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February 6, 2008 MEMORANDUM TO: Ground Water Commission Members FROM: Keith Vander Horst, Designated Basins Team SUBJECT: Upcoming Ground Water Commission Meeting The upcoming Ground Water Commission meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 15, 2008, at Parker Water & Sanitation District’s North Reclamation Facility Administration Building, 18100 E Woodman Dr Parker, CO, (303) 841-4627. Please find enclosed the following: Meeting agenda. Minutes of the last Commission meeting, Agenda Item No. 3. Items related to the Hearing on the proposed amendment to the Rules and Regulations for the Management and Control of Designated Ground Water, to authorize Republican River Compact Compliance Wells. November 14, 2007 draft of the proposed amendments Notice of Public Rule Making Hearing Written Comments of Ground Water Management Districts Written Comments of Staff Staff Activity Report, Agenda Item No. 6. Attorney General’s Report, Agenda Item No. 7. Hearing Officer's Report. Please call if there are any questions about the Commission meeting. cc: Commission Staff (w/ enclosures) Designated Ground Water Management Districts Memorandum Upcoming Commission Meeting Page 2 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; RALPH G. CURTIS, Alamosa; COREY M. HUWA, Roggen; FRANK P. JAEGER, Elizabeth; ROBERT R. LOOSE, Wiggins 2 February 15, 2008 Commission Meeting Page PacketMemoFeb08.pdf QRTSTATfeb08.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 AP NP AU AR AD & AW CHANGE APPLICATIONS UPPER CROW CREEK TOTAL RECEIVED NEW ISSUED REPLACE ISSUED NEW RECEIVED REPLACE RECEIVED CHANGE RECEIVED CHANGE ISSUED DENIED & WITHDRAWN NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS SMALL CAPACITY NEW LARGE CAPACTIY CHANGE LARGE CAPACITY REPLACE LARGE CAPACITY UPPER BLACK SQUIRREL CREEK RESUBMITTED SMALL CAPACITY PERMITS LARGE CAPACITY NEW & REPLACE PERMITS NOVEMBER 1, 2007 THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2008 105.00 107.00 111.00 111.00 26.00 24.00 7.00 0.00 1.00 4.00 3.00 17.00 5.00 22.00 17.00 3.00 112.00 15.00 3.00 2.00 5.00 3.00 2.00 2.00 0.00 3.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 12.00 3.00 17.00 10.00 2.00 60.00 26.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 4.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 4.00 4.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 4.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 61.00 16.00 186.00 47.00 9.00 7.00 35.00 15.00 80.00 77.00 8.00 4.00 4.00 195.00 54.00 51.00 42.00 5.00 35.00 15.00 25.00 9.00 2.00 StaffOpinionOfRule.pdf StaffReportFeb08.doc STATE OF COLORADO GROUND WATER COMMISSION Division of Water Resources Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman Street, Room 818 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone (303) 866-3581 FAX (303) 866-3589 Bill Ritter, Jr. Governor Harris D. Sherman Executive Director, DNR Vacant. Executive Director February 15, 2008 Meeting MEMORANDUM TO: Dick Wolfe, Executive Director – Ground Water Commission FROM: Keith Vander Horst, Designated Basins Team SUBJECT: Staff Activity Report for November 1, 2007 through January 31, 2008 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: 80 small-capacity well applications were received 77 small-capacity well permits were issued Large Capacity: 195 large-capacity well or Determination of Water Right applications were received 54 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: 35 new applications were received 15 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, Kiowa-Bijou, and Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Basins. Final Permit Activity This Quarter Basin Requests for SBUs* Permits Clarified Permits Published Final Permits Issued Misc. Contacts** Southern High Plains 61 34 53 0 285 Upper Big Sandy 0 0 0 0 0 Kiowa-Bijou 0 0 102 129 15 Northern High Plains 0 2 2 2 0 Lost Creek 0 0 0 0 0 Camp Creek 0 0 0 0 0 Upper Black Squirrel Creek 32 49 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 4311 4310 100% Lost Creek 414 292 71% Camp Creek 50 44 88% Upper Black Squirrel Creek 219 139 64% Southern High Plains 1237 348 28% Kiowa-Bijou 979 375 38% Upper Big Sandy 122 122 100% Total 7427 5732 77% Objections/Hearings Pending hearing cases are listed in the Hearing Officer's report. The Staff took part in pre-hearing conferences and spent time trying to resolve or otherwise work on the hearing cases related to following applicants. Cases that have been appealed to District Court include: The Booker applications were tried by the El Paso County District Court, the applicants have requested the Court to reconsider. The Upper Black Squirrel Creek GWMD Rules 17, 18 & 19 are on appeal to El Paso County District Court.