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<br />COLORADO WATER AVAILABILITY TASK FORCE <br /> <br />TO: Members of the State Drought/Water Availability Task Force <br /> <br />FROM: Brad Lundahl, Water Availability Task Force Chair <br /> <br />DATE: August 7, 2002 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Minutes of the Friday, July 26, 2002, Drought Task Force Meeting <br /> <br />The meeting was held on Friday, July 26,2002, at the Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />Headquarters. Those in recorded attendance included: Brad Lundahl, Kathie Luckie, <br />Andrea Ray, Jeff Tranel, Keith VanderHorst, Mary Halstead, Bill Hansen, Bob Steger, <br />Jack Byers, Bob McLavey, Barry Cress, Reagan Washom, Joe Busto, Klaus Wolter, Scott <br />Davis, Bob Glancy, Megan Bract, Wade Nofziger, John Gordon, Marilyn Gaily, Dick <br />Vnuk. <br /> <br />Meeting began at 1:05 P.M. <br /> <br />Brad Lundahl. Colorado Water Conservation Board. W ATF Chairman <br />Brad Lundahl gave opening remarks and thanked the Colorado Division of Wildlife for <br />hosting the meeting. <br /> <br />Matt Knoedler. Office of Governor Bill Owens <br />Mr. Knoedler gave an overview of the drought and water-related legislation which was <br />drafted for the most recent special legislative session. He mentioned two bill in particular <br />related to drought. One bill would provided tax relief to fanners and ranchers affected by <br />the drought and the other would provide funding for emergency water augmentation. He <br />also mentioned the federal drought legislation currently being debated by the U.S. <br />Congress, sponsored by Senator Domenici of New Mexico and an emergency <br />supplemental bill which could provide u to $144 million for watershed restoration <br />proj ects. <br /> <br />Jack Truby <br />Mr. Truby requested a few minutes to remind the Task Force to keep track of costs to the <br />State of Colorado in relation to the drought. <br /> <br />Keith VanderHorst. Division of Water Resources. Water Supply Conditions Update <br />Mr. VanderHorst explained that many of the basins have "bottomed out" and that <br />streamflows have reached record lows across the state. Only the most senior of water <br />rights are able to divert from the rivers. Storage supplies in many irrigation reservoirs are <br />expected to be gone at the end of the irrigation season, unless the users decide to hold the <br />water of to next year. <br />