South_Platte_BRT_Mtg_2_Summary

• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Meeting Summary 2
• Date: 2/25/2004
• SWSI - Doc Type: Summaries

South Platte Basin Roundtable Technical Meeting #2
Meeting Summary

Technical
Meeting #2
Member Or anization Interest Catego Attendance
Ron Hellbusch Director of Public Works and Utilities, City Municipal Water Providers X
of Westminster
Dave Little Denver Water Municipal Water Providers X
Jim Kiefer City of Brighton Municipal Water Providers X
Joe McCleary Rocky Mountain Golf Course Recreational and Related Organizations X
Superintendent's Association
Kent Higgins Orvis Guide Recreational and Related Organizations X
Tom Cech Central Colorado Water Conservancy Water Conservancy and Conservation Districts X
District
Brad Wind Northern Colorado Water Conservancy Water Conservancy and Conservation Districts X
District
Technical Advisors
Eric Wilkinson, Carolyn Colorado Water Conservation Board Colorado Water Conservation Board X
Mcl ntosh
Dick Stenzel Basi n Advisor X
Steve Puttmann Division of Wildlife State Agencies X1
Ken Kehmeier (for Steve Division of Wildlife State Agencies X
Puttmann)
Paul Flack Parks and Outdoor Recreation State Agencies
Jim Hall Division Engineer State Agencies X
Brian Person Bureau of Reclamation Federal Agencies X

1 Substitute attended

Paul Brown reviewed the agenda for the meeting. The agenda included:

. A review of the SWSI process and status
. Revised water management objectives and subobjectives and the objective "weighting"
process
. Overview of draft water supply methodology
. Preliminary list of water management "options" and "tiering"
. Preliminary results of population estimates and water demands for the South Platte Basin
. Anticipated activities and input requested from BRT members between now and BRT3
. Public comment

Copies of the presentation materials were distributed to BRT members. Comments and
questions received throughout the meeting were recorded on flip charts and are included in the
meeting notes below. The summary is not intended to be a verbatim account and answers to the
questions are not always summarized here. The purpose of the summary is to provide an
overview of the process and the general tenure of the meeting.

SWSI Process

Rick Brown reviewed the overall SWSI project schedule, progress to date, and described the
goals of this second BRT meeting. Rick noted that a few BRT members (in this basin and other
basins) had requested that they be able to see other BRT members' comments on materials such
as the objectives, demand methodology, etc. Rick acknowledged the value of this in a
transparent process and stated that he is investigating ways of making BRT members'

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South Platte BRT Mtg #2 Summary.doc 4/16/2004