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that has been discussed in the last few meetings would be a factor in that decision. . Rick asked where the numbers for the estimates came from-Chuck answered that the gravel pit estimates came from the Cooperators, the groundwater estimates came from the South Metro Water Study and the Large Chatfield estimates came from the Cooperators and other studies. . Gary added that the environmental mitigation costs are based on a small dataset of projects, and asked that the water users and others provide cost information on other mitigation projects that they've been involved in. . Katie added that for the gravel pit numbers that they provided the estimates only included what it takes to get the pit in the ground. They do not include the cost of rehabilitation for pipelines, farmland dry-up costs or for the expense of water right transfers. 5) Environmental Mitigation . Tom Ryon presented slides on the status of Environmental Mitigation that included the following information: o Tom has conducted site visits that included Fred Rios and Karen Sitoski (CO E) in order to understand potential for specific projects. o He looked at critical habitat for Preble's in the Upper South Platte the first week in November during a field trip with Pete Plage (USFWS) and Denny Bohan (USFS). The goal is for the mitigated land to be in the South Platte River Basin. Tom identified a lot of areas above Strontia Springs Reservoir as critical habitat units. o On such a large project it will be hard to go project by project for mitigation-a new strategy has been discussed with ERO Resources and the COE called the "Systems Approach". This concept involves looking at the entire watershed that Chatfield is in and how the mitigation can enhance the entire watershed and not just the site being mitigated for. This is different from the "acre per acre" approach that has been discussed before. o Tom will have a meeting with Pete Plage about the Systems Approach and talk about how it might tie in with other goals that Fish and Wildlife might have. It might help them achieve their goals with Preble's as well as help with Chatfield Mitigation. ERO Resources will also have input. They want buy-in from Fish and Wildlife in order to make the Systems Approach successful. o The latest update on the Preble's Mouse is that it is proposed for delisting in Wyoming (not Colorado) based on two factors- genetics and recovery. Everything will remain the same until the final ruling sometime next year. Critical habitat will be evaluated in the future and things may change. . Ken Brinks asked Tom Ryon: How much emphasis is going to be put on mitigating within the park? Tom answered that if it is significantly less expensive to go off site that will be taken into account. Gary added that 5 Tetra Tech