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<br />. There is still a question as to how the USACE will review and approve the <br />recreational mitigation design and construction; whether recreational mitigation <br />will need to be permitted under federal program; and how the recreational and <br />environmental mitigation design and construction efforts will be integrated. <br /> <br />. There is a question as to when the operations plan needs to be completed - before, <br />concurrent with, or after the water contracts are prepared. <br /> <br />. A better understanding of the future federal appropriations and WRDA <br />authorizations needs to be developed as it relates to this project and both federal <br />FY08 and FY09, and USACE project funding. <br /> <br />Other relevant comments <br />State Parks (Dave Giger) said for every cubic foot of soil that is taken out of the pool, <br />there needs to be an equal and opposite infill. State Parks does not own the land; they <br />lease it for 25 years at a time from the Corps. Dan said CWCB could potentially loan <br />up to $40 million to State Parks to go ahead with their study, at least the 15 percent <br />design ($6 million). By the first quarter of 2008 we should know if we are planning <br />for 7200 acre feet of new water or 20,600 acre feet. There will be a number of areas <br />where the recreational and environmental mitigations will run parallel. The need for <br />water is more urgent, and CWCB wants to keep the process moving. The Corps will <br />need money to maintain participation in the project, to pay for preparation of a new <br />Operations Manual for Chatfield, etc. We need to maintain communications with our <br />representatives in Washington on these possible follow-on requests for funding. <br />Denver Water has been working for several years to get approval for installation of <br />new pumps at Chatfield. We do not want other decisions to be delayed like this. <br /> <br />Environmental and recreational impacts are not the only issues in the EIS. There is <br />also a survey of cultural impacts going on to see if there are Indian sites and culture to <br />be considered. This study is cost-shared with the Corps. <br /> <br />Rick McLoud said he would share a list of issues with the group, related to the EIS. <br />He said it was framed out in by CWCB February, but the meeting that month was <br />cancelled due to funding delays. Tetra Tech is now back on board and first meeting <br />with water users and the Corps will be May 3. <br /> <br />5 <br />