BOARD02127

• Board Meeting Date: 3/13/1995
• Description: Agenda or Table of Contents, Minutes, Memos
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conservation Board
;8:partment of Natural Resources

1IIIJlIIf1 State Centennial Building
1313 Shennan Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone [phone]
FAX [phone]

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Roy Romer
Governor

James S. Lochhead
Eltecutivc Director, DNR

MEMORANDUM

Danes C. Lite, P.E.
Director, eWeB

TO:

CWCB Board
Daries C. LilecL C

FROM:

DATE:

March 6, 1995

SUBJECT:

Agenda Item 3: Director's Report - CWCB

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The following is a summary of major activities of the Director since the January 25-26, 1995
Board Meeting:

Arkansas River: We continue to meet with the water users in the Arkansas River basin, including
the Coordinating Committee and individual well users groups. There has been an acceptance of
the concept of a loan for up to $1.5 million for the purposes of purchasing augmentation water
with conditions as we discussed at our last Board Meeting. A group of users came to Denver and
testified before the House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources Committees in support
of the $1.5 million inclusion in our Construction Fund Bill.

The U.S. Supreme Court has set hearings for oral arguments to exceptions to the masters report
in Kansas versus Colorado for March 21, 1995 at 10 a.m. in Washington D.C. I plan to attend
that hearing, and arguments will be made by special council to the Attorney General David
Robbins.

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Colorado River: There continues to be discussions in the Lower Basin as to methods to resolve
Nevada's request for additional supplies, and the next meeting of the Seven States and Ten Tribes
is scheduled for March 22, 1995. Although we understand progress is being made, we believe
that the cost to bank water in Arizona is a factor in Nevada's reluctance to reach an agreement.
The state of Utah has asked Colorado's opinion as to their proposal to lease up to 200,000 acre