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Other Issues
<br />• Concerns that the County is continuing to issue new building permits when there is not
<br />enough water supply or treatment facilities to treat water for new taps
<br />• Information on land transactions with water rights to be forwarded to districts and a
<br />solution may be to incorporate those water transactions into the Decision Support System
<br />over time to help with issues related to water needs in times of fast growth and for new land
<br />buyers to learn whether they hold a water right
<br />• Discussion of asking for emergency funding from the Division of Minerals and Geology's
<br />Water Quality Control Commission for stream restoration project around Rico where
<br />cutback erosion is increasing mine leakage into the Dolores River with water flows
<br />containing mercury, cadmium and other heavy metals
<br />• Need for the CDOW to include the population of the relic native cutthroat trout that was
<br />discovered near Deep Creek as part of its statewide efforts to recover the species
<br />• Create a program called Healthy Communities to identify and support needs for open space
<br />and to preserve the quality of life in the region
<br />• The towns of Nucla and Naurita are completing a
<br />feasibility study to
<br />combine and build one
<br />water treatment plant for
<br />both towns
<br />• Concerns over the lack of
<br />information from the U.S.
<br />Forest Service about how.
<br />V�f .
<br />much water they want
<br />B"Sln Informatlon(more basin information available at wwwxwuu.statn.w.uN
<br />Population
<br />2000 133,282
<br />2030 (projected) 239,138
<br />Colorado Coneressional Districts
<br />House 54, 58, 59, 61, 62
<br />Meeting Information
<br />Number of Reservoirs and Dams
<br />92
<br />Senate 5, 6, 7
<br />Location
<br />Date
<br />Board Members and Host(s)
<br />Durango
<br />September 18, 2000
<br />Don Schwindt, CWCB,
<br />Mike Preston, Montezuma Co., Mary Fenwick, SWWCD
<br />Pagosa Springs
<br />September 19, 2000
<br />Don Schwindt, CWCB,
<br />Mike Preston, Montezuma Co., Mary Fenwick, SWWCD
<br />Dolores
<br />September 20, 2000
<br />Don Schwindt, CWCB,
<br />Mike Preston, Montezuma Co., Mary Fenwick, SWWCD
<br />Norwood
<br />September 21, 2001
<br />Don Schwindt, CWCB,
<br />Mike Preston, Montezuma Co., Mary Fenwick, SWWCD
<br />Participants
<br />Federal — National Resource Conservation Service, United
<br />States Bureau of Reclamation, United States Geological
<br />Survey, Representative Scott McInnis (staff) State — Department
<br />of Agriculture, Department of Water Resources Counties —San
<br />Miguel County Cities and Towns — Cortez, Durango, Norwood,
<br />Nucla, Southern Ute Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
<br />Ditch Companies, Water Companies and Districts — Animas
<br />La Plata Water Conservation District, Aspen Springs
<br />Metropolitan District, Colorado Cooperative Ditch Company,
<br />Dolores Water Conservation District, Mancos Water
<br />Conservation District, Norwood Water Commission, Pagosa
<br />Area Sanitation and Water District, Rio Blanco Navaho River
<br />Association, San Juan Water Conservation District, San
<br />Miguel Basin Soil Conservancy District, Southwestern
<br />Water Conservation District Zones, Trappers Crossing
<br />Home Owners Association Watershed and Other
<br />Organizations — Colorado Rafters Association, Gurley
<br />Water Development Company, League of Women Voters,
<br />La Plata Vista Home Owners Association, Shenandoah
<br />Home Owners Association, Lower Blanco Property
<br />Owners Association, Steve Harris, Chris Phillips, San Juan
<br />Citizen's Alliance, San Miguel Watershed Coalition, SUT
<br />Water Resources, Taxpayers of the Animas River,
<br />Transition Zones, Trappers Crossing Home Owners
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