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Yampa/White River Basin Roundtable Special Meeting Minutes Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Holiday Inn Craig, Colorado Tom Sharp Calls Special Meeting to Order Review and Approval of Minutes of May 7 special meeting- Continent on a typo for Sparks Reservoir Motion to approve as corrected by Doug Monger approved unanimously Report from IBCC Representatives (Dan Birch) The direction of a "water future" for Colorado and the role of the IBCC in that process was discussed at the last IBCC meeting. Non-Consumptive Water Needs Study Geoff Blakeslee introduced Nicole Rowan of CDM who made a Power Point presentation on Statewide Non-Consumptive Water Needs Study. The presentation contained a background on the SWSI, GIS concepts, flow evaluation tools, and Yampa/White Roundtable input, culminating in attributes to be included in analysis of non-consumptive flow needs in the Yampa/White Basin. The recommendation was made to use the following seven attributes: Boating, Fishing, Waterfowl Hunting, Federal Threatened & Endangered Fish, State Threatened & Endangered Species, Riparian Areas, Instream Flow and Lake Protection. The roundtable discussed how these final attributes were chosen. Geoff and Kent Vertrees explained that the items should have one of these characteristics: a basis in the SWSI studies, a State or Federal listed species, or important recreational use. This smaller list includes important features but lessens redundancy of the initial list. It also focuses on items that flow can be quantified for and limits relationship to land use issues that were problematic with many members. A process was described whereby the attributes will be correlated to stream flow. Stream flows will be determined by tools described by Nichole in her presentation. After mapping of the attributes the Roundtable will discuss prioritization and quantification of the non-consumptive needs in the Basin. The mapping will only cover stream segments, and will not include adjacent land classifications. Doug Monger moved to approve the seven attributes described in the CDM presentation, and the mapping by only stream segments, Mr. Dickenson seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Other Items of Discussion/New Business Kevin McBride presented the grant proposal titled "Town of Yampa Water Facilities Plan and Storage Tank Upgrades". This was originally presented at the April 16 2008 meeting