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RGDSS Memorandum <br />Final <br />TO: Ray Bennett <br />FROM: Ed Armbruster, Hydrosphere <br />SUBJECT: RGDSS Surface Water, Task 4.4 -District 24 Commissioner Interview <br />DATE: July 2, 1999 <br />CC: Randy Seaholm <br />Introduction <br />This memorandum represents partial delivery (1 of 8 interviews) associated with Task 4.4, Water <br />Commissioner Interviews / Prepare Summary Memoranda. The objective of this task is as <br />follows: <br />Meet with water commissioners of Division 3 regarding day-to-day operations and <br />administration practices within their districts. <br />On February 26, 1999, an interview was conducted with the Water Commissioner from Division <br />3, Water District 24. The purpose of this interview was to develop a better understanding of <br />District water rights and their administration such that this information could be reflected in <br />surface water modeling efforts associated with the Rio Grande Decision Support System <br />(RGDSS). The following discussion summarizes information developed during this interview. <br />Water Commissioners <br />The Water Commissioner for District 24 of Water Division 3 is Charlie Quintana. Mr. Quintana <br />has served as Water Commissioner since 1983. <br />Geographic Area of Responsibility <br />As Water Commissioner in District 24, Mr. Quintana oversees water rights administration of the <br />entire District. His day-to-day responsibilities include administration of Culebra Creek and <br />numerous tributaries. <br />Water Resources Administered <br />Water resources administered by the District 24 Commissioners include all those where water <br />rights have been decreed by the State of Colorado. In District 24, these water resources include <br />Culebra Creek and numerous small tributaries: <br />• Culebra Creek <br />• Rito Seco Creek <br />• Ventero Creek <br />• Vallejos Creek <br />• Poso Creek <br />• Puertocito Creek <br />C:Acdss\D24 Mem.doc District 24 Interview July 2, 1999 -Page 1 of 7 <br />