<br />STATE OF COLORADO
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<br />Colorado Water Conservation Board
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<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Shet'man Street, Room 721
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3441
<br />FAX: (303) 866-4474
<br />vv>vw,cwcb,state.co, us
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<br />SUMMARY MINUTES AND RECORD OF DECISIONS
<br />May 22-23, 20071
<br />Final and Approved July 11, 2007
<br />
<br />Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br />Governor
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<br />Harris D, Sherman
<br />Executive Director
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<br />Tuesday, May 22,2007
<br />Call to Order 10:06 a.m.
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<br />Rod Kuharich
<br />CWCB Director
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<br />Dan McAuliffe,
<br />A regular meeting of the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) was Deputy Director
<br />convened at the Holiday Inn Express, 1391 South Townsend, Montrose, Colorado
<br />81401, The meeting was called to order by Chair Travis Smith. Nine voting members were
<br />present at the call to order so a quorum was present (at least six required). Voting Board
<br />members present were Chair Travis Smith, John Redifer, Keith Catlin, Don Schwindt, Harold
<br />Miske!, Carl Trick, Eric Wilkinson, GeoffBlakeslee, and Harris D. Sherman Executive Director,
<br />Colorado Department of Natural Resources. Ex Officio members present or represented were
<br />CWCB Director Rod Kuharich, State Engineer Hal Simpson, Jim Miller, representing John Stu1p,
<br />Colorado Agriculture Commissioner, and Deputy Attorney General Casey Shpall.
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<br />Note: While Board's consideration of agenda items does not always follow the sequence
<br />indicated by the agenda numbers, these minutes are listed in agenda item order for easier
<br />reference.
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<br />Chair, Travis Smith opened the Board meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the
<br />United States of America, Following that, CWCB Director, Rod Kuharich announced his
<br />upcoming retirement as of July 1, 2007, after 30 years of public service. He expressed that the
<br />last 7 years at the CWCB were his most memorable,
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<br />A complete record of the meeting has been made in electronic fOlTI1 using an MP2 fOlTI1at The recording and the
<br />associated written materials are the only legal record of the meeting, These written summaries are intended only as an aid to research
<br />and a guide to the tapes, The motions described herein may not represent a verbatim transcription, Agenda items are presented in
<br />numerical order, according to the Agenda for the meeting, Disk numbers and appmximate locations are identified for the beginning
<br />and end of each agenda item,
<br />The complete record of this meeting is available at the CWCB during regular office hours, Arrangements to make copies
<br />of the tapes or written transcripts of specific agenda items may be pmduced at the requestor's expense, Notes fi'om the meeting for
<br />identification of times and tapes for specific agenda items can also be reviewed at the CWCB offices.
<br />V oting tallies are based on members present for voting, Members recusing themselves are identified, Board members
<br />occasionally leave the meeting, but the ol"iginalmeeting notes typically indicate whether or not a particular Board Member was
<br />present during a specific agenda item,
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<br />Flood Protection. Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection
<br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation and Drought Planning
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