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.?, LEGISLATIVE REPORT: Vice President Bolinger read a Memo the District received via a fax from State Representative Diane Hoppe to the Boards of the Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District and GASP. The subject of the Memo from Representative Hoppe concerns the meeting of September 7, 1999 which will be held at the Ramada Inn in Sterling to discuss Lower River issues. In the Memo Representative Hoppe says that the "uater users in Water District 64 as well as the water users of the South Platte River Basin have three obligations. 1) Compliance with the South Platte River Compact 2) Replacement of depletions caused by out-of-priority diversions when those diversions are creating injury to other Colorado water rights 3) Necessary participation in programs required by the Endangered Species Act." Representative Hoppe continues by suggesting "discussion should consider the following: 1) Construction of groundwater recharge and re-regulation facilities 2) The augmentation of flows using traditional sources, such as releases from existing reservoirs, the purchase of existing agricultural water rights and the management of existing resources 3) The possible construction of at least one additional reservoir and/or increasing the capacity of existing reservoirs." D:rectors Bolinger, Crandall, Fender, Kiolbasa, Lingreen, Treadway and Tuck will be attending this meeting. WATER CONSERVATION BUSINESS: Gary M-iller, District Techxucian, reported the following for the mois+.uTe uionitoring and water quality programs this summer. • 853 moisture block checks have been made to date, • 124 ditch/river water sample tests have been performed in the lab, • 52 farmer contacts have been made on behalf of the District, • water sampling was provided for seventeen area ditch companies, and • water sampling is being conducted on 12 various sample sites along the South Platte River. 3