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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Water Quality Forum <br />DRCOG - September 23, 2002 <br />Proposed Agenda <br />12:30 p.m. Agenda Review, Introductions, Web site Update (e-maildistribution) <br />12:40 p.m. Legislative Update <br />1:00 p,m. WQCC Update (Paul Frohardt) <br />--including update on 303(d) list informational hearing <br />1: 25 p.m. Natural Disaster Water Quality Issues (Carl Norbeck) <br />1:45 p.m. Break <br />2:00 p.m. Farm Bill: Water Quality Project Possibilities (Jeani Frickey) <br />2:30 p.m. Impacted Water Supply Study Update (Dave Akers) <br />2:45 p.m. Working Group Updates (Chairs) <br />3:00 p.m. Develop and agree on next steps/agenda items <br />3:15 p.m. Adjourn <br />Announcement <br /> <br />There will be an Arid West Water Quality Issues Symposium I in Tempe, Arizona <br />on December 11, 2002. For more information contact Paul Frohardt, 303-692- <br />3468. <br /> <br />Legislative Update: <br /> <br />The Legislative Interim Water Committee has been dealing with primarily water <br />quantity issues given the severity of the drought. The bills the Interim Water <br />Committee is sponsoring are: <br /> <br />o Increasing fees for water weil inspections and adding 8 employees to create a <br />credible well inspection program. <br />Giving the Interim Water Committee a permanent status and allowing the <br />Committee to meet twice during the regular session in addition to its regular <br />meetings after the General Assembly adjourns. <br /> <br />o Extending the deadlines for groundwater rules in the Denver basin and San <br />Luis Valley. Gives the state engineer 6 more years to complete his aquifer <br />study relating to changing Denver Basin aquifer augmentation standards. <br />Give State Engineer another year to promulgate similar rules for the Rio <br />Grande Basin. Douglas County and the Farm Bureau are the most interested <br />in the augmentation portion which calls for replacing actual depletions caused <br />by <br />Denver Basin pumping. <br /> <br />Other possible legislation may include: <br /> <br />o The "Big Straw, Colorado River Return Project" authorizing up to $500,00 for <br />a study. <br /> <br />o $10 Billion bill for the debt, revenue-backed financing of water projects (Bill <br />would ask the questions to be taken to the people to authorize the bonds) <br /> <br />48 <br />