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<br />" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />o Republican River Col1ltlact Basics and Settlement Update <br />o Understanding the Republican River Model <br />o The Impact of the Republican River Settlement on all Nebraskans <br />o Differentiating Consumptive Use, Conservation, and Efficiency <br />o. Strategies and Tools for Moving Forward <br />o Funding' Who, How, and Why? <br />o Drought: Patterns and Outlook <br />o hmovations in Practice and Technology <br /> <br />The seminar also provided opportunities to ask questions of and network with presenters, participate in <br />panel discussions by posing questions, and share thoughts and ideas through an audience poll. <br /> <br />Public Urged to AvoId Soutb Platte River Due to Spill: Local residents were urged by Colorado <br />Department of Public Health and Environment officials to avoid the South Platte River from West <br />Dartmouth A venue to Commerce City as a precautionary measure because of a spill from a sewage <br />treatment plant that occurred Feb 24. The spill occurred between 8 a.m. and t t a.m. Friday when debris <br />plugged an in-plant sewer line at the Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant. Approximately <br />12,000 gallons of spilled material, consisting primarily of return flows from various treatment processes, <br />reached the South Platte River. Because the spilled material was not raw sewage, it is expected to pose a <br />much lower health risk than would have been posed by a sewage spill. <br /> <br />Littleton/Englewood officials notified the Department of Public Health and Environment's Water Quality <br />Control Division of the spill. In turn, the Denver Environmental Health Department; Tri-County Health <br />Department, which serves Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties; and downstream water users and <br />communities were being notified ofthe spill and ofthe potential contamination. <br /> <br />Steve Gunderson, the director ofthe Department of Public Health and Environment's Water Quality <br />Control Division, said that, as a result of the spill, water samples are now being taken at several locations <br />along the South Platte River to determine the level of contamination. <br /> <br />Gunderson said that when the test results from those samples become available, it will he determined <br />what additional steps need to be taken and when the warning about contact with South Platte River can be <br />lifted. <br /> <br />Nortbern Colorado Water Conservancy District Meetings: second Friday of every month, held at the <br />Loveland office for more infonnation visit www.ncwcd.org <br /> <br />Rio Grande BasIn <br /> <br />Construction Begins on MInnow Sanctuary: The firnt phase of construction began Feb. 20 on a <br />protected off-channel sanctuary for the endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow. The Bureau of <br />Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Albuquerque and Middle Rio Grande Conservancy <br />District are working together on the project in southwest Albuquerque. The idea for the sanctuary was <br />brought to the group by Senator Pete Domenici as all parties looked for ways to sustain the habitat for the <br />silvery minnow. Albuquerque-based MAC Enterprises Inc. has been contracted to construct the first <br />phase, which includes part of the pump station and concrete work. <br /> <br />27 <br />