DWR_3348308

• Board or Commission: Colorado Ground Water Commission
• Document Type - Board and Commission Meetings: Meeting Document
• Document Date: 5/18/2007
• Subject: MEETING MATERIALS

May 10, 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 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 18, 2007, in Room 318, 1313 Sherman St., Denver, Colorado 80203. Please find enclosed the following:

Meeting agenda.

Minutes of the last Commission meeting of February 16, 2007, Agenda Item No. 3.

Staff Activity Report, Agenda Item No. 8.

The Attorney General’s Report, Agenda Item No. 9.

Hearing Officer's Report.

The Hearing Officer has sent out under separate cover the items dealing with the appeal of his Initial Decision concerning the Petition to Create the Box Elder Creek Designated Ground
Water Basin, Agenda Item 5.

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
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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
DENIED & WITHDRAWN
NON-EXEMPT NEW & REPLACE PERMITS
FEBRUARY 1, 2007 THROUGH APRIL 30, 2007
105.00
107.00
111.00
111.00
30.00
29.00
6.00
0.00
2.00
3.00
3.00
16.00
15.00
56.00
28.00
2.00
76.00
23.00
5.00
3.00
3.00
12.00
2.00
1.00
1.00
2.00
1.00
0.00
0.00
8.00
0.00
30.00
64.00
0.00
24.00
28.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
41.00
43.00
1.00
4.00
2.00
0.00
0.00
6.00
0.00
2.00
1.00
1.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
7.00
8.00
0.00
6.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.00
2.00
2.00
0.00
1.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
170.00
176.00
11.00
113.00
56.00
8.00
6.00
33.00
30.00
170.00
187.00
34.00
14.00
11.00
121.00
62.00
52.00
29.00
4.00
33.00
30.00
18.00
7.00
3.00

StaffReport-2007-05-18.pdf
StaffReportMay07.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
May 18, 2006 Meeting

MEMORANDUM

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

FROM: Keith Vander Horst, Designated Basins Team

SUBJECT: Staff Activity Report for February 1, 2007 through April 30, 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:

170 small-capacity well applications were received
187 small-capacity well permits were issued

Large Capacity:

121 large-capacity well or Determination of Water Right applications were received
62 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:

33 new applications were received
30 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 clarifying, publishing
and issuing final permits for the Southern High Plains and Kiowa-Bijou Designated Basins.

Final Permit Activity This Quarter
Basin Requests for SBUs* Permits Clarified Permits Published Final
Permits Issued
Misc. Contacts** Southern High Plains 45 42 0 37 201 Upper Big Sandy 0 0 0 6 0 Kiowa-Bijou 43 217 0 0 147 Northern High Plains 2 2 2 4 7 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 4338
4335
99.9% Lost Creek 414 292 71% Camp Creek 50 44 88% Upper Black Squirrel Creek 288 132 46% Southern High Plains 1241 301 24% Kiowa-Bijou 997 2 0.2% Upper Big Sandy 122 122 100% Total 7553 5330
70.6%