Colorado Feb 27 06 minutes

• Basin Roundtable: Colorado
• Title: Minutes
• Date: 2/27/2006
• Basin Roundtables - Doc Type: Minutes

The 1944 Treaty gave 1.5 million to Mexico and 16 million was allocated to the Compact.
The Upper Basin and the Lower Basin each contribute 750,000 acre feet toward Mexico's
allotment. In 1922, the Colorado River Compact participants knew there would be a Mexico
treaty obligation.

Colorado will always have to deliver 65% of the water that originates in Colorado to the
Lower Basin states.

7. Report from the IBCC Compact Committee

Eric Kuhn:

Focus on the Charter. Give comments to Stan Cazier, Carlyle or Eric Kuhn

Stan Cazier:

Russ George wants to report to the Legislature by Apri11 - i.e. he wants the
Charter and Bylaws agreed to by that point. The Colorado River is the only
river that is mentioned in the Charter. Everyone is looking to the Colorado
River for more water.

Bylaws: Focus on the following issues, and send any comments to Stan.

Whether or not there can be Alternate Members. Stan believes Alternate Members should
not be allowed because he wants continuity in the meetings.

There is a push to get this done by November 2006 because Russ George is likely going out
with this administration.

Should Members appointed by the Governor be for a stated term of years or only during the
Governor's term?

What should the Quorum be? 80%

Do a certain number of the river basins need to be present?

How to amend Bylaws.

Operating existing diversions differently to benefit all parties is more likely than creating
new water diversions.

Conservation: Make users pay for water.

Use of negotiated charter: How will negotiations between RTs be handled?

Whether to have unanimous consensus or not.

Legally binding and enforceable.

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