June 10 South Platte Minutes.docx

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consideration now or we would like the opportunity to come back and to present in July. Questions: Harold Evans: Timetable for state wide funding? Ackers: September in order to start project after first of year. Harold Evans: Suggest approach: If each rdtable is being asked for $25,000, perhaps best to come to a consensus that if the other rdtables agree to the $25,000, then we would agree; formal action in July and still meet your time table. Need all four rdtables to go together down the road; this is something we will have to solve; our high quality water is more difficult to find; as a society, this is important because it significantly increases our options to treat lower quality water; conceptually, this is something that we need to support this kind of research for zero discharge. Bill Jerke: Is there not any other research on this around the world that has paved the way, or are we the ground breakers? Dave Ackers: We are the ground breakers; most of the membrane systems have been in coastal states; so far, they have discovered how to put that concentrate back into the ocean or in FL, for instance, deep well injecting; same in El Paso; but we are not aware of any research that is on point for this proj ect. Jim Yahn: If you do not get the funding from the state, this won't go, right? Therefore, should we not make our funding contingent on the state wide basin of the $700,000? Also, which basin will you go through as per the statewide basin funding? Bill Jerke: Brings our attention to the water Supply Reserve Account Summary Sheet: Statewide fund balance: $7,842,970 Bert Weaver: Would request that we reconsider this at our next meeting. Bill Jerke: Appears that we have great interest in this, but that we would like you to come back to us in July with conditions as per approval by other basin and states? Fred Walker: Is there any need in upper mountain counties or is this really more of a need at the lower end of the system? Dave Acker: Some interest in Rifle, but really lower end of system. Pilot project would be in cities of Brighton and LaJunta: MikeShimmin: It would be all four roundtables that would approve to state.