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• Board Meeting Date: 7/22/2008
• Description: Directors' Reports - CWCB Director
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

into the Beazer Bend wetland. The breach repair was holding nicely, and pumping was taking place. The
fish were tempered for about an hour prior to release and seemed to be doing fine. (Randy Seaholmj
GLEN CANYON ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT WORKGROUP -The Glen Canyon Adaptive
Management Worlcgroup (AMWG) met on May 22-23, 2008 in Phoenix. The AMWG received
preliminary results on the recent high flow test out of Glen Canyon. It discussed how to proceed with
further developing the Strategic Plan and the desired future conditions for the Grand Canyon. It reviewed
the priorities and preliminary budget for the next fiscal year. It also received updates on the Humpback
Chub Comprehensive Plan and the Monitoring and Research Plan. It is worth noting that the lawsuit filed
by the Grand Canyon Trust against Interior concerning the implementation of terms in the Glen Canyon
Dam Biological Opinion is impacting discussions surrounding desired future conditions and the desire for
annual Beach Habitat Building Flows and Seasonally Adjusted Steady Flows rather than flow regime
called for in the latest Biological Opinion. (Randy Seaholm)
UPPER COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION SUMMER MEETING -The Upper Colorado
River Commission held its summer meeting in Glenwood Springs on June 25-26, 2008. This was Scott
Balcomb's last meeting as Colorado's representative. In June, Governor Ritter appointed Jennifer Gimbel
as Colorado's new representative and appointed Alexandra Davis as the alternate representative to the
Upper Colorado River Commission. The Governor, Department of Natural Resources, and Colorado
Water Conservation Board thank Scott Balcomb for his many years of dedicated service to representing
Colorado. (Ted Kowalski)
COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL PROGRAM -New Colorado members
Jennifer Gimbel and David Robbins joined Steve Gunderson from the WQCD, at the Forum and
Advisory Council meetings May 28-30, 2008 in Montrose. A tour of salinity control work and
opportunities in the Uncompahgre and North Fork areas was held in cooperation with the CRWCD,
USBR, UVWUA, Colorado Conservation Board, and local conservation districts. Special thanks go out
to Dave Kanzer from the River District, Mike Baker from the Grand Junction Reclamation office, and
Debbie Blume and Cindy Lair from the State Conservation Board for their work in organizing the tour.
Marc Catlin and UVWUA hosted another of his always popular BBQs the evening of the tour.
Action items from the Forum agenda included:
• Discussion of the new Basin States Parallel Program, as authorized in the new 2008 Farm Bill, as
a vehicle for the States to meet their cost-share obligations on the program using the Upper and
Lower Colorado River Basin Development Funds. A predecessor program has been to be
delivered in Colorado by the Colorado State Conservation Board within the Colorado Dept. of
Agriculture for approximately 10 years and has been extremely popular with local entities. A
report to Congress describing implementation of the new program is required and the Advisory
Council will be working with USBR to draft and submit that document.
~ USDA cost-share policies for federal FY08-09 will remain as before, but a new pilot incentive
program will be tested in the Plateau Creek area of Colorado.
~ USBR's initial study of new brine disposal strategies at the Paradox project located along the
Dolores River near Bedrock has been assigned to the Work Group for further review and
recommendation.
~ The draft 2008 Triennial Review was approved with minor changes and the public review process
will commence in late July. Final adoption will occur at the Forumis fa112008 meeting, after
which the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission will hold a hearing and also adopt the
2008 Review. (Steve Miller)
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