Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District Minutes February 16 2006

• Description: Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District Minutes February 16 2006
• State: CO
• Date: 2/16/2006
• Author: Gonzales, Toni
• Title: Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District Minutes February 16 2006
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Minutes

SECWCD
February 16, 2006
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RECORD OF PROCEEDING
WATER QUALITY REPORT:
Pat Edelmann gave a PowerPoint presentation entitled, Lower Arkansas River Basin Fountain
Creek Watershed discussing some of the following:
• Cooperating Agencies
• Some Terminology
• Spatial Changes in Salinity
• Arkansas River Basin Long -term Trends in Salinity
• Fountain Creek Watershed Variations in dissolved solids, ammonia, Nitrate, Selenium
• Sources of Fecal Coliform
• Fountain Creek Watershed -A Comparison of Water - Quality Conditions (Normal flows vs.
Storm- water)
• Basic Monitoring Program
• Storm -water Monitoring Program
COMMITTEE MEETING DATES:
Mr. Broderick said this agenda item will be on the agenda monthly, for committee chairmen to
schedule meetings for their committee's to meet.
WATER CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN REPORT:
Jean Van Pelt said she would like to introduce to the Board and the visitors a new component to the
District's Water Conservation Program, the SECO Water Wise Web site. SECO is an abbreviation
for Southeastern Colorado. You can access the Web site through a link on the District's home page
or by typing in www.secowaterwise.org.
The District has nurtured an important partnership with CSU Arkansas Valley Research Center
(AVRC). The AVRC has an outstanding reputation in the basin as a leader in local agriculture
research. Dr. Mike Bartolo, manager of the Research Center has been very helpful in the
development of this program. He is well - admired by the agriculture community and a wonderful
resource for the valley.
Mrs. Van Pelt also thanked the Bureau of Reclamation for funding this project through a matching
grant. Reclamation's continued support for the District's conservation program is greatly
appreciated.
Mrs. Van Pelt said the secowaterwise website is the first of its kind in our region and it provides up
to minute weather information, research and resources about efficient agricultural water
management practices and technology as well as practical guidance about their implementation.
Formerly, this type of information was only accessible by logging onto multiple Web sites, for easy
access this same information has been complied into one site. By utilizing internet technology this