Minutes Feb 2007 CBRT

• Basin Roundtable: Colorado
• Title: Minutes
• Date: 2/26/2007
• Basin Roundtables - Doc Type: Minutes

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 Reportfor
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 of the 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 Merritt 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.

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

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