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<br />., <br /> <br />M <br /> <br />E <br /> <br />M <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />R <br /> <br />A <br /> <br />N <br /> <br />D <br /> <br />u <br /> <br />M <br /> <br />To: <br /> <br />Members of the Board of Directors of Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board (CWCB) <br />Eric Wilkinson <br />May 22, 2000 <br />MAY 22-23, 2000, MEETING OF THE CWCB <br /> <br />From: <br />Date: <br />Subject: <br /> <br />On Monday afternoon, May 15, 2000, I received an invitation from Congressman John Doolittle, <br />Chairman ofthe Subcommittee on Water and Power, to testifY before a hearing scheduled on <br />Tuesday, May 23,2000. The hearing concerns legislation involving the transfer of title of certain <br />water distribution facilities associated with the Colorado-Big Thompson Project from the United <br />States Bureau of Reclamation to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District. This hearing <br />was originally scheduled to be held May 25. <br /> <br />After investigating several alternatives and making contact with the Water and Power <br />Subcommittee staff, it appeared prudent that I accept the invitation to testifY on May 23. <br />Regretfully, this precludes me from attending the CWCB meeting and activities beginning in the <br />late afternoon on Monday, May 22, and continuing through Tuesday, May 23, I sincerely regret <br />and apologize for this conflict in my schedule, I hope that you will understand the reasons why I <br />will have to miss a portion of the Board meeting, <br /> <br />Unfortunately, the portion of the meeting that I am missing, specifically the afternoon of Tuesday, <br />May 23, has several agenda items concerning the South Platte River Basin, which will be <br />discussed by the Board. <br /> <br />. Concerning agenda item 12, I have talked with the applicants for the small project loan <br />associated with the Plumb and Daily Ditch Company, The CWCB staff has done an <br />outstanding job in summarizing the project. I concur with staff's recommendations that, <br />indeed, the loan should be granted so the project can move forward. This will ensure the <br />continued reliability of the diversion structure, <br /> <br />. Being a new member of the Board, I am unsure of the extent and content of what is <br />expected from my report concerning the South Platte Basin on agenda item 16, The <br />most pressing issue that the South Platte Basin is currently facing is the dry weather <br />conditions being experienced by our water users, including the need to irrigate up many <br />of the crops. A significant portion of the available water supply is being consumed in an <br />effort to irrigate up the crops. The cooler -than-normal weather is delaying streamflow <br />