Ark-Metro-SP Joint RT Meeting - 11-13-07

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Arkansas, Metro, and South Platte Joint Roundtable Meeting Agenda November 13, 2006 Douglas County Fairgrounds Events Center Conference Room 500 Fairgrounds Dr. Castle Rock, CO 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 9:00 - 9:30 Welcome, Purpose of the Meeting, and Introduction of Roundtable Members Arkansas -Alan Hamel; Metro -Doug Scott; South Platte -Bill Jerke 9:30 - 10:00 Framing the Discussion -Harris ~S'herman 10:00 - 11:00 Water Supply Alternatives and Solutions -Rick Brown Conservation, Agricultural Transfers, and New Water Development 11:00 - 12:00 Agriculture and Urban Partnerships Lessons from Previous Ag/Urban Partnerships and Looking Ahead • Aurora Water and the Highline Canal -Peter Binney and Day He~richs (Invited) • Arkansas Roundtable's Water Transfers Sub-Committee -Wayne Tlanderschuere and UirKil Cochran • CWCB Alternative Agricultural Transfer Grant Program -Todd DoherrJ~ 12:00 - 12:45 Lunch 12:45 - 3:00 New Water Development 12:45 - 1:45 Setting the Stage: • ~Iarrzes~ EkJtrnd with the Colorado Attorney General's Office will discuss the Defense of the Colorado River Litigation Subunit in the AG's Office. • Preparation for administering a curtailment by upper basin states within Colorado -Ken Knox • Colorado River Supply Availability Study -Darn McAzrliffe 1:45 - 3:00 Cooperative Cross-Bashi Projects • Green Mt. Pumpback and Wolcott Reservoir- -Dan Birch and ~S'teve Schrnit~er • Yampa Pumpback -Eric Wilkinson and.IeffDrager 3:00 - 4:00 Discussion The Chains of the three Basin Roundtables will lead a discussion of what was learned and identif~~ing newt steps - Ho« can we use the Interbasin Compact Process as a basis for ongoing dialogue in the areas of 1) water conservation: 2) maturing ag-city relationships; and 3) balancing new water development with nonconsumptive uses of ~~-ater.