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<br />d) Effects of removal of Denver Basin return flows from the surface <br />stream system (if quantified outside of the model) <br />e) Effects of increases in efficiency increases in ag water use. <br />These items are not scoped as part of the document. <br /> <br />Sue: Will send summary out to entire executive <br /> <br />Harold Evans: As a reminder: These four things came out of our meeting <br />last September. <br /> <br />Bill Warmack with Applegate: <br />Republican River Basin Task Order: <br />This basin was left out of SWSI; <br />Review of Scope of Services: <br />1) Collect and review existing data. <br />2) Consider long-term planning horizon to 2050.. .go to 2030 and then <br />update. <br />Work with area providers see what their existing; looking at irrigated <br />acreage; <br />3) Identify available supplies; <br />This includes an evaluation of the sustainability of the Northern High <br />Plains Aquifer including Ogallala and alluvial aquifers. <br />4) Basin coordination <br />5) Report <br /> <br />Discussion: <br />Mike Shimmin: I forwarded this to the Republican River Manager and asked <br />for feedback; want to emphasize need to coordinate with them; <br /> <br />Sue: We can coordinate with them. <br /> <br />Harold Evans: Key question: how do we fund doing this? <br />. . . important to figure out how all this will be funded. <br /> <br />Sue: Upper Mountain Counties Report <br />Pulled info from SWSI: 16,000 acft needed in Clear Creek, Park, Gilpin <br />counties; echoes Republican River study; Coordination with providers <br />important; Demand side more straight forward than supply side because of <br />aquifers. <br /> <br />Table at bottom of page 2 taken from SWSI; this will be updated <br /> <br />Sue: How to get a handle on water studies? <br />--Bert Weaver: Water Court Applications; new water augmentations filed; <br />--Walter Knudsen: number of completed wells important; where is Jefferson <br />County in this study? <br /> <br />9 <br />