BOARD00461

• Board Meeting Date: 5/7/1992
• Description: Agenda or Contents, Minutes, Memos. Partial.
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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A motion was made by Sheftel and seconded by Meyring to approve the revised e,
agenda The motion passed by unanimous (7-0) decision.

3. Approval of Minutes. (9:24 - 9:25 am.)

The Board considered approval of the draft summary minutes for the March 1992
meeting. Since the draft was not available prior to the meeting, there was consensus
to consider the minutes later in the meeting. This item was taken up on Friday
morning.

4. Animas-La Plata Report. (9:25 - 9:57 am.)

Sara "Sally" Duncan introduced Frank "Sam" Maynes, attorney for the Southwestern
Colorado WCD. Mr. Maynes reviewed the USBR decision to seek a Supplemental
EIS and reported on the status of project construction. Questions were asked by
Duncan, Harrison, and Evans. Mr. Maynes also spoke on the status of the San Miguel
project and asked the Board not to give up on the Wilderness legislation. Discussion
followed by Duncan. Norton, Harrison, and Sheftel. Comments from the audience
were made by Dan Law, CWR&PDA; FrankAkers, CWCB staff; and Wendy Weiss,
AG staff. No action was taken.

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5. Bear Creek Space Allocation. (9:57 - 10:39 am.)

Lochhead and Harrison were recused from the discussion. Randy Seaholm, CWCB
staff, presented a staff memorandum and joint request by six entities seeking to
reallocate 645 acre feet of the existing 1,927 acre foot permanent pool. Questions
were asked by Duncan, Sheftel, and Martineau. Jay Skinner, DOW, reported no news
from opposing parties concerned with impact on fishery if reservoir is drawn down.
Comments from the affected entities in favor of the plan were provided by Dick
Plastino, Director of Planning and Permitli for the City of Lakewood; Jerry Schultz,
General manager for Evergreen and Chairman of the Jefferson County Metro District;
Jay Montgomery, an attorney standing in for Newt Free of the District; Gene
Samuelson, representing Indian Hills Water District; and John Thomason. trustee of
the City of Morrison.

The Board was asked to approve the staff recommendation to the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers reallocating 645 acre feet of the existing permanent pool at Bear Creek
Lake to conservation storage.

Discussion followed by Duncan, Norton, Martineau, and Sheftel. A motion was made
by Sheftel and seconded by Smith to approve the staff recommendation of storage of
645 acre feet in Bear Creek Reservoir given the terms and conditions that are outlined e
in the memo which include the bookover concept to m;n;m;7e drawdown of the '
reservoir and any other terms and conditions that are put in there for the protection

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