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<br />River and Fountain creek with rocks for channel stabilization in 1999, For more information contact Hany
<br />Smith, NRCS at (720) 544-2866,
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<br />The next meeting is scheduled for May 17 and their will be a joint Drought and Flood Task Force meeting at
<br />the end of June,
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<br />The Henz, State Engineer and NRCS PowerPoint presentations are posted on the CWCB web site at
<br />h11p:/ /cwcb,state,co, us/tlood vvalch/index,hlml#flow,
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<br />Water Quantity/Quality Group: Every few months Carolyn McIntosh, representatives from our office, the
<br />State Engineer's office, the Water Quality Control Commission (wQQC) and the Water Quality Control
<br />Division meet to discuss issues, We met on April 29 and discussed the July WQCC rulemaking hearing to set
<br />standards for the Arkansas and Rio Grande River Basins, No major issues seem to be surfacing at this time,
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<br />We also talked about the notification MOD between the WQCD, DWR, and DOW, the WQCD because
<br />Tanyall Reservoir is going to be drained, Lake Georgetown may also be drained to account for out of
<br />priority diversions, The DOW is concemed about this because of the possibility of sediment containing
<br />heavy metals such as zinc being released into the down-stream segments,
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<br />We discussed the upcoming Colorado River Salinity Forum on June 6 in Silverthome, A hot topic will be
<br />proposed revisions to the NPDES policy for the Colorado River. Current policy is based on no salt return to
<br />the system, but it allows de minimus levels of discharge pursuant to NPDES permits, For many years water
<br />quality had improved, but there is now concem that it could become worse due to coal-bed methane
<br />production, The Salinity Control Forum may adopt a proposed policy to deal with these new industries in
<br />November 2002,
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<br />House Bill 1344 is proposing a modification to the Water Quality Control Act to authorize a study of water
<br />quality issues that are unique to the arid west, The bill requires a semi-annual briefl11g to the WQCC and
<br />public comments and will help determine ifWQ standards and classifications need to be modified to address
<br />these unique problems such as ephemeral streams, effluent dependant waters, and effiuent dominated waters,
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<br />The next meeting was scheduled for August 1, 2002 from 10:00 a,m, to Noon at the Centennial Building,
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<br />Water Quality Forum 10th Anniversary Party: The Water Quality Forum (wQF) is celebrating its lOth
<br />anniversary this year. The WQF members have organized a party on May 20 to celebrate the success of the
<br />Forum, The current WQF members are prepared to recognize the Forum's founding members by awarding
<br />them with certificates of appreciation, Rod Kuharich is one of the seven founding members that will be
<br />recognized,
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<br />The WQF was created in 1992 as an informal organization representing a broad spectrum of stakeholder
<br />interests, Its mission is to achieve solutions to Colorado's water quality issues through commwlication,
<br />wlderstanding, balancing use and protection of the resource, The staff at the CWCB has been participating in the
<br />WQF since its creation in 1992, Participation in the WQF is, in part, to keep our staff abreast of water quality
<br />issues, recognizing that water quality is increasingly important in water resources planning and development.
<br />Secondly, the CWCB has statutory responsibilities under the State Water Quality Control Act. Our participation
<br />in the WQ F provides the means for staff to better understand issues related to water quality and water rights
<br />protection,
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<br />Water Agencies Link: The CWCB Web page now has a link to a "Description of Colorado Water
<br />Agencies" page, This page provides a description of state's water agencies, This link was based on a decision
<br />made at a past Water Quality Water Quantity Coordination meeting, where the staffs at the CWCB, SEO,
<br />WQCC, and WQCD coordinated their efforts to provide links between water agencies' respective web pages,
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