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<br />Colorado Water for the 21st Century <br />Metro Roundtable - Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />February 7,2007 <br />Aurora Municipal Center <br /> <br />John Hendrick chaired the meeting. <br /> <br />Eric Hecox gave an update on the February 2, 2007 IBCC meeting in Denver. <br />Harris Sherman, the new Director of the Department of Natural Resources was in <br />attendance to discuss and get feedback on the IBCC process. The IBCC <br />discussed with Mr. Sherman their interested in working on bridging issues <br />between basins starting with the Colorado River system as a whole. The IBCC <br />also discussed the relationship between the IBCC and the CWCB, such as how <br />the IBCC and basin roundtables will be involved in CWCB-funded water <br />availability studies in the Colorado River Basin. <br /> <br />Barb Biggs, CWCB Liaison to the Metro Roundtable gave an update on the <br />CWCB Projects Bill. Ms. Biggs indicated there are sufficient funds to complete <br />Phase II of SWSI. Funds are identified in the 2007 Projects Bill to complete a <br />Colorado River Water Availability Study. Ms. Biggs pointed out that this is only a <br />water availability study and not a study of how to move Colorado River water to <br />other basins, and that all basin roundtables are invited to participate in the study. <br /> <br />Phyllis Thomas presented a wrap-up of her Dissertation work regarding <br />collaboration, including the results of surveys on collaboration and cooperation <br />completed by Roundtable members. <br /> <br />Alan Berryman reported that the "10,825" funding application is progressing with <br />support from the South Platte, Metro, Colorado and Arkansas roundtables. <br /> <br />Mark Pifher reported that the Arkansas roundtable is seeking funding to complete <br />a feasibility study of a leasing/fallowing program. Mr. Pifher suggested it may be <br />appropriate for the study to be expanded to cover conditions in other basins. He <br />also mentioned that the Parker Water & Sanitation District fallowing study will be <br />much more technical, and will look only at the Parker lands, but may compliment <br />the fallowing feasibility study. <br /> <br />Mark Harding will contact the Arkansas Roundtable to see if there is interest in <br />jointly studying an Arkansas Pumpback or S. Platte Pumpback projects. <br /> <br />Eric Hecox distributed and discussed the Roundtable Task Order/Project <br />Summary matrices that have been prepared by CDM for all roundtables. These <br />matrices track task order requests, funding requests, and the status of needs <br />assessments, and also lists other items under consideration by the roundtables. <br />The roundtable discussed specific task orders for the CDM. They requested two <br />