BOARD02359

• Board Meeting Date: 9/15/1992
• Description: Minutes only. Partial.
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

2.. Approval of Agenda*2 (9;36 - 9:42 a.m.)

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Chairman Martineau reviewed proposed changes to the published agenda.
Co=ents were made by Harrison, Lile, Martineau, and Salazar. A motion was
made by Harrison and simultaneously seconded by Smith and Eisel to accept the
agenda as revised. The motion passed by unanimous (7-0) decision.

3. Approval of Minutes May, July, August (9:42 -9:50 a.m.)

Chairman Martineau asked for co=ents on the draft minutes. Corrections were
noted by Harrison, Gimbel, Martineau, and Smith. Dan Merriman, CWCB staff,
distributed proposed written correction to item 5b of the August minutes. A motion
was made by Harrison and seconded by Smith to approve the May, July, and August
minutes subject to the corrections that have been noted on the record. The motion
passed by unanimous (7-0) decision.

4a. Directors' Reports, CWCB (9:50 -9:54 a.m.)

Chuck Lile, CWCB Director, thanked the Board and staff for their support, and a
question was asked by Harrison.

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4b. Directors' Reports, Department of Natural Resources (9:54 -10:03 a.m.)

Ken Salazar reported on four matters. First he thanked the Board for their
involvement in the selection process for the new CWCB Director and State Engineer.
Second, he reviewed a study commi~sioned by DNR in cooperation with the CWeB
and the Division of Water Resources. The study, prepared by Hydrosphere, reviewed
options for future water development by Front Range co=unities. A subcommittee
was formed by Eisel, Harrison, Lile, and Simpson to consider the next step in
determining the Board's role in this areD.;!.. Third, Salazar reviewed water quality
. issues and the schedule associated with proposed HE 1200. Finally, he discussed the
audit of the CWCB to be conducted by the Legislative Audit Committee scheduled
for completion by the end of December. Additional co=ents were made by
Chairman Martineau and Frank Akers, CWCB staff.

4c. . Directors' Reports, State Engineer (10:03 - 10:13 a.m.)

Hal Simpson, State Engineer. also thanked the Board for their support. He next
reported on several matters including Nebraska's claim of overuse of ground water
in the Republican River basin which could lead to litigation, Rio Grande Compact

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2 A staff memorandum was prepared for items marked with an asterisk.

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