BOARD01318

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

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Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (GCDAMP), a federal advisory committee to the Secretary
of the Interior, in August 2004. These actions are being implemented in water years 2005 and 2006 to .
improve the potential for success in achieving the purposes of the original action agreed to in 2002.

AMWG Meets August 30-31 in Phoenix: The Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG) met Aug.
30-31, 2005, in Phoenix, Ariz., addressing issues related to the Glen Canyon Adaptive Management
Program. This federal advisory committee provides a forum for discussion of issues related to the
operations of Glen Canyon Dam and ongoing monitoring of downstream conditions below the Dam. The
AMWG received information and updates on the management of the Colorado River, feasibility of a Glen
Canyon Dam temperature control device, temperature of dam releases, status of humpback chub and
prospective humpback chub refuge facilities, and basin hydrology. The AMWG also deliberated and
recommended the fiscal year 2006 budget for the program. The meetings are open to the public.
Additional information is available through the Program Website at
httv://137. 77 .133.l/uc/nnlamplindex.html

CRWCD's 2005 Colorado River Water Seminar: On Friday, September 30, the CRWCD will hold its
2005 Colorado River Water Seminar entitled "Colorado's Water Puzzle". The seminar will be held at the
Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction, from 9 am to 4 pm. The Agenda will include items
such as Water Law 101; House Bill 1177 - Interbasin Discussions; Oil, Gas and Water Quality; A Look
at Global Fresh Water Issues; and Privatization of Municipal Utilities. Scott Mcinnis will give a Keynote
Presentation on "Washington in the Rear View Mirror." For more information, please contact Jim
Pokrandt at 970-945-8522 ex!. 236, e-mail: registrationlalcrwcd.org, or visit the CRWCD website at
www.crwcd.org.

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum Workgroup Meets: The Workgoup met in Salt Lake
City on August 29-30 and Steve Miller of the CWCB attended. Issues discussed included a discussion on .
the Eden Lateral, a discussion on the cost-effectiveness of each of the seven Ag areas, discussion on the
draft letter from the Forum to Washington NRCS, and the USGS efforts at the Gunnison Gorge National
Conservation Area. .

USGS Report on Salt Loading in Selected Areas of Colorado Now Available: With the use of the
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum funds, the USGS has studied the salt loading in selected
areas in Colorado. That effort has resulted in the release of an Administrative Report entitled
"Assessment of Salinity and Selenium Loads from Irrigated Agriculture in the Whitewater and Kannali
Creeks, Rifle/Silt, and De Beque Study Areas, Western Colorado, 1987 - 2003." Reports have been
distributed to CRBSCF members. Contact Steve Miller of the CWCB if you are interested in viewing this
report.

Southern Nevada Water Authority: We have received a copy of South em Nevada Water Authority's
2004 Annual Report. The report highlights the success of the conservation efforts within the Authority's
service area and estimates that a conservation rate of 29.5 % was achieved. The Authority has set a goal
to reduce its dependence on Colorado River water from 90% to 60%. Part of the strategy to accomplish
this goal is to develop non-Colorado River groundwater in rural Clark, Lincoln and White Pine counties
as well as surface water rights to Virgin and Muddy River water. The Authority has revenues and other
funding sources of approximately $400 million annually to use for day-to-day operations and towards
accomplishment of these objectives. The report can be reviewed on-line at
htto://www.snwa.coml/htmllnewspubsannualrot.html

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