PRRIP SPWRAP Meeting Documents October 23, 2014

• Description: SPWRAP Documents for the October 23, 2014 meeting held in Denver, CO. Includes Legal memorandum summarizing Board Actions and Other legal issues, and the PRRIP and SPWRAP summary and annual report
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 10/23/2014
• Author: SPWRAP
• Title: PRRIP SPWRAP Meeting Documents October 23, 2014
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Meeting

HAMRE, RODRIGUEZ, OSTRANDER & DINGESS, P.C.
Attorneys and Counselors at Law
John M. Dingess 3600 S. Yosemite Street, Suite 500 Special Counsel
Donald M. Ostrander Denver, Colorado 80237-1829 James Birch
Richard F. Rodriguez Telephone: [phone] Paul C. Rufien,P.C.
Austin Hamre Telefax: [phone] Teri L. Petitt,LLC
mail @hrodlaw.com Patricia A. Madsen, LLC
www.hrodlaw.com Peter F. Michaelson,P.C.
Joel M. Spector Andy M. Frohardt,LLC
Ryan P. McLane Amanda A. Bradley,LLC
Lynn B. Obernyer-2003 Peter C. Johnson,LLC
MEMORANDUM
TO: SPWRAP Board & Membership
FR: Austin Hamre
DT: October 14, 2014
RE: Board Actions and Other Legal Issues Since Last Annual Meeting
The following summarizes the actions taken by the Board since the 2013 annual meeting, and
other legal issues that have been discussed but not yet resolved:
1. Class I-2 and I-3 Memberships: SPWRAP completed the formulation and adoption of
these classes of memberships for entities involved in drilling and hydraulic fracturing
(fracking) of O&G wells where a federal nexus exists. Due to circumstances unique to
the North Platte Basin in Colorado, a slightly different process was adopted for activities
in the South Platte and North Platte Basins.
2. SPWRAP Executive Director: SPWRAP finalized the description of the roles and
responsibilities of its executive director.
3. South Platte Lower River Group (SPLRG) Dissolution: Created in the late 1990s,
SPLRG began doing some of the tasks related to recharge projects that were later
assumed by SPWRAP. It also provided a forum for dialogue between lower river water
users, State government, and other Colorado stakeholders in PRRIP. Following the
creation of SPWRAP, SPLRG became inactive, and after some discussion over the last
year, it was decided that maintaining both entities was not necessary. Dissolution of the
SPLRG corporate structure became effective at the end of August, 2014, and to the extent
necessary, SPWRAP will take on the functions previously served by SPLRG.
4. Recharge Projects: Despite a desire to find a recharge project to take the place of the
Winterhaven Project on which the parties were never able to reach agreement, no new
recharge projects were pursued in the last year due largely to the flooding that occurred in