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November 7, 2006 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, November 17, 2006, in Room 318, 1313 Sherman St., Denver, Colorado 80203. Please find enclosed the following: Meeting agenda. Minutes of the last Commission meeting of August 18, 2006, Agenda Item No. 3. Items related to the Hearing on Staff’s appeal of Hearing Officer’s Final Orders in the matter of denial of the applications for Determinations of Water Rights (AD-14669 through AD-14671, and AD-14673 through AD-14678) to allow withdrawal of ground water from the Laramie-Fox Hills, Arapahoe, and Denver Aquifers by Cherokee Metropolitan District in the Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin (case nos. 05GW15, 05GW16, and 05GW17). - Staff’s Brief of Appeal (dated 6-26-2006) - Cherokee’s Response (dated 10-10-2006) - Staff’s Reply (dated 10-19-2006) Staff Activity Report, Agenda Item No. 6. The Attorney General’s Report, Agenda Item No. 7. Hearing Officer's Report. Supreme Court decision in Gallegos v. Colo. Ground Water Commission, 05SA253 Please call if there are any questions about the Commission meeting. cc: Commission Staff (w/ enclosures) Designated Ground Water Management Districts G:\GWC Meetings\Feb 2006\PacketMemoFeb06.doc 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 Memorandum Upcoming Commission Meeting Page 2 QRTSTATnov06.xlsQRTSTAT.XLS Print_Area_MI 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 DENIED AP NP AU AR AD & AW EXEMPT PERMITS NON-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 AUGUST 1, 2006 THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2006 105.00 107.00 111.00 111.00 39.00 32.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 6.00 51.00 37.00 4.00 55.00 37.00 0.00 5.00 18.00 2.00 4.00 5.00 0.00 2.00 9.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 4.00 29.00 13.00 2.00 31.00 10.00 0.00 2.00 2.00 0.00 14.00 11.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 7.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 0.00 2.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 148.00 108.00 20.00 92.00 59.00 1.00 9.00 27.00 12.00 148.00 128.00 33.00 20.00 34.00 93.00 68.00 28.00 27.00 1.00 27.00 12.00 4.00 8.00 0.00 StaffActivityReport.PDF StaffReportNov06.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 Owens Governor Russell George Executive Director, DNR Hal D. Simpson, P.E. Executive Director November 17, 2006 Meeting MEMORANDUM TO: Hal D. Simpson, Executive Director - Ground Water Commission FROM: Keith Vander Horst, Designated Basins Team SUBJECT: Staff Activity Report for August 1, 2006 through October 31, 2006 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: 148 small-capacity well applications were received 128 small-capacity well permits were issued Large Capacity: 93 large-capacity well or Determination of Water Right applications were received 68 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 12 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 6 38 79 38 191 Upper Big Sandy 7 20 96 46 37 Kiowa-Bijou 127 0 0 0 68 Northern High Plains 0 3 1 1 0 Lost Creek 0 0 0 3 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 4353 4346 99% Lost Creek 414 292 71% Camp Creek 50 44 88% Upper Black Squirrel Creek 274 132 48% Southern High Plains 1243 264 21% Kiowa-Bijou 1022 2 0.2% Upper Big Sandy 120 46 38% Total 7579 5228 69%