Jan 8 08 South Platte Basin Roundtable Meeting

• Basin Roundtable: South Platte
• Title: January 08 South Platte Minutes
• Date: 1/8/2008
• Basin Roundtables - Doc Type: Minutes

--Concern re: water for future recreational projects;
--Concern re: mineral costs escalating: could see surge in nursing
industry; could there be some costs related to potential mineral
development: is there a need associated with this?
--What about the riparian wet lands and aquatic habitat needs as
we develop ground water for residential uses that could depress the
water table such that the riparian habitat could be impacted; is
there an underlying need that needs to be established in this study?
Bob Streeter: Re: echoes Topper's focus on Riparian Needs;
--also if there was a proposal from a new subdivision, is there a
county studied required?
--Hal Simpson: Yes, since 1972, all new subdivisions need a water
supply plan that must be submitted; so, yes there is a good
database on post 1972; Division of Water Resources has much of
this information.
Bob Streeter: Counties want to share in costs of this? Seems as
though this information would be useful for the counties.
--Simpson: Depends on cost of this study; cost sharing makes
sense. Concern is really pre-1972 lots.
--Forrest Whitaker: In this study, would be useful to look at some
of what we are doing now as county governments. For instance, we
pay $500 to every lot owner who consolidates two small lots.
--Mike Shimmin: Process and timing question: when will the study
be done and how will this be paid for? Is there enough money in
1400 money? If we need 179 money for this, we need to la7ow
about this, before doling out 179 money; this is a high priority.
Thus, when and how much will cost.
--Nicole Rowan: 1400 funds paid for this draft; costs have not been
estimated. Study would be from 179 fiends.
--Janet Bell: Bell was Project Manager for the Turkey Creels study:
four year study included a county contribution of $600,000 on a
2/1 share: County paid two shares to USGS's share. We will be
looking to the counties to provide the info; thus, this will take a lot
of time for Counties to provide. Jeffco's pre-72 lots included;
Shadow Mtn platted for 3000 lots; thus, 100 more houses could go
up. This is one of the outstanding examples of problems. Counties
will have opportuiuty to offset some of the data needed.
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