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1. Dave Merritt presented an overyie« of the Water Availability Studti-. designed to determine <br />water a~~•ailable for current and ftihue development in Colorado. <br />2. A handout described Aaron Million's Green River Pumpbaclc proposal. A memo by Eric Kuhn <br />encouraging the CRWCD Board to oppose the project until the consumptive. non-consumptive. <br />and energti~ needs assessments are completed, and a response b~~ Million's attorneys to allow the <br />proposal to go for~yard and be e~~aluated under the NEPA process ~yere also included. <br />September 24.2007 <br />1. Eric Hecol led a discussion of the Water Availability Shuiti~ scope of ~york. Tti~ler Martineau <br />and Ken Spam1. Gunluson Roundtable members, attended and commented. <br />Handouts included the Bylaws for the CBRT. a 1 ~-page Colorado River Water Availability <br />Shady Scope, September 12, 2007 draft, and a magazine bti~ the Colorado Water Education <br />Foundation regarding round«-ater in the Deny-er Basin was distributed. <br />October 22, 2007 <br />1. The CBRT held a joint meeting ~~-~ith the IBCC. Dave Merritt presented the major issues <br />affecting the Colorado River Basin to the IBCC. <br />2. The minutes summarize water issues that concern counties represented in the Colorado Basin <br />Roundtable. Tables in the minutes describe current transbasin diversions to the East Slope that <br />total nearlti~ 500.000 AF, and a list of Colorado River Basin reservoirs that total over 1.340.000 <br />AF storage. <br />3. Dan Birch. a Yampa Roundtable member and engineer ~yith the CRWCD, described the Yampa <br />pumpback proposed b~~ the NRWCD. <br />4. The proposed Green Mountain pumpbaclc to pump ~yater upstream to Dillon ryas discussed. <br />Handouts included an updated Colorado River Water Availability Sh~d~~ Scope. October 19, <br />2007 draft, a press release b_v the Colorado River District urging the State Engineer to delay- <br />adopting rules to administer a Compact Call until the Water A~~•ailability Shid~- is completed. <br />Dave Merritt s sununary of Colorado Basin issues. and a summary of comments on the Water <br />Availability Study that ~yere sent to the CWCB. <br />November 26.2007 <br />1. John Redifer of the CWCB explained CWCB's proposed Police 18, ~yhich wotild permit the <br />CWCB to set aside 20% of its Severance Tal revenues to invest in water projects in return for <br />water rights that the CWCB could sell or lease. The CWCB presently onlti~ holds ~yater rights for <br />Instream Flo~i (discussed at the June 2007 CBRT meeting). <br />2. Grant proposals ~yere presented requesting $327,900 from the CBRT Basin Account To date, neieted: z~T~~~~ P~,i~n~~~it r~,i~,~~~i~, <br />$115.000 has been allocated Ii om this account and $1 million is available over 6 years. ~ B~a~~~ x~,~,~~~ir~sie~cr~xr~,~xmeoos- <br />~ 03`T-funrtes Feb ?008 CBRT.doc <br />~ Deleted: +i'3n_oo8 <br />~' - <br />LLiterbasui Compact ConuiutteeBasui RonndtabksColoi.~doAlinutea'~Iimrtey Feb 2008 CBRT.do~ ~ i~ ~~I( ~ <br />