Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District Minutes August 18 2005

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SECWCD August 18, 2005 4 RECORD OF PROCEEDING feet per second level. During the period of July 28 to August 15, Board of Water Works of Pueblo moved a total of 4,277 acre -feet of water from Clear Creek Reservoir. Without augmentation this year, flows on the Arkansas River would have been as low as 295 cfs. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT: Mr. Edelmann reported current streamflows throughout most of the basin are between 50 to 60 percent of average. To date, the cumulative year -to -date streamflow volume measured at Arkansas River at Avondale is about 360,000 acre -feet or approximately 65 percent of average. During the past month, as part of an ongoing storm -water study, the USGS in cooperation with Colorado Springs, City Engineering collected storm -water samples from ten tributaries, two sites on Monument Creek, and four sites on Fountain Creek. All sites in the storm -water project are located upstream of Security. Last month between July 19 -22 as part of a long -term water - quality monitoring effort the USGS, in cooperation with Colorado Springs Utilities, collected samples at eleven mainstem sites on Monument and Fountain Creeks, including sites located at Fountain, Pinon, and Pueblo. These sites are sampled four times a year. Mr. Edelmann reported next week, the USGS in cooperation with the Southeastern District and LAVWCD will collect water quality samples from seven sites on the Arkansas River and four tributaries between Pueblo Reservoir and Las Animas. These samples will be analyzed for salinity, major irons, bacteria, selenium, and uranium. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT: Mr. Broderick recognized that Phil Boawn of the Army Corps of Engineers - Albuquerque District was present. Mr. Boawn said there will be Corps representation at upcoming Board meetings. Tamarisk will be discussed at a future meeting. Mr. Broderick said that copies of a progress report to SECWCD from Tim Gates for the second quarter 2005 on Colorado State University Studies was in the Board binders for review. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & PROJECTS REPORT: O & M Quarterly Report: Mr. Reynolds said that he had found two discrepancies and is working with Reclamation to correct them. He then reviewed the following: • O & M Expenses for FY 2005 Job Summary for FY 2005 Mr. Musgrove reviewed the following: • Fry -Ark Project Work Plan Descriptions Accomplishments, 3rd Quarter -2005 Mr. Broderick thanked Mr. Musgrove and Mr. Person on behalf of the Board for the great job they do in assisting the District on the Fry-Ark tours. V