DWR_3348289

• Board or Commission: Colorado Ground Water Commission
• Document Type - Board and Commission Meetings: Meeting Document
• Document Date: 2/16/2007
• Subject: MEETING MATERIALS

February 7, 2007
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 16, 2007, at Parker Water & Sanitation District’s North Reclamation Facility Administration
Building, 18100 E Woodman Dr Parker, CO, [phone]
. Please find enclosed the following:

Directions to Parker W&S District

Meeting agenda.

Minutes of the last Commission meeting of November 17, 2006, Agenda Item No. 3.

Memo concerning proposed processing procedure for two “Petitions to Amend the Boundaries of the Northern Kiowa-Bijou GroundWater Management District”, Agenda Item no. 5.

Staff Activity Report, Agenda Item No. 7.

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

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

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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; RALPH G. CURTIS, Alamosa; COREY M. HUWA, Roggen; FRANK P. JAEGER, Elizabeth; ROBERT R. LOOSE, Wiggins

Memorandum
Upcoming Commission Meeting
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QRTSTATfeb07.xlsQRTSTAT.XLS
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TABLE 1
DESIGNATED BASINS BRANCH
QUARTERLY ACTIVITY REPORT
C.R.S. 37-90-
BASIN
EXEMPT
RECEIVED
ISSUED
N. HIGH PLAINS
KIOWA BIJOU
S. HIGH PLAINS
UPPER BLACK SQR
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
NEW NON-EXEMPT
REPLACE NON-EXEMPT
TOTAL RECEIVED
NEW ISSUED
REPLACE ISSUED
NEW RECEIVED
REPLACE RECEIVED
CHANGE RECEIVED
CHANGE ISSUED
CHANGE NON-EXEMPT
NOVEMBER 1, 2006 THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2007
DENIED & WITHDRAWN
NON-EXEMPT NEW & REPLACE PERMITS
105.00
107.00
111.00
111.00
23.00
24.00
9.00
1.00
0.00
5.00
5.00
16.00
8.00
16.00
12.00
0.00
11.00
68.00
6.00
2.00
9.00
10.00
1.00
1.00
0.00
5.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.00
1.00
15.00
6.00
2.00
27.00
30.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
29.00
28.00
1.00
5.00
7.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.00
1.00
1.00
0.00
3.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.00
1.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
87.00
73.00
13.00
49.00
108.00
11.00
7.00
27.00
19.00
87.00
86.00
21.00
19.00
3.00
60.00
115.00
19.00
23.00
2.00
27.00
19.00
13.00
11.00
1.00

StaffReportFeb07.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

Hal D. Simpson, P.E.
Executive Director
February 16, 2006 Meeting

MEMORANDUM

TO: Hal D. Simpson, Executive Director - Ground Water Commission

FROM: Keith Vander Horst, Designated Basins Team

SUBJECT: Staff Activity Report for November 1, 2006 through January 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:

87 small-capacity well applications were received
86 small-capacity well permits were issued

Large Capacity:

60 large-capacity well or Determination of Water Right applications were received
115 large-capacity well permits or Determination of Water Rights were issued

Table 2 provides details on the 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:

27 new applications were received
19 change applications were approved

Table 3 provides details on the individual 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 publishing and
issuing final permits for the Southern High Plains and Upper Big Sandy Designated Basins, as well as doing preliminary work on the Kiowa-Bijou Designated Basin.

Final Permit Activity This Quarter
Basin Requests for SBUs* Permits Clarified Permits Published Final
Permits Issued
Misc. Contacts** Southern High Plains 27 47 42 42 263 Upper Big Sandy 0 0 25 83 0 Kiowa-Bijou 133 0 0 0 247 Northern High Plains 0 0 6 2 0 Lost 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
4336
99% Lost Creek 414 292 71% Camp Creek 50 44 88% Upper Black Squirrel Creek 273 132 48% Southern High Plains 1244 301 24% Kiowa-Bijou 1006 2 0.2% Upper Big Sandy 122 121 99% Total 7549 5330 70
.6%