Minutes Feb 2007 CBRT

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

November 27,2006

1. The CBRT approved unanimously a motion by Lane Wyatt that CDM prepare a non-
consumptive needs assessment of the Colorado River basin.

2. The CBRT approved unanimously a motion by Lurline Cunan that the CBRT join the Arkansas,
Denver Metro, and South Platte roundtables in requesting that SB 179 funds be used for a 10825
Water nonconsumptive needs assessment.

3. Tom Pitts, P.E., water user's representative for the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish
Recovery Program, discussed minimum stream flow requirements to protect endangered fish in
the Colorado River through Garfield and Mesa Counties.

4. Tim Sarmo, Town Manager of Palisade, and Pete Atkinson ofW ATER, requested $100,000
from SB 179 to fund the Palisade whitewater park at the Price Stubbs roller dam just upstream of
Palisade on the Colorado River. Decision on the grant request was postponed until the
December CBR T meeting.

December 18, 2006

1. The CBRT voted on the following grant requests; 18 votes needed to forward to the CWCB for
consideration:

CBRT CBRT Applicant and Grant Purpose CBRT CBRT
Approval Approval V ote to V ote to
to Spend to Spend spend spend
CBRT $ CWCB $ CBRT CWCB
Funds Funds
$40,000 Ruedi Power Authority - Roar Fork Watershed 27 7
Plan
30,000 Grand County - Stream Management Plan 27 6
methodology
250,000 Eagle County - Increase Eagle Park Reservoir by 24
155 acre feet
1,500,000 Grand County - Purchase share in Vail Ditch 26
300,000 CBRT - Join with Yampa Roundtable for Energy 25
Development Water Needs Assessment
25,000 CBRT - Join with Metro Denver and South Platte 25
Roundtables for analysis of 10825 Water and
Endangered Fish Recovery Program
Bull Creek Reservoir Co. - Enlarge reservoir. 13 16
$150,000 request, did not pass
Palisade - Price Stubbs Roller Dam Whitewater 5 10
Park - $100,000 did not pass

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