Preferred Sotage Options Plan (PSOP) Meeting Minutes August 31 2004

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T W u �.) Southeastern Colorado Water Activity Enterprise 2004 PREFERRED STORAGE OPTIONS PLAN (PSOP) MEETIN;C� MINUTES August 31, 2004 Phil Reynolds began the Preferred Storage Options Plan (PSOP) Committee meeting at 10:04 a.m. at the District office. Introductions consisted of. Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District Directors - Chairman Glenn Everett, Ron Aschermann, Denzel Goodwin and Orville Tomky. Participants included: Wayne Whittaker, Catlin Canal and LAVWCD; Karl Licis, The Pueblo Chieftain; Matt Loose, Wheeler (Fountain); Pat Edelmann, U.S. Geological Survey; Bob Hartzman, City of Canon City; Louis Harding, Security Water District; Steve Harrison, Pueblo West Metro District; Alan Ward, Pueblo Board of Water Works; Jim McGrady, Colorado Springs Utilities; Jerry Gibbens, MWH; and Ray Kogovsek, District Lobbyist. District staff present: Phil Reynolds, Bob Hamilton, and Margie Miller. Phil informed the Committee that Jim Broderick was unable to attend the meeting because he was in Kansas. MINUTE CORRECTIONS — June 29, 2004 Phil reported there are some corrections to the June 29, 2004 meeting minutes. Paragraph three, delete "Larry Patterson" and replace it with "Greg Nyhoff. " Same paragraph, twelfth line, replace `feasibility study" with "legislation. " Fourth paragraph, first sentence replace "PSOP Committee" with "Southeastern Colorado Water Activity Enterprise. " Same paragraph, "Senator McInnis" should read "Representative McInnis. " Ron Aschermann moved to approve the minutes with the corrections, seconded by Wayne Whittaker, all in favor, motion passed. LEGISLATION Ray Kogovsek reported he has had several meetings since Congress has been out of session regarding PSOP. He and Christine Arbogast will be in Washington D.C. on September 7 to update Representative Hefley of the progress that has been made with the Colorado River District. It is almost certain there will be a lame duck session, which will last a week after the election. Phil reported the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Colorado River District, Town of Basalt, City of Aspen, Twin Lakes, and Division Engineers from Division 2 and 5 participated in a tour of the Fry -Ark west slope diversion system. It appears the Colorado River District is comfortable with the Twin Lakes issues; however, the City of Aspen had not come to a consensus. Bob Hamilton informed the Committee the City of Aspen is looking for retribution for the past 20 years. Once Reclamation has the fiber optics system in place to measure the flows the system will be more accurate with measurements. Alan Ward explained that Twin Lakes has adopted new operating criteria, one that is consistent with the way other reservoirs operate. A limit will be placed on carryover water in Twin Lakes. U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION Attorney for the District, Lee Miller, has a meeting scheduled for September 1 with the Bureau of Reclamation to discuss the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The Lake County Recreation Study, proposed in 2001, is now underway. A Request for Proposal (RFP) will go out in October to select the agency to complete the study. The study will be completed by the end of 2005.