roundtable discussed recommendations to the CWCB for how to allocate the SB 179
$10 million grants.

4. The roundtable unanimously agreed to revise the June 2006 resolution to recommend that
the Grand Junction Bureau of Reclamation office manage Green Mountain Reservoir.

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