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November 16, 2012 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, 2012 through October 31, 2012 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: 116 small-capacity new and replacement well permit applications were received 108 small-capacity new and replacement well permits were issued Large Capacity: 59 large-capacity new and replacement well permit applications, and Determination of Water Right applications, were received 38 large-capacity new and replacement well permits and Determinations of Water Rights were issued 46 Large-capacity well permits were canceled Table 2 provides details on the individual pending 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 of water right application activities for the last quarter: 15 new change applications were received 7 change applications were approved Table 3 provides details on the individual pending change of water right 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, and Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Basins. Final Permit Activity This Quarter Basin Requests for SBUs* Misc. Contacts** Permits Clarified Permits Published Final Permits Issued Northern High Plains 0 0 0 0 0 Southern High Plains 0 0 0 0 43 Lost Creek 0 0 0 0 0 Kiowa-Bijou 0 1 0 0 10 Upper Big Sandy 0 0 0 0 0 Upper Black Squirrel Creek 0 4 0 18 11 Upper Crow Creek 0 0 0 0 0 Camp Creek 0 0 1 1 0 Total 0 5 1 19 6 4 * 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 Status as of October 31, 2012 Basin Total Number of Permits Total Final Permits Issued Percent Complete Northern High Plains 4102 4101 100% Southern High Plains 1233 1172 95% Lost Creek 373 372 100% Kiowa-Bijou 907 842 93% Upper Big Sandy 121 121 100% Upper Black Squirrel Creek 200 152 76% Upper Crow Creek 108 97 90% Camp Creek 50 48 96% Total 7094 6905 97% 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.