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June 4, 2007 Greg Clifton made a motion to approve the Agenda as amended. The motion was seconded by Ron Shaver and the motion carried unanimously. Approve May 7. 2007 Minutes John McClow pointed out a typographical error on page 4 of the May 7,2007 minutes, where Bill Trampe's name was incorrectly spelled. Ralph Grover made a motion to approve the minutes. The motion was seconded by Olen Lund, and the motion carried unanimously. Report from the IBCC Representatives Bill Trampe discussed the May 9, 2007 IBCC meeting which took place in conjunction with Metro Roundtable meeting in Denver. One of the main items discussed at the meeting was the Colorado Basin activities and issues and primarily how money would be used for the water availability study. Rick Brown discussed an overview of the current direction and strategy of the CWCB. Bill mentioned that Ken Knox, Chief Deputy State Engineer, spoke on how the State Engineer's office would handle a compact call. His office was putting a plan together and would be presenting it to the Roundtables. Marc Catlin said there was a discussion of Colorado River Call and how the State would like to protect the Colorado entitlement and the future. They want everyone to have the same data. The differences and ramifications of short and long term calls were discussed. The Yampa basin didn't want to become the "make up" river. That Roundtable discussed that the demand side of the call needed to be addressed, and that SWSI did not account for the energy development needs. Marc also mentioned some discussion regarding what Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California were doing and their water needs. He also mentioned Front Range water issues, and that water quality was a big issue for them. He emphasized that the Front Range had large needs, and that the GBRT needed to move forward with its projects. Report from the Educational Committee Peter Kasper introduced Eric Kuhn of the Colorado River Water Conservation District. Eric presented an overview of his report. He also discussed the upcoming June 18th meeting in Montrose. The report was available in paper copy or PDF, and the CRWCD were also working on getting it on the website. Bill Trampe mentioned the next IBCC meeting in Montrose on June 19th. Report from the Black Canyon Quantification Committee John McClow stated that there had been no progress in the last month, and that the negotiations were not moving. Hugh Sanburg asked if the US would be ready for the status conference on the 29th, John said they say they are making slow progress. 1. Friends of the River Uncompahgre This presentation was moved to the July meeting. 3