RGBRT Minutes 7-10-07

• Basin Roundtable: Rio Grande
• Title: July Minutes
• Date: 7/10/2007
• Basin Roundtables - Doc Type: Minutes

support infrastn~cture and services we need-could be more interestinb more vitalstagnant
economy-other commuiuties with more robust growth have more employment and more
services-won't have needed growth to have viable commuiuty for optimal-also tying up water
in this use is actually against the public policy of Colorado which gives priority to domestic
use just because you have acquired rights to agricultural use and put into anon-profit crop
doesn't mean that someone can't come take it.
Mike - re other uses of waterprivate property riglrtCE ties water to that land-decision of
landowner not non-profit which holds CE -Water right is a property right-can be sold -still a
free market
Dale- not stopping development -there is and will be plenty of development possible
Mike-suggested that if people don't like infrastructure in SLV-can go somewhere else where
they exist!
Raystanding up for Fred abit-had this discussionshares hope for a lot of good paying job
but look around the state at places such as Crested Butte-the economy is building second
homes and taking care of second home owners but many locals can no longer afford to live
thereRGI is not contrary to growth or private property rights-it's a market based decision and
important to all water users to protect the river corridor-from many policy positions it doesn't
make sense to build houses along the river anyway.
Doub has been on the land use committee in Rio Grande County-have some developers who
want to make the biggest bucks as fast as possible-some developers see other patterns of
development that can continue to sustain the river corridor-let river fiinction and wildlife
habitat intact and jobs and economic development can come from tourism and recreation over
long termvs developers that impact the river negatively.
Ed Nielsen-moved to support the application and reconunend funding
Steve Vandiver 2"~
All in favor except one-Fred Bauder
DINNER BREAK
6. Report of Non-Consumptive Use Committee
Rio de la Vista and Nicole Rowan (of CDM) reported on the meeting earlier in the day of the
SLV Wetlands Focus Area Conunittee. This group is serving as the Nonconsumptive Needs
Assessment Committee for the Roundtable. With Nicole's assistance, the Commttee is pulling
together a list of various data bases and GIS information regarding all nonconsumptive attributes
for the Rio Grande Basinincluding wildlife, wetlands, plant surveys, etc. Once this is
developed, it will be posted on the RGWCD website for the Roundtable member's review.
Tlus will further help identify where data gaps nught exist, so that if additional information is
needed and vital to future decisions, we can find ways to fill those gaps.
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