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• Board Meeting Date: 9/13/2005
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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included an extensive panel discussion between the Water Resources Review Committee and several of
the attorneys involved in Recreational in-Channel Diversion applications. The discussion was marked by
several critical observations of the CWCB by some of the attomeys. Several Board Members also
provided comments outlining the challenges that the Board must wrestle with. This included outlining
the unique role the CWCB has to ensure maximum utilization of the waters of the state, and to ensure that
compact entitlements are not impaired and that these two factors are often not an emphasis for local water
users and the RICD applicants. In terms of what could be improved in the process some Board Members
pointed out the need for greater clarity/definition of: what constitutes "control" of the flow; attaining a
more clear understanding of the "minimum" amount; and clarification "reasonable recreational"
experience. The Water Resource Review Committee will take this issue up again at the Capital on
September 7 starting at 9:30 a.m.

The second day of the convention showcased the CWCR Staff and management provided and excellent
series of presentations highlighting the exciting and challenging work undertaken by the Board. Rod
Kuharich summarized key Colorado River issues and the status of negotiations, Ray Alvarado and
Carolyn Fritz provided real-time demonstration of map view and decision support system information;
Tim Feehan and Kirk Russell provided a summary of the many water supply projects that the Board is
financing and gave information on the loan program, Rick Brown provided an overview of SWSI
emphasizing the work to be done next year and its relationship with HE 1177.

Colorado Water Congress - 24'. Annual Water Law Seminar: The 24th Annual CWC Seminar on
Colorado Water Law will be held on September 26-27, 2005 at the Colorado Water Congress offices,
1580 Logan Street, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado. The classes will be limited in size and will include
several members of the State Legislature. The registration fee is $650 for Colorado Water Congress
members and $1,000 for non-members. In 2004, this seminar was awarded 20 CLE general credits and
0.9 Ethics credits. Please check on CWC's website at www.cowatercongress.org and click on Meeting
Notices where the program and registration forms will be posted as soon as available.

Colorado Water Congress Workshops: All four of the workshops listed below will be held in the
Colorado Water Congress Conference Room, 1580 Logan SI., Ste. 400, Denver, Colorado. CLE credits
have been applied for each seminar and workshop. The CLE credits awarded during 2004 are shown in
italics below. The workshops program and registration forms will be posted to the CWC website
www.cowatercongress.org during the summer.

Workshop on Water Quality, October 12, 2005 -- 7 General CLE Credits awarded 2004;
Workshop on Endangered Species, October 13,2005 - 7 General CLE Credits awarded 2004;
Workshop on the Initiative Process: What You Need to Know, October 20,2005 - 8 General CLE
credits awarded 2004; and
Workshop on Legal Ethics in Water & Environmental Law; November 8, 2005 -- 9 General and 7 Ethics
CLE credits awarded 2004.

Legislative North West Water Tour: On August 23, 24, and 25 the Legislature's Water Resources
Review Committee conducted a tour of Granby Reservoir, the FaIT Pump Station, the Grand Lake Tunnel
Station, Wolford Reservoir, Toponas, Lake Catamount, Stagecoach area, Steamboat Springs RICD area,
Elk Head Reservoir Expansion, Meeker, Rio Blanco, Yellow Jacket project site, oil shale & gas sites,
Deserado Coal Mine north of Rangely, the proposed hydro power plant, and the Dinosaur National
Monument headquarters visitor center. There was also a tour ofthe Stagecoach Reservoir site and hydro
plant on Thursday afternoon.

. Presentatinns Reinl> Held in Denver on Water Issnes: The Denver Museum of Nature & Science teamed un

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