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<br />, <br /> <br />the seminar which was conducted to certify individuals who could conduct proper pump testing. <br /> <br />a Hal also mentioned that he welcomes and seeks the advice of the Committee on phasing of the additional <br />_rules that may be necessary to bring ourselves into compliance. <br /> <br />Jeris Danielson recommended strong enforcement of the Rules, and asked if people had been hired to <br />perfonn these activities. Hal replied that people had been hired and were being trained. <br /> <br />Question from another Committee member: Should the 3-day pumping rule be changed? Hal responded <br />that he seeks the advice of the Committee on this subject. <br /> <br />Frank Milenski stressed that if the 3-day rule is to be changed, the fanners who rely on that rule need <br />to know soon so that they can adequately prepare for planting next spring. Chuck responded that this <br />should be an early agenda item. <br /> <br />Role of the Water Conservation Board <br />Chuck Lile described the established precedents for cooperation between the Water Conservation Board, <br />the legislature, and water users to collaboratively solve problems. He recommended that this Committee <br />work on developing solutions one step at a time. He recommended that the Committee concentrate on <br />the following issues early: keep any debt from climbing by heading off additional depletions, or <br />"stopping the bleeding". He suggested that about a year from now we have a concept that we can take <br />to the legislature. To develop this concept, we need lots of infonnation exchange so that we can receive <br />and evaluate ideas. He further suggested that we should deal with our own problems internally; "the <br />prospect of a federal Water Master is scary." <br /> <br />_Ole of Lower Arkansas River Commission CLARC) <br />Ron Desilet of the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) described the history ano time schedule for <br />the efforts of the LARC. LARC developed a plan in 1992 and 1993, which WllS submitted to the <br />legislature. The Legislature made a $5 million appropriation for the following purposes: water for the <br />penn anent pool at John Martin, and water for fish and wildlife values at the Great Plains Reservoirs. <br />DOW has initiated appraisal of the sample fann under the Amity Canal, will soon complete engineering <br />designs on the Amity and Ft .Lyon canals for drop structures, and have fInished construction of an island <br />at NeeNoshe Reservoir for threatened and endangered species (piping plover, least tern, etc) In the <br />future, he expects DOW to develop contingent contracts for delivery of water. <br /> <br />Committee Organization <br />Hal asked the Committee how often it wanted to meet. The general reply was that 1110nthly was ok for <br />now, maybe more often at first, with the meetings to rotate around to different locations. <br /> <br />The Committee agreed that its next meeting would be in Pueblo on October 12th, at 1:00 PM, probably <br />at one of the City of Pueblo facilities, to be announced later. The Committee also agreed to another <br />meeting in La Junta on October 27th. <br /> <br />After much discussion of topics for the fIrSt two meetings, the following three topics were decided for <br />the agenda for the October 12th meeting: <br /> <br />e. <br /> <br />The basis and operation of the 3-day pumping rule and other rules <br /> <br />The engineering side of the Kansas case (presenters probably Dennis Montgomery and Duane <br />Helton) <br />