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May 21, 2010 Meeting MEMORANDUM TO: Dick Wolfe, Executive Director – Ground Water Commission FROM: Keith Vander Horst, Designated Basins Team Leader SUBJECT: Staff Activity Report for February 1, 2010 through April 30, 2010 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. Permit activities are summarized as follows: Small capacity: 100 small-capacity new and replacement well permit applications were received 100 small-capacity new and replacement well permits were issued Large Capacity: 30 large-capacity new and replacement well permit applications, and Determination of Water Right applications, were received 54 large-capacity new and replacement well permits and Determinations of Water Rights were issued 53 Large-capacity well permits were canceled Table 2 provides details on the pending individual large-capacity new and replacement permit applications and Determination of Water Right applications. Change Applications Table 1 also gives a breakdown, by basin, of change application activities for the last quarter: 17 new applications were received 28 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. Final permitting activity is generally on hold due to reduced staffing levels. What activity is occurring is 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 0 0 0 0 0 Upper Big Sandy 0 0 0 0 0 Kiowa-Bijou 0 0 0 0 0 Northern High Plains 0 0 0 0 0 Lost Creek 0 0 0 0 0 Camp Creek 0 0 0 0 2 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 4142 4141 100% Lost Creek 414 292 71% Camp Creek 49 44 90% Upper Black Squirrel Creek 211 139 66% Southern High Plains 1251 405 32% Kiowa-Bijou 968 469 48% Upper Big Sandy 122 122 100% Total 7260 5714 79% Objections/Hearings Below is a list of pending cases. Details on these cases are contained in the Attorney General’s and Hearing Officer's reports. The Staff took part in meetings, pre-hearing conferences, preparation of pre-hearing statements, and otherwise worked on resolving these cases.