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Mike Gshorteiung the time frame for this to reduce negative effects of straight river jump <br />starting the process to make a more natural stream. <br />Alan -the flatter the slope the more sinuousity a strean~/river should havetrying to put it back <br />thereaccelerating evolution of stream by 200 years-have 17 landowners supportinb only <br />worlang in active channel. <br />Steve Valmost 40 years since straightening was done and no real healing has occurred <br />channeled the river 15 to 18 ft deep making many diversions impossible and deposited materials <br />below and messed up those diversions-trying to slow down river to allow diversions to function <br />and establish riparian area. <br />AlanStream over the years has continued to down cut and build up-reach remains unstable <br />unless we repair it. <br />Mike G- explained that whole application is on website and explains the reasoning and methods <br />for achieving this restoration. <br />Doug S-moves to send the application forward with our Roundtable's recommendation for <br />frinding. <br />Cindy M- seconded. <br />Vote unanimous in favor. <br />b. Rio Grande Initiative- request for $1,500,000 Statewide Account <br />Rio de la Vista presented for the 2"~ time on this funding request with a power point presentation <br />outlining the request's eligibility and the project's objectives. <br />The Rio Grande liutiative's purpose is: <br />-Permanently protect half the river corridor's private land & water from subdivision, through <br />voluntary conservation easements. This will be accomplished through the purchase (willing <br />seller/willing buyer) of conservation easements on land & senior surface water rights important <br />to agriculture, wildlife habitat & the SLV's water sustainability. <br />Discussion about the project: <br />Doug -see this as one of the most important projects we have. <br />Ray -sees that keeping the "sponge" along the riparian corridor intact is key to water <br />sustainability. <br />Fred -raised objections such as concerned that hay fields are biological deserts, that this project <br />would limit population growth in the SLV and thus keep us from achieving the population level <br />necessary to provide for better infrastructure and services and a more interesting community. <br />Requests that letter to CWCB includes his concerned that hay production is a very small amount <br />of econonuc production- water converted (used) to almost any other use produces a higher <br />economic return by 20 to 30 times- in his opinion there is not enough population in SLV to <br />Rio Grande Basile Roundtable-Meeting Miliutes Jul~T 14, 2007 Page 3 <br />