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Katy Holgate (S. Ute Tribal Water) <br />2002 relate history <br />Animas R. "nutrient workgroup' <br />Algal bloom from low flow, [high] temperature, wastewater treatment <br />"Nutrients became a big issue in 2002!" <br />[led to ] monitoring <br />After the fire "fire study" [documented] impacts Animas compared to the San Juan and Dolores <br />reference. [ Dolores and San Juan not impacted by this fire so they were used as reference for <br />impacts on the Animas] <br />Animas R. rebounded quickest because of natural flows. <br />Pine R. has not rebounded [because] 'controlled'. No instream flow protection. <br />[Page 19] <br />Planning [ what would do differently; planning for drought; information needed] <br />Predict snowpack (with confidence limits) -- could modify fertilizer use, etc or fallow fileds <br />Need prediction in February or March <br />.. or earler because need to buy fertilizer in Fall. <br />Daily Flows management problem (La Plata) <br />EPA focus on nutrient standards <br />Efficiency in delivery of water [ example: Pine R. Valley; it was expressed that the management <br />in that valley was inefficient in that water was not getting to where it was needed even for <br />those with rights.] <br />Delivery of water <br />Cleaning ditches <br />Return flows — may be re -used water [ implications for nutrient levels] <br />Felicity: strengthen systems that hold water [ when mentioned natural and man -made <br />systems]; <br />Municipal /water [ discussion of Ag/ municipal water transfers] <br />Don't forget groundwater —build up aquifers. But some aquifers are recharged by irrigation — <br />example: Florida Mesa. <br />Population Land use/ Growth [ a discussion of people moving in or out of the region facing <br />growth as a driver of water use] <br />