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4.4 Water Commissioner Interviews /Prepare Summary Memoranda <br />Meet with water commissioners of Division 3 regarding day-to-day operations and <br />administration practices within their districts. For budgeting purposes it has been estimated <br />that meetings will be required with the commissioners of each of the eight Districts in the <br />San Luis Valley, and that up to 12 hours will be required to prepare, attend and document <br />each meeting. Pay particular attention to documenting swing ditches (often on call), any <br />cooperative water use practices that may influence interpretation of official diversion and <br />administration records, and documenting water rights changes having important <br />administrative implications. Document discussions with each water commissioner in a <br />summary memorandum (approximately 4 pages, each). The deliverables for this Sub-Task <br />will be the summary memoranda (one for each District). <br />4.5 Water Agency Interviews /Prepare Summary Memoranda <br />Meet separately with representatives of the principal water user agencies and groups in the <br />basin, including the Rio Grande Water Users Association (RGWUA), the Rio Grande Water <br />Conservation District (RGWCD) and the Conejos Water Conservancy District (CWCD). <br />Obtain understanding of agency missions and specific water management and operations <br />activities and water rights changes having important administrative implications. Document <br />discussions with each of these groups in a summary memorandum (approximately 4 pages). <br />The deliverables for this Sub-Task will be the summary memoranda (one for each water user <br />agency or group). <br />4.6 Closed Basin Project Interviews /Prepare Summary Memorandum <br />Meet with federal representatives regarding Closed Basin project purposes, facilities and <br />day-to-day operations. Document discussions in a summary memorandum (approximately 5 <br />- 10 pages) containing enough detail to provide the basis for modeling the Closed Basin <br />Project. The deliverable for this Sub-Task will be the summary memorandum. <br />4.7 Ditch Operator Interviews /Prepare Summary Memoranda <br />Meet with up to twelve (12) of the large and/or critical ditch companies in the San Luis <br />Valley to discuss their facilities and operations. Collect data describing each diversion <br />system, including conveyance systems (canals, laterals, wasteways, regulating storage, <br />drains, etc.), irrigated acreage, cropping patterns, and irrigation methods. Collect reservoir <br />and supplemental supply data, where applicable, including area-capacity tables, minimum- <br />operating levels, maximum/minimum releases, seasonal storage targets, and ground water <br />sources and use patterns. Collect administrative data, including company bylaws (if <br />available), water rights, and water accounting records (deliveries, storage accounting, etc.). <br />Review up to 10 water right change decrees for information related to system efficiencies. <br />Determine how the ditch system is typically operated, what discretion the company has in <br />managing the system, and how operating decisions are made with regard to surface water, <br />ground water and reservoir water use. Document each interview in a summary memorandum <br />RGDSS Surface Water Scope of Work 11 11/8/98 <br />