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Glenwood Springs <br />Nolan Doesken's Group <br />Gary Roberts: Town of Breckenridge <br />➢ Impacts from 2002 Drought <br />• 2002 ski season ok in Summit County <br />• Drinking water supplies affected: Blue River <br />• No peak flow in 2002: 30 cfs <br />• Shoshone call <br />• Warm Water <br />• Northing went wrong storage related: maybe different for Dillon Reservoior than <br />other basins /reservoirs <br />• Now have monthly coordination meetings <br />Erik Knight: USBR <br />➢ Impacts from 2002 Drought <br />• Wet years easier than dry years <br />• Some shortage sharing agreements <br />• Severe drought means few planning options <br />• More demands now: Black Canyon water rights now established <br />• Increased amount of endangered species in Black Canyon /Aspinal Unit area <br />• Aspinal unit has not yet been asked to release to augment flow in the Black <br />Canyon <br />Dennis Reich: Colorado Springs Utilities: West Slope Water Provider <br />➢ Impacts from 2002 Drought <br />o Had several water plants that their consulting company were responsible for <br />Their plans were experiencing poor water quality and filtering <br />Jim Shaw <br />➢ Impacts from 2002 Drought <br />• Personal level: In the process of building a house in Summit County: contractors <br />more available <br />• Working out water supply protective plan <br />• Dillon water supply just barely met needs <br />• Now looking for backup water and now sharing with Silverthorne <br />• Call on water rights is not yet a major concern in Summit County <br />• Beetle kill is also an issue: Probably caused by drought <br />• Remaining questions /issues: What will fire do to water supplies? How will it <br />impact sediment and runoff amount and behavior? <br />Lessons Learned: Needs <br />➢ State water regulation were an adherence to flexibility <br />➢ Need to now what's happening next winter: 6 -month lead seasonal forecasting <br />➢ 2002 was a motivation for change <br />