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<br />Jeff Shoemaker opened the discussion with a short background on Chatfield and with <br />self- introducti ons. <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe led the discussion. He highlighted House and Senate action on their <br />respective FY08 Energy and Water Appropriations bills. The House bill marked up <br />$200,000 for the Chatfield FR/EIS and the Senate bill contained a $273,000 earmark for <br />the Chatfield FR/EIS. He requested that the Senate's $273,000 mark be held when the <br />bills go to conference committee. It is expected that the FY09 Chatfield FR/EIS ask will <br />be for $400,000. <br /> <br />Tom Browning commented that the preliminary EIS draft is expected within 30 days. <br />The Corps Vertical Team Meeting (VMT) process is in full swing. There shouldn't be <br />any surprises. It's expected that when the Assistant Secretary of the Army receives the <br />ROD it should go smoothly. Tom went on to explain that Steve Cone with the Corps <br />Institute for Water Resources (IWR) is working on a small cost break for Chatfield on <br />water storage. He also commented that it is hoped that O&M funding will be available to <br />help the Corps on oversight of the environmental and recreational issues. <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe concluded the meeting by noting that Governor Ritter's South Platte <br />River Task Force has picked Chatfield as the top project out of 15 recommendations. <br /> <br />9:45 a.m. Meeting: Office of Rep. Diana DeGette <br />Steve Plevniak, Legislative Assistant <br />Frank Eckhardt, Greg Hertzke, Dan McAuliffe, Vaughn Mc Williams, Marge Price, <br />Jeff Shoemaker, Chatfield Reservoir Reallocation Coalition <br /> <br />Jeff Shoemaker opened the discussion with a short background on Chatfield and with <br />self-introductions. He described that the 20,600 acre feet of wet water would be <br />approximately split between downstream and upstream water users with instream water <br />users deriving environmental benefits from increased flows in the river. <br /> <br />Jeff thanked Representative DeGette for her continuing leadership and support in <br />securing funding for the Chatfield FR/EIS. He highlighted House and Senate action on <br />their respective FY08 Energy and Water Appropriations bills. The House bill marked up <br />$200,000 for the Chatfield FR/EIS and the Senate bill contained a $273,000 earmark for <br />the Chatfield FR/EIS. He noted that a $400,000 ask is expected in FY09 for the Chatfield <br />FR/EIS. <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe discussed several emerging issues impacting Chatfield, including O&M <br />and the Chatfield seismic study. Dan commented that it is important that the seismic <br />study move forward so it doesn't impede progress on the EIS. <br /> <br />Representative DeGette asked that Greg Diamond and Chris Arend in the Denver District <br />office be briefed on the disruption to Chatfield State Park when it is known. <br /> <br />7 <br />