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Doug — understood that met with R io G rande County and EPA and could not come up <br />w ith an agreement? <br /> <br />Jim — that was with Arcadis, they wanted to do a consent decree — i .e.: t ake over whole <br />site — with this approach - Pilot Project -- they have agreed technically approach — now <br />giving them what they asked for and prove the savings – made a formal proposal a year <br />ago and it’s been accepted technically -- by Arcadis and Green World Science <br /> <br />Joe — explained more about the political process and who’s in favor of it — if state money <br />at 10% is there, have solid congressional support to go for funding and get f uture <br />congressional funding — for pilot project - <br /> <br />Discussion of issues , logistics, funding, # of trucks, if new plan works, no new treatment <br />plant would be needed — benefit is that you treat the source area so it’s treated before it <br />runs off so it doesn’t matt er how big the run off is <br /> <br />- For Pilot Project -- need 10% matching state funds of $90,000 – have $15,000 <br />alrea dy — State is not willing to put money towards innovative approaches <br /> <br />See www.alexcoresource.com for www.aaee.com and EPS Region 8 - Gilt Edge site <br /> <br />Next steps — <br /> <br />Mike G. - would need commitment from EPA and State to go forward <br /> <br />Doug suggests that this might fit better with State’s Water and Power Development <br />Authority than with CWCB — <br /> <br />Ray -- generally CWCB deals with r aw water – water quantity than water quality — this is <br />a little different — not sure how this would extend to mine site clean up <br /> <br />Mike G - does this fit the criteria for RT? If want to pursue, need to investigate <br />applicability and fit <br /> <br />ANNOU N CEM E N TS — <br /> <br />Seminar: March 29, 2007 - Enhancing your Understanding of Water Management — <br />CSU Workshop <br /> <br />Ray — word is out among farmers that “we’ve got ple nty of water” and need to put on <br />end guns and cor ners to somehow benefit under Subdistrict plan — showing high water <br />use so as t o justify high wate r use that can later be cut — However, our snowpack is <br />currently at 85% -- now record high temps — Closed Basin is 1 mill ion acre feet in the <br />hole — not a part of the Subdistrict plan that has any level of base water use <br />contemplated — There is NO B ENEFIT to an individual to over - pump for future gain of <br />a ny sort! Message: Use restraint — don’t plant crops you may not be able to finish out <br /> Page 7 of 8 RGB RT Minutes <br /> <br /> March 13, 2007 <br />