South Platte 12-13-05 Minutes Summary

• Basin Roundtable: South Platte
• Title: Minutes
• Date: 12/12/2005
• Basin Roundtables - Doc Type: Minutes

supply water to municipalities and industries; do not gravitate to extremes.
Concerns of water supply and storage run parallel to northern district: the system
has to collect the water in the high mountains and half of that water comes from
the National Parks and National Forest systems-a mini CBT; over time, have
learned to work with neighbors; look for symbiotic relationship that can work
over time.
31) Burt Weaver: Clear Creek County: Community Developer of Georgetown: Clear
Creek County Water Ban1e started in 1991 to try to catch up in century of
competing for water sources: ownership of 53 ac ft of direct flow, options,
agricultural agreements for storage in Golden; has filed to try to build 9 more
reservoirs; most are small; the largest is at 150 ac ft. The greatest category of
water provided is water for snow making-Terrain Park-Loveland Ski Area. As
a water aug provider. Concern: trying to provide for own economic development
needs.
32) Philo Shelton: Blackhawk and Central City: working on joint water rights model;
how to improve yield from existing rights. Because of limited resource growth,
must work on solutions.
33) Thad Gordon (spelling?): Colorado State University: Liaison with South Platte
Roundtable; here to offer services.
34) Doug Kemper: Non voting member for City of Aurora will now need to resign as
he has recently been appointed as the Executive Director of the Colorado Water
Congress; he would like to introduced and endorse his colleague, Lisa Darling,
fi'om the City of Aurora, as his replacement. The Roundtable will address Mr.
Kemper's replacement in the January meeting.
Other attendees:
35) Steve Simms: Would like to draw attention to the future 3 State Agreement
between CO/WY INE: the three states have entered into and agreement with the
Department ofFish and Wildlife for compliance with the Endangered Species
Act; SPRAP (?): a private corporation to provide private funds to meet
compliance needs.
36) Lisa Darling: with Aurora for 7 years; relationships with many at table; Aurora's
water resource program currently depends on receiving 50% of water from South
Platte Basin; she would like to take Doug Kemper's place.
37) Douglas Crow: Reporter for Longmont paper.
38) Ron Howard: Commissioner fi'om ? (sorry.)
39) Bob Rural: native Coloradoan from Greeley; water lawyer; Central Water
Conservancy District; interested in at-large seat with state community.
40) Brad Winn: Northern Water Conservancy District.
41) Mike Henry: Agricultural Journal.

State provides pizza and pop; dinner break. Reconvene at 6:20

II. Mission Statement: Report, Discussion, Adoption
Fred Walker presents the suggested draft:

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