WAC Committee Meeting Minutes

• File Number: 8461.550
• Description: Water Advisory Committee & Water Advisory Planning
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 7/16/2008
• Author: Executive Director's Office
• Title: WAC Committee Meeting Minutes
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Minutes

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PRRIP - ED OFFICE FINAL 07/16/2008
89 Frank Kwapnioski asked if anyone was opposed to Jerry making a recommendation to the GC to
90 proceed with this acquisition. Mike Drain said he would like to continue to work on the details
91 with respect to the water bank. Jerry said the moving forward means to continue discussion with
92 the land owner, make sure WAC and LAC are comfortable, and work out the numbers. Jennifer
93 Schellpeper said the details on the water banking also need to be worked out. The WAC
94 discussed how this could be a case study for this type of acquisition and how the Program would
95 use water banks. Mike Drain indicated the case study opportunity is a good reason to move
96 forward and maybe the Program should go ahead and purchase and then take the time to figure
97 out the details. Mike explained that the LAC has recognized that land owners will likely
98 continue coming forward with land opportunities and that the LAC should have a process in
99 place to evaluate, versus taking everything that comes through the door; the WAC may need to
loo create a similar evaluation process for the water aspects of land acquisitions and this is could be
101 a good example.
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103 Frank Kwapnioski asked the WAC if there were further questions. Ted Kowalski made a
104 motion to proceed with negotiations to purchase, using this as a case study. Kent Miller
105 seconded the motion. The recommendation will be presented to the GC.
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107 Water Quality Protocol Update
108 Beorn Courtney provided an update on the Water Quality RFP process; the Program interviewed
109 three potential contractors and selected EA Engineering, Science, and Technologies, Inc., teamed
110 with Brown and Caldwell. The interview committee recognized that the Program is asking the
111 contractor to begin with protocol development prior to the AMWG having an opportunity to
112 provide full direction on how the water quality data will be incorporated into the hypotheses
113 testing. The ED's Office is helping identify a focus committee to participate in the Water
114 Quality Protocol Development process; a kickoff ineeting is being planned and Pat O'Brien from
115 Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality has agreed to participate. Don Anderson
116 expressed interest in participating. Anyone else interested should contact Beorn Courtney.
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118 Additional Business
119 Beorn presented a draft document which summarizes Program water-related activities as
120 identified in the Program Document, which will require WAC involvement. Recently the WAC
121 has been focused on the Water Management Study and there is a need to not lose focus on other
122 water-related activities we are required to lead. The purpose of this document is to provide a
123 Program Document "cheat sheet". The draft will continue to be updated (with actual dates for
124 due dates versus Program Year) and circulated. The current WAC members list was included as
125 an attachment. WAC members and alternates need to be reviewed/identified as decisions of the
126 committee, including those regarding recommendations to the GC, must be by consensus of the
127 WAC members (per the Charter). Comments should be provided to Beorn.
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129 The ED's Office is beginning to draft the FY09 budget, the first draft will be provided to the GC
130 at the October meeting. This Draft WAC planning document will also help focus that effort.
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132 As identified in the Draft WAC planning document, by end of 2009, the Water Action Plan
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