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November 19, 2010 Meeting MEMORANDUM TO: Dick Wolfe, Executive Director – Ground Water Commission FROM: Keith Vander Horst, Designated Basins Team Leader SUBJECT: Staff Activity Report for August 1, 2010 through October 31, 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: 85 small-capacity new and replacement well permit applications were received 93 small-capacity new and replacement well permits were issued Large Capacity: 49 large-capacity new and replacement well permit applications, and Determination of Water Right applications, were received 60 large-capacity new and replacement well permits and Determinations of Water Rights were issued 28 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: 11 new applications were received 5 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. Conditional permits are being reviewed in the Southern High Plains, Kiowa-Bijou, Lost Creek, 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 108 107 3 0 205 Upper Big Sandy 0 0 0 0 0 Kiowa-Bijou 8 12 65 0 110 Northern High Plains 0 0 0 0 0 Lost Creek 0 0 0 0 0 Camp Creek 0 1 0 0 1 Upper Black Squirrel Creek 0 0 0 0 0 * This field tracks only the first written request for Statements 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 105 102 97% Northern High Plains 4117 4116 100% Lost Creek 380 292 77% Camp Creek 49 44 90% Upper Black Squirrel Creek 211 139 66% Southern High Plains 1279 406 32% Kiowa-Bijou 964 468 48% Upper Big Sandy 122 122 100% Total 7227 5689 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.