GC 2010 PRRIP

• Description: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program ‎(PRRIP)‎ Governance Committee ‎(GC)‎ Meeting agendas, contracts, emails, budgets, related reports, minutes, notes, etc. 2010
• State: CO
• State: NE
• State: WY
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 1/1/2010
• Author: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program ‎(PRRIP)‎
• Title: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program ‎(PRRIP)‎ Governance Committee ‎(GC)‎ Meeting documents for 2010
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Meeting

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PRRIP — ED OFFICE DRAFT 04/06/2010
44 Jim Jenniges —Nebraska Public Power District
45 Rich Walters — The Nature Conservancy
46 Doug Hallum — Nebraska DNR
47 Kevin Prior — Olsson Associates
48 Matt Rabbe — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
49 Larry Schulz — ED Office contractor
50 Mark Pegg — University of Nebraska - Lincoln
52 Welcome & Administrative
53 Lawson called the meeting to order and the group proceeded with introductions. Lawson asked
54 for agenda modifications; none offered. Berryman moved to approve the December 2009 GC
55 minutes; DeMott seconded. Minutes approved. Kenny said Wingfield would be stricken from
56 the attendance list at the February 2010 GC Special Session. Purcell moved to approve the
57 February 2010 GC Special Session minutes; Kowalski seconded, adding that Wingfield's name
58 needs to be removed from several places in the minutes. Minutes approved.
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60 Kenny circulated a membership list for the GC to review and make modifications if necessary by
61 the end of the meeting on Wednesday, March 10.
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63 Program Committee Updates
64 Land Advisory Committee (LAC)
65 Czaplewski provided an update on the latest LAC activities. The LAC last met on January 29 in
66 Kearney. Most of the discussion was related to Program land management activities and the
67 LAC took action several Program land management plans. The next LAC meeting is April 9 in
68 Kearney.
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70 Water Advisory Committee (WAC)
71 Steinke provided an update on the latest WAC activities. Courtney provided an update to the
72 Water Action Plan and the WAC approved. The ED Office is moving forward on permitting that
73 includes potential Water Action Plan projects. The WAC approved the J -2 Re- Regulating
74 Reservoir Prefeasibility Study. Steve Smith from the ED Office provided an update on potential
75 groundwater recharge projects. Kenny provided an update on water management incentives
76 scoping underway by the Flatwater Group and University of Nebraska experts. The next WAC
77 meeting is in May in Ogallala and that agenda will include depletions plans updates.
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79 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
80 Besson provided an update on the latest TAC activities. The TAC had two meetings since the
81 last GC meeting in December 2009. Discussion at the January 2010 meeting included Program
82 monitoring protocols, tern and plover annual reporting, initial report from the tern and plover
83 foraging habits study, whooping crane monitoring report, forage fish monitoring report,
84 geomorphology /in- channel vegetation monitoring report, water quality monitoring report, PRRIP
85 Responses to 2009 ISAC Findings, and Program land management plans.
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This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are
is made by the Governance Committee before approval.
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