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<br />Impact Task Force Reports <br /> <br />Division of Wildlife <br />Marv Halstead. Wildlife <br />Ms. Halstead said there were no troublesome issues to report at the present time. <br />Robin Knox. Wildlife <br />Mr. Knox reported that the fish and elk were happy at this time, but there were still concerns with <br />the southeastern Colorado reservoir storage and the impacts it may have on wildlife. <br /> <br />Agriculture-- <br />Jeff Tr anel. CSU <br />Mr. Tranel reported that we have had tremendous plant death since 2002 and with this year's early <br />summer freeze. He also commented that we had rapid weed growth this spring but that the July <br />heat killed much of the weeds. Mr. Tranel said unfortunately we have had very little new growth in <br />the grasses because of the July heat as well. He reported that the late frost hurt much of Colorado's <br />wheat crop, but that the corn crop is ok at the present time. <br /> <br />Bob Steger. Denver Water <br />There was not a report from Denver Water at this meeting. <br /> <br />Jack Bvers. Deputv State Engineer. DNR. W A TF Vice Chair <br />Mr. Byers summed up the meeting by saying he did not feel there was an immediate concern for a <br />next drought meeting. He stated that we should see how the conditions look by January and then <br />probably plan the next drought meeting at that time. Mr. Byers said the reservoirs are in so much <br />better shape than they were in the last three years. Additionally, he mentioned that he had not heard <br />of any municipalities thinking of setting new water restrictions, and that he had heard that even <br />Aurora had good water conditions now. Lastly, Mr. Byers stated he would let the W ATF Chair <br />person from CWCB set the next drought meeting. <br /> <br />Next Meeting <br /> <br />The next drought (Water Availability Task Force) meeting will be detennined later in the year and <br />announced by the Colorado Water Conservation Board. <br /> <br />The meeting was adjourned at 2:50 p.m. <br /> <br />-- Visual Presentations from the meeting can be seen on the CWCS Webpage, the <br />Conservation and Drought Planning Section, Colorado Drought Information at: <br /> <br />http://cwcb.state.co.us/owclDrought_Planning/Presentations/htm. <br />