DWR_3348284

• Board or Commission: Colorado Ground Water Commission
• Document Type - Board and Commission Meetings: Meeting Document
• Document Date: 8/17/2007
• Subject: MEETING MATERIALS

August 9, 2007

MEMORANDUM

TO: Ground Water Commission Members

FROM: Keith Vander Horst, Designated Basins Team Leader

SUBJECT: Upcoming Ground Water Commission Meeting

The upcoming Ground Water Commission meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Friday, August 17, 2007, at the Sheraton Hotel, 2886 South Circle Drive, Colorado Springs, CO, 80906. Please
find enclosed the following:

Meeting agenda (amended).

Minutes of the last Commission meeting of May 18, 2007, Agenda Item No. 3.

Items related to the Hearing on the Town of Bennett’s variance request, Agenda Item 6.
April 2, 2007 letter containing variance request
Maps, prepared by Staff, of areas that are the subject of the pending Determinations
August 1, 2007 letter of objection by the Lost Creek GWMD

Staff Activity Report, Agenda Item No. 7.
Guideline 2007-1, referenced in the Report

The Attorney General’s Report, Agenda Item No. 8.

Hearing Officer's Report.

Marta Ahrens has already sent you, under separate cover, a copy of the Yuma County District Court’s Order in Pioneer Irrigation District, Colorado Board v. Colorado Ground Water Commission,
Case No. 06CV31, Agenda Item No. 12.a.

Please call if there are any questions about the Commission meeting.

cc: Commission Staff (w/ enclosures)
Designated Ground Water Management Districts

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Memorandum
Upcoming Commission Meeting
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FRED A. HEFLEY, CHAIRMAN, Walsh; JON B. BROWNELL, VICE-CHAIRMAN, Hooper; EUGENE A. BAUERLE, Julesburg; ANNE J. CASTLE, Denver; DENNIS W. CORYELL, Burlington;
MICHAEL GROSS, Silt; RICHARD F. HUWA, Keenesburg; F. W. (BILL) KERKSIEK, Strasburg; ERNEST L. MIKITA, Calhan

C. MAX SMITH, CHAIRMAN, Walsh; DENNIS W. CORYELL, VICE-CHAIRMAN, Burlington; GRANT H. BLEDSOE, Wray; LARRY W. CLEVER, Grand Junction;
EARNEST L. MIKITA, Calhan; DOUGLAS L. SHRIVER, Monte Vista; COREY M. HUWA, Roggen; FRANK P. JAEGER, Elizabeth; ROBERT R. LOOSE, Wiggins

Memorandum
Upcoming Commission Meeting
Page 2

QRTSTATaug07.xlsQRTSTAT.XLS
Print_Area_MI
TABLE 1
DESIGNATED BASINS BRANCH
QUARTERLY ACTIVITY REPORT
C.R.S. 37-90-
BASIN
RECEIVED
ISSUED
KIOWA BIJOU
LOST CREEK
CAMP CREEK
UPPER BIG SANDY
TOTAL
SUMMARY OF APPLICATION ACTIVITY
APPLICATIONS
INCOMPLETE
RETURNED

AP
NP
AU
AR
AD & AW
EXEMPT PERMITS
CHANGE APPLICATIONS
UPPER CROW CREEK
TOTAL RECEIVED
NEW ISSUED
REPLACE ISSUED
NEW RECEIVED
REPLACE RECEIVED
CHANGE RECEIVED
CHANGE ISSUED
DENIED & WITHDRAWN
NON-EXEMPT NEW & REPLACE PERMITS
MAY 1, 2007 THROUGH JULY 31, 2007
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
SMALL CAPACITY
NEW LARGE CAPACTIY
CHANGE LARGE CAPACITY
REPLACE LARGE CAPACITY
UPPER BLACK SQUIRREL CREEK
105.00
107.00
111.00
111.00
39.00
19.00
19.00
0.00
1.00
1.00
0.00
8.00
14.00
52.00
31.00
8.00
67.00
61.00
0.00
2.00
10.00
6.00
3.00
1.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
0.00
0.00
7.00
1.00
15.00
8.00
3.00
18.00
24.00
0.00
1.00
4.00
4.00
19.00
17.00
2.00
1.00
6.00
0.00
0.00
3.00
0.00
3.00
1.00
2.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
4.00
6.00
1.00
3.00
6.00
1.00
1.00
0.00
0.00
5.00
4.00
2.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
140.00
87.00
38.00
91.00
101.00
2.00
4.00
32.00
25.00
140.00
125.00
33.00
20.00
7.00
93.00
105.00
2.00
29.00
2.00
32.00
25.00
11.00
11.00
4.00

Registration Form.doc REGISTRATION FORM 

Ground Water Commission Tour, Dinner, and Meeting
August 16-17, 2007
Sheraton Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado

NAME(S): ________________________________________________________________

(Please include your guests when completing this form)

          

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Number of people attending the tour of the water treatment plant: _______

Number of people attending BBQ dinner at Flying W Ranch:
Adults ______ Children ____ (between ages 3 and 8)

          

Friday, August 17, 2007, 8:30 a.m.

Number of people attending the Ground Water Commission meeting: _______

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Please return this form to me (e-mail, mail or fax) no later than July 25 so I can plan accordingly.

Marta Ahrens
Division of Water Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 818
Denver, CO 80203
FAX: [phone]
[e-mail]

In lieu of returning this registration form, you can call and leave a message on my
phone at 303-866-3581 Ext. 8229, by July 25, indicating whether you plan on participating in the tour(s) and/or the dinner and the number in your party. Thanks!

StaffReportAug07.doc STATE OF COLORADO
GROUND WATER COMMISSION
Division of Water Resources
Department of Natural Resources

1313 Sherman Street, Room 818
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone [phone]
FAX [phone]
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor

Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director, DNR

Vacant.
Executive Director
August 17, 2006 Meeting

MEMORANDUM

TO: Dick Wolfe, for the Executive Director - Ground Water Commission

FROM: Keith Vander Horst, Designated Basins Team

SUBJECT: Staff Activity Report for May 1, 2007 through July 31, 2007

Various activities performed during the last quarter are briefly described below.

New and Replacement Applications

Table 1 provides a breakdown, by basin, of permitting activity for the last quarter. The following permit activities were performed:

Small capacity:

140 small-capacity well applications were received
125 small-capacity well permits were issued

Large Capacity:

93 large-capacity well or Determination of Water Right applications were received
105 large-capacity well permits or Determination of Water Rights were issued

Table 2 provides details on the pending individual new and replacement permit applications for the large-capacity wells.

Change Applications

Table 1 also gives a breakdown, by basin, of change application activities for the last quarter:

32 new applications were received
25 change applications were approved

Table 3 provides details on the individual pending change applications.

Final Permit Activities

Below is a summary of the Final Permit Activity for the last quarter and a summary of the status of the Final Permit Project as a whole. Staff is currently working on clarifying, publishing
and issuing final permits for the Southern High Plains and Kiowa-Bijou Designated Basins. In addition what is shown below, 21 Final Permits in the Northern High Plains were amended.

Final Permit Activity This Quarter
Basin Requests for SBUs* Permits Clarified Permits Published Final
Permits Issued
Misc. Contacts** Southern High Plains 24 73 48 0 291 Upper Big Sandy 0 0 0 6 0 Kiowa-Bijou 14 25 70 32 52 Northern High Plains 0 0 3 1 10 Lost Creek 0 0 0 0 0 Camp Creek 0 0 0 0 0 Upper
Black Squirrel Creek 0 0 0 0 0
* This field tracks only the first request for a Statement of Beneficial Use (SBUs).
** This field tracks meetings with the irrigators, telephone conversations, second and third requests for SBUs and other correspondence such as corrections to a previously submitted
statement, reminders to return an amended statement or a request for a change in ownership form.

Final Permit Activity to Date Basin Total Number of Permits Total Final Permits Issued Percent Complete Upper Crow Creek
103
102
99% Northern High Plains 4337
4334
99.9% Lost Creek 414 292 71% Camp Creek 50 44 88% Upper Black Squirrel Creek 278 134 48% Southern High Plains 1240 301 24% Kiowa-Bijou 990 72 7.3% Upper Big Sandy 122 122 100% Total 7534 5401
71.7%