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<br />, '. <br /> <br />. (5Y<D 1/ <br /> <br />(.. <br /> <br />.J <br /> <br />RECORD OF PROCEEDING <br /> <br />SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO WATER AND STORAGE <br />NEEDS ASSESSMENT ENTERPRISE <br /> <br />MINUTES <br /> <br />MARCH 18, 1999 <br /> <br />The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Southeastern Colorado Water and Storage Needs <br />Assessment Enterprise was held on Thursday, March 18, 1999 at 9:59 a.m" in the District Offices, 905 <br />Highway 50 West, Pueblo, Colorado. <br /> <br />DIRECTORS PRESENT: <br />Robert Schrader <br />Lee Simpson <br />Thomas R. Pointon <br />Alan Hamel <br /> <br />Gibson Hazard <br />Ron Aschermann <br />Leroy Mauch <br />Denzel Goodwin <br /> <br />Raymond D. Nixon <br />Glenn E. Everett <br />Orville Tomky <br />David Sarton <br /> <br />DIRECTORS ABSENT AND EXCUSED: <br />Ralph Adkins, Edward Bailey, and Carl Genova <br /> <br />ASSESSMENT ENTERPRISE OFFICIALS PRESENT: <br />Attorney Stephen Leonhardt, Office Manager Toni Gonzales, Water Resources Manager Tom Simpson, <br />Finance/Contract Assistant Neva Treiber, and General Manager Steve Arveschoug. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES: <br />Vice President Schrader asked if the members of the Board had received their copy of the Minutes of the <br />February 18, 1999 meeting, and whether there were any corrections or additions. Hearing none, Mr. Pointon <br />moved, seconded by Mr. Goodwin, to approve the Minutes. Motion unanimously carried. <br /> <br />FINANCIAL REPORT: <br />Treasurer Simpson reported that the Financial Report for the month of February for the Enterprise was <br />mailed to the Board. Mr. Simpson moved, seconded by Mr. Everett, to approve the Financial Report of the <br />Enterprise. Motion unanimously carried. <br /> <br />STAFF REPORT: <br />Mr. Arveschoug reported that David Egger and he had met with the Bureau engineers regarding the progress <br />on the Pueblo Reservoir Enlargement Study. He said it was agreed that a completed draft study should be <br />out for the District review and comment by the middle of April. The Bureau will then prepare the final <br />report and present that to the Board at the May Board meeting, <br /> <br />Mr. Arveschoug reported that a sub-committee of the Storage Study Committee is being formed to begin <br />work on the Project operations model developed by Colorado Springs. He said it is important that the model <br />include consideration of the Winter Water Storage Program and the Project's east slope yield before it is used <br />to determine the impacts of Project re-operations, The sub-committee will met on March 31" or April I ". <br /> <br />Mr, Arveschoug reported that a small group of water users from east of Pueblo met in La Junta to discuss the <br />next steps in studying the Arkansas Valley Pipeline. The group agreed to conduct a survey of domestic water <br />providers in the Valley to determine the level of interest in a new pipeline project to deliver raw water. The <br />survey will also develop information about future water treatment issues. The survey effort should be <br />complete over the next few weeks. GEl will use this infonnation to provide a preliminary configuration of a <br />new pipeline and update the cost estimate. <br /> <br />Mr. Arveschoug reported that he had sent a letter to Dan Jewell, Acting Area Manager for the Bureau, to <br />further outline the Bureau's work on the Phase II Storage Study, and the letter in response is in their Board <br />jackets for their review, Attached to the letter from Mr. Jewell is a Memorandum of Understanding between <br />