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North Platte Basin Roundtable Meeting 6-27-06 North Platte Basin Roundtable Meeting Minutes 6-27-06 3-5 pm, Parks District USFS Conference Room Submitted by CSU Extension Agent, Debbie Alpe Members Present Bob Plaska Erin Light Kaid Waldron Mike Allnutt Debbie Alpe Paula Belcher Dina Bennett Kent Crowder Buell Fuller Ty Wattenberg Paula Guenther-Gloss Tom Hackleman Hal Hagen Anne Kiser Sandra Knox Bob Burr Carl Trick Rick Wyatt Motion by Carl Trick, seconded by Tom Hackleman to approve the minutes of the April 4, 2006 meeting of the North Platte Roundtable. HB 06-1400 and SB 06-179 There was ulrther discussion regarding u\1lding that will be available from HB 06-1400 and SB 06-179 for basin wide water needs assessments and structural and nonstructural water projects or activities. Appropriations included under HB 06-1400 will provide approximately $650,000 for basin-wide consumptive and nonconsumptive water supply needs and assessments. The Water Supply Reserve Account created in SB 06-179 will consist of $10 million a year for 4 years for a total of $40 million for eligible water projects and activities. SB 06-179 specifies that the moneys are to be managed by the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB), and that CWCB will allocate money by grant or loan from the account only for those water projects or activities approved by the roundtable for the basin in which the proposed structural or nonstructural water activity would occur. SB 06-179 also specified that the CWCB in consultation with the Interbasin Compact Committee (IBCC) shall jointly establish criteria and guidelines for allocating u\1lds from the Water Supply Reserve Account. The roundtable members were reminded that Eric Hecox had indicated that he and Russell George felt that the easiest way to complete the consumptive and nonconsumptive water supply needs and assessments for all basins was to contract with one contractor for all of the basin need assessments. The consultant to do the work would be selected through an RFP or RFQ process and the scope of work to be performed by the consultant would be written so that the contractor would take direction from each of the basin roundtables who would direct how the work would proceed within their basin. Carl and Kent stated that they thought this subject would be discussed further during the IBCC meeting to be held on June 30, 2006, and that they would report ulrther developments regarding the consultant selection and defined scope of work to the Roundtable after the IBCC meeting. 1