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Arkansas Valley Conduit Advisory Committee Minutes
<br />February 14, 2006
<br />Southeastern Director and Chairman Bill Long called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m.
<br />Chairman Long welcomed all in attendance.
<br />ATTENDANCE
<br />Arkansas Valley Conduit Subcommittee members present: Bill Long, Carl McClure,
<br />Lee Simpson, Harold Miskel, Scott Reed, Jim Broderick, Bob Hamilton and Phil
<br />Reynolds, Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District (SECWCD). Arkansas
<br />Valley Conduit Advisory Committee members present: Joe Kelley, City of La Junta;
<br />Joe Petramala, South Swink Water/Rural Water Providers (RWP).,!,�- id Simpson, St.
<br />Charles Mesa Water District; Matt Heimerich, Crowley Count4%itomiinissioner; Wayne
<br />Whittaker, Rocky Ford. Advisory Alternates present: Leroy IVI:nch, Prowers County;
<br />Norman Noel, RWP; Other participants and visitors pf-esent Doris Morgan, Senator
<br />Allard's Pueblo office; Allison Cortner, Senator Salazar's `Pueblo office; Sal Pace,
<br />Congressman Salazar's Pueblo office; Nancy Moorre, Ordway; Pete M ore, Lower
<br />Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District (L �VWCD); Charles W T- son,
<br />United States Department Agriculture; John- WP; Bill Barlow, EadiJTTty
<br />Council; C.O. Water, Cheraw; Jake Klein and Kevin Carney, Otero County`Stella
<br />Walters, McCabe Water Association; Shirley Adams, .M- anola Mayor; Virgil Cochran,
<br />Southeastern Land & Environment; f4 Wimler, LAVW(J nBill McCurdy, CCWA Inc.;
<br />Gerry Knapp, Aurora; Alan Ward, Board oWater Works oTP- ueblo, Chuck Donkle, City
<br />of Las Animas; Ray Kogovsek and Chrstiiie Arl�bwgast, Southeastern District Federel
<br />Lobbyists; Norene Aydelolte, Town of Crawley, .Cfi7 dlca, The Pueblo Chieftain;
<br />Frank Wallace, Bent Counterommissionerck Hilci�cock, Fowler Trustee; Curt
<br />Thompson, MACTECf Tim Ahb 6t, Fred Rey ioIds, and Mike Elenbaas, Black & Veatch;
<br />and Jerry Gibbens, M_ -,H.
<br />MINUTES
<br />Mr. Long eporl� that. the minutes of the December 20 meeting were distributed and
<br />asked if:tl ere were ati=y o meiifsiRearing none, Mr. Petramala, moved to approve the
<br />minutest econded by Nl«.:.:�lauch lofon passed with all in favor. Chairman Long
<br />welcon- id0everyone in attendance and reviewed the agenda.
<br />MWH STUDY_PRESENTATION
<br />Mr. Long then in_T duced Jerry Gibbens of MWH to provide a presentation on the
<br />"Arkansas Valley Conduit - Exchange Analysis." Mr. Gibbens provided a PowerPoint
<br />presentation summary of the analysis. He noted that this latest draft contains the recent
<br />filings in Water Court by Colorado Springs Utilities, Aurora\l-lighline, and Lamar; and
<br />that storage space in Pueblo Reservoir is not considered in this report.
<br />BLACK & VEATCH INVESTIGATION UPDATE
<br />Mr. Meador then began a Powerpoint presentation on the progress being made in the
<br />Investigation Study. He reviewed the approach used for the investigation and provided
<br />book -end cost estimates. Mr. Wannack discussed the water supply needs and potential
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