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<br />Colorado <br />Water Availability Task Force <br /> <br />TO: Members of the Colorado Water Availability TaskForce <br /> <br />FROM: Brad Lundahl, Water Availability Task Force Chair <br /> <br />DATE: January 21,2004 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Minutes of the Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004, Task Force Meeting <br /> <br />The meeting was held on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004, at NOAA in Boulder, Colorado. Those in <br />recorded attendance included: Brad Lundahl, Jack Byers, Keith Vander Horst, Klaus Wolter, <br />Bob Glancy, Mike Gillespie, Roger Pielke, Sr., Mark Roberts, John Wiener, Joe Busto, <br />Laura Morsch, Scott Archer, Reagan Waskom, Jack Truby, Carol Knight, Mary Halstead, <br />Brad Udall, Bill Hansen, Joey Bunch, Robin Knox, Robert McGuire, Gary Bates, Treste Huse, <br />Stefanie Dalgar, Marty Hoerling, John Gordon, Bob Steger, Sam Davidson, Shaleen Jain, <br />Brett N. Rodewald, Shaun McGrath, and Kathie Hepp- Lucid. <br /> <br />Meeting began at 1:00 P.M. <br /> <br />Brad LundahL Colorado Water Conservation Board. W ATF Chair <br />Brad Lundahl welcomed the group to the meeting and asked everyone to announce their name <br />and organization. He announced that John Swartout was no longer with the Govemor's Office <br />and that he is now the Executive Director of Great Outdoors of Colorado. Mr. Lundahl <br />announced that Robert McGuire would be the new representative from the Governor's office. <br /> <br />Mr. Lundahl stated that he would give a quick summary regarding Colorado's Drought Plan. He <br />mentioned that Colorado's Drought Plan was created in 1981 and that Jack Truby was mainly <br />responsible for creating the plan which was also the first drought plan in the country. Mr. <br />Lundahl also said the plan basically was written to monitor, assess, and mitigate the effects and <br />impacts of drought. He stated that he believes Colorado has a very good plan and that some <br />other states have used quite a bit of our plan in their own drought plans. The plan has been <br />activated four times since its inception. In April 2002 the Govemor realized all the state was in a <br />drought, and the plan was activated and all impact task forces were called up to duty. Mr. <br />Lundahl said the task force members are the eyes and ears ofthe factors that impact drought. He <br />also mentioned that the drought impacts during 2003 were easier to understand and respond to <br />due to work that the Task Force had completed during 2002. Mr. Lundahl said Colorado's <br />drought plan is solid, works well, and that we will continue to monitor drought factors. He again <br />thanked all task force members and said their work is much appreciated. <br />