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<br />3) Eric Hecox: Department of Natural Resources (DNR): DNR's interest is in <br />seeing the Roundtable process move forward; DNR's role is to be a resource <br />for us. The DNR is working on ideas for development of roundtable meetings <br />for the next 9 months. The focus of the meetings in January 2006 will have <br />emphasis for setting agenda items that will be progressing in New Year. <br />4) Web Jones: Rep. for Local Domestic Water Provider; manages a water district <br />in Larimer County that was created by state statute. The district serves mostly <br />mral areas that have now become urbanized. His district was created in 1962 <br />and initially served farms; now over Y:z of constituents are residents of Fort <br />Collins. RE: SWSI report: these districts are some of the most challenged <br />because of status in priority system; these kinds of districts are usually small, <br />short staffed and facing challenges of future development. <br />5) Mike Shimmin: At large member: represents everyone in some sense because <br />over his career, Mr. Shimmin has had clients over the entire basin. His goal is <br />to bring entire perspective to problems that will face the basin with goal of <br />accomplishing something good. <br />6) Steve Meakins, Phillips County: Phillips County is in a closed basin that <br />pumps out of Ogallala Aquifer. Mr. Meakins sits on the Frenchman Ground <br />Water District; his concerns are similar to those who have spoken. He would <br />like to see workable results for all in basin. <br />7) Steve Spann: Upper South Platte Water Conservancy District (USPWCD). <br />The USPWCD represents the five counties through which the Upper South <br />Platte flows: Park County, Teller County, Jefferson County, Douglas County <br />and a small part of Clear Creek County. Since the formation of the CCWCD <br />in 1997, the 2 districts have pooled resources because CCWCD and SPWCD <br />have boundaries that overlap, Park County. The jurisdiction represented by <br />USPWCD has become partly one of "second home and/or bedroom <br />communities." Many second homes are sprouting up; many full time residents <br />who work in another metro area have moved here, transforming the area from <br />an historical agricultural community to a residential community. The future of <br />the community will be driven by the water that is available. Already, 88% of <br />the available water has been transferred out of the jurisdiction. <br />8) Gene Manuello: Sterling. Mr. Manuello represents the Sterling Irrigation Co., <br />the Senior Right Ditch Co. and also is a member of the Colorado Cattlemen <br />Board, and, thus, represents much of Colorado in these discussions. Issue: <br />surface water issues with wells; Logan County well users will be in Court on <br />January 20; they feel as though they can cover all the wells in their area <br />because of enough aug water to cover these wells. Issue: land and water sales <br />bought by municipalities; recently, for instance, there was a $4.235 million <br />sale of water rights; these were bought locally because of outbidding the <br />municipalities; a huge success for agriculture. <br />9) Joe Frank: Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District: Morgan County to <br />State Line; Morgan, Washington, Logan, Sedgwick Counties on lower area of <br />the River. Agriculture is the main use; senior direct flow rights from l870s <br />here, also, early storage rights in this area. The lower River always has been <br />over appropriated, thus, users rely on return flows so return flows are cmcial <br /> <br />2 <br />