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. Balance benefits of water supplies -- support legislation providing "basin of origin" protections for those communities and residents in areas from which water is proposed to be exported into another river basin. . Solutions to urban water needs -- establish a regional water district or authority in the South Metro area to better coordinate and address the water needs of Colorado's fastest growing urban areas of Arapahoe and Douglas County. 2003 Instream Flow Water Right Appropriations: Mark Uppendahl worked closely with Linda Bassi, Alex Davis and Dahn Heher of Attorney General's Office to prepare and file the water right applications regarding the Board's 2003 Instream Flow and Natural Lake Level Appropriations in Water Divisions 3, 4 and 5. These applications were published in the December Water Court Resumes and included the Gunnison River Instream Flow application. Water Quality-Water Quantity Coordination meeting: Our last quarterly meeting took place on Dec. 3,2003. A summary of that meeting is attached. Drought Conference Report; CSU has published the proceedings from the Drought Conference we cosponsored on Dec. 4, 2003. A hardcopy of the report can be obtained from CSU as CWRRI Information Series report No. 96. A copy will be provided to Board members and placed on the web site. Current Approved Water Conservation Plans: A current list of entities with approved water conservation plans is attached. Groundwater Report: The Colorado Geological Survey has completed a draft of an assessment of artificial recharge of groundwater in Colorado. A copy of the draft report has been placed on our web site. I will bring a copy of the report to our meeting to circulate. If you would like a copy, we can provide you with one. The report should be completed by March. Dam Safety Officials Conference: The Annual Darn Safety Officials conference will be held on Sept. 26-29 in Phoenix. Conference topics include dam failures and incidents, hydrology& hydraulics, emergency preparedness, security at dams, darn owner issues, dam safety regulatory programs, dam inspections, dam construction, rehabilitation and design. Additional information is available at http://www.damsafety.org. Tamarisk Control Update: (The following summary was provided by the Tamarisk Coalition, pursuant to an agreement with the Board.) Federal Legislation - The House bill (H.R.2707) and Senate bill (S. l5l6) on tamarisk control are on hold until Congress reconvenes in late January. This legislation would provide $25 to $50 million per year in funding for large-scale demonstrations, research, and education. Federal sources would provide 75 percent of the funds, with the local share being made up of funds and in-kind contributions, including state agency provided services. New (Old?) Technology - One ofthe more promising tamarisk control technologies being investigated by the USDA is the use of a Chinese leaf beetle (Diorhabda elongate) as a biological control agent. Research has been conducted at Pueblo for over six years and at other sites in the West to determine the insect's life cycle, reproductive rate and dispersal, its impacts on tarnarisk and other vegetation, and its impacts on wildlife. One ofthe more important findings was-that-this-beetJc-cannot.sur:vivc-south-ofColomdo~s-southem_bordeI'-because-Summer_day_ lengths are too short to prevent the adult insects from entering winter hibernation too early to survive until the following spring. This research also has shown that there is a high potential for biological control to kill tamarisk after two to three years. Because of the success of this . research, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHrS) published its Environmental Assessment (see Federal Register Doc. 03-313ll or . . 8