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August 10, 2009 <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Ground Water Commission Members <br /> <br />FROM: Keith Vander Horst, Designated Basins Team Leader <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Upcoming Ground Water Commission Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />The upcoming Ground Water Commission meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 21, 2009, at the Town of Castle Rock Council Chambers, 100 N. Wilcox, 2nd Floor, Castle Rock, <br /> CO 80104. Please find enclosed the following: <br /> <br /> <br />Map of the meeting location <br /> <br />Meeting agenda <br /> <br />Minutes of the Commission meeting of May 15, 2009, Agenda Item No. 3 <br /> <br />Proposed Resolution by the Colorado Ground Water Commission recognizing the creation of a task force dedicated to securing the long-term sustainability of the Ogallala Aquifer in the <br /> Republican River Basin, Agenda Item No. 7. <br /> <br />Items related to the Hearing on the request by Birdsall Young for a variance to Rules 7.5.3 and 7.10.2, involving an application for expanded acres on well permit no. 20171-FP, to allow <br /> the future annual appropriation of the well to be based on the historical depletion of the aquifer from the actual historical use of the well on 267 acres rather than on the permitted <br /> 160 acres, Agenda Item No. 8 <br />Variance request <br />Permit File No. 20172-FP <br />Comments from Staff <br /> <br />Items related to the petition by Equus Farms, Lost Creek Land and Cattle Co., and the Lost Creek Ground Water Management District that the Commission initiate the process to amend Rule <br /> 5.2.5.2 so as to determine that the northern portion of the Lost Creek main stem drainage within the Lost Creek Designated Ground Water Basin is overappropriated, Agenda Item No. 9 <br />Petition <br />Comments from Staff <br /> <br />Items related to the petition by the Northern Colorado Water Association to create a new designated ground water basin to be known as the “Upper Spring Creek Designated Ground Water <br /> Basin”, in Larimer County, Agenda Item No. 10 <br />Petition (without the extensive supporting engineering report, Exhibit B) <br />Comments from Staff <br /> <br />Staff Activity Report, Agenda Item No. 11 <br /> <br />Attorney General’s Report, Agenda Item No. 12 <br /> <br />Hearing Officer's Report <br /> <br />Please call if there are any questions about the Commission meeting. <br /> <br />cc: Commission Staff <br />Designated Ground Water Management Districts: <br />Be advised that due to the length and number of documents involved in the hearings and petitions those documents are not being provided herewith to the Ground Water Management Districts. <br /> If you are interested in obtaining any of those documents, they are available for viewing and down loading from the Commission’s website at: http://water.state.co.us/cgwc/ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Memorandum <br />Upcoming Commission Meeting <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />FRED A. HEFLEY, CHAIRMAN, Walsh; JON B. BROWNELL, VICE-CHAIRMAN, Hooper; EUGENE A. BAUERLE, Julesburg; ANNE J. CASTLE, Denver; DENNIS W. CORYELL, Burlington; <br />MICHAEL GROSS, Silt; RICHARD F. HUWA, Keenesburg; F. W. (BILL) KERKSIEK, Strasburg; ERNEST L. MIKITA, Calhan <br /> <br />C. MAX SMITH, CHAIRMAN, Walsh; DENNIS W. CORYELL, VICE-CHAIRMAN, Burlington; GRANT H. BLEDSOE, Wray; CAROLYN F. BURR, Denver; <br />LARRY W. CLEVER, Grand Junction; COREY M. HUWA, Roggen; EARNEST L. MIKITA, Calhan; GEORGE H. SCHUBERT, Calhan; DOUGLAS L. SHRIVER, Monte Vista; <br /> <br /> <br />Upcoming Commission Meeting Page 2 <br />August 10, 2009 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />QRTSTAT-2009Aug.xlsQRTSTAT.XLS <br />Print_Area_MI <br />TABLE 1 <br />DESIGNATED BASINS BRANCH <br />QUARTERLY ACTIVITY REPORT <br />C.R.S. 37-90- <br />BASIN <br />RECEIVED <br />ISSUED <br />KIOWA BIJOU <br />LOST CREEK <br />CAMP CREEK <br />UPPER BIG SANDY <br />TOTAL <br />SUMMARY OF APPLICATION ACTIVITY <br />APPLICATIONS <br />INCOMPLETE <br /> <br />AP <br />NP <br />AU <br />AR <br />AD & AW <br />CHANGE APPLICATIONS <br />UPPER CROW CREEK <br />TOTAL RECEIVED <br />NEW ISSUED <br />REPLACE ISSUED <br />NEW RECEIVED <br />REPLACE RECEIVED <br />CHANGE RECEIVED <br />CHANGE ISSUED <br />DENIED & WITHDRAWN <br />NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS <br />SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS <br />SMALL CAPACITY <br />NEW LARGE CAPACTIY <br />CHANGE LARGE CAPACITY <br />UPPER BLACK SQUIRREL CREEK <br />RESUBMITTED <br />SMALL CAPACITY PERMITS <br />LARGE CAPACITY NEW & REPLACE PERMITS <br /> REPLACEMENT <br /> LARGE CAPACITY <br />MAY 1, 2009 THROUGH JULY 31, 2009 <br />105.00 <br />107.00 <br />111.00 <br />111.00 <br />24.00 <br />51.00 <br />7.00 <br />1.00 <br />0.00 <br />2.00 <br />2.00 <br />2.00 <br />16.00 <br />27.00 <br />21.00 <br />3.00 <br />29.00 <br />84.00 <br />1.00 <br />1.00 <br />1.00 <br />1.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />8.00 <br />5.00 <br />2.00 <br />6.00 <br />12.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />34.00 <br />0.00 <br />6.00 <br />3.00 <br />5.00 <br />5.00 <br />10.00 <br />3.00 <br />1.00 <br />0.00 <br />1.00 <br />0.00 <br />2.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />5.00 <br />6.00 <br />1.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />1.00 <br />1.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />0.00 <br />71.00 <br />89.00 <br />18.00 <br />41.00 <br />106.00 <br />6.00 <br />4.00 <br />37.00 <br />18.00 <br />71.00 <br />107.00 <br />15.00 <br />13.00 <br />0.00 <br />47.00 <br />110.00 <br />27.00 <br />13.00 <br />3.00 <br />37.00 <br />18.00 <br />47.00 <br />9.00 <br />0.00 <br /> <br />Resolution of the Colorado Ground Water Commission FINAL.docxRESOLUTION <br /> <br />RESOLUTION <br />OF THE <br />COLORADO GROUND WATER COMMISSION <br />WHEREAS the Colorado Ground Water Commission is a regulatory and an adjudicatory body authorized by the General Assembly to manage and control designated ground water resources within <br /> the State of Colorado; and <br />WHEREAS the General Assembly has granted the Ground Water Commission this authority under Title 37, Article 90 of the Colorado Revised Statutes (Ground Water Management Act); and <br />WHEREAS the Ogallala Aquifer is designated ground water where it lies within the boundaries of the Designated Basin; and <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Colorado Ground Water Commission hereby acknowledges the need for a Task Force to be established to help develop solutions designed to further <br /> the long-term sustainability of the Ogallala Aquifer in the Republican River Basin. <br />The name of the Task Force shall be “The Ogallala Aquifer, Republican River Task Force.” <br />The Task Force shall be composed of representatives of the following organizations: <br />Representative(s) from the Ground Water Management Districts within the Northern High Plains Designated Basin <br />Representative(s) from the Republican River Water Conservation District <br />Representative(s) from the Republican River Watershed Association <br />Representative(s) from the local Soil Conservation Districts <br />Representative(s) from each of the following landowner associations: <br />Three Rivers Alliance <br />Colorado Agricultural Preservation Association <br />Two or Three At-Large Representatives <br />The Task Force shall be supported by a Technical Advisory Subcommittee, assigned to address specific issues. The Technical Advisory Subcommittee shall be composed of representatives <br /> of the Task Force and may also include representatives from the following groups: <br />State Agencies; <br />Federal Agencies; and <br />Non-governmental Organizations <br />The Task Force shall: <br />Establish a science-based and basin-wide understanding of the water conservation challenges facing water users in the Ogallala Aquifer in the Colorado Republican River Basin. <br />Recommend potential solutions by which the Ogallala Aquifer in the Colorado Republican River Basin may be managed for sustainability. <br />Appoint delegates as needed to assist with the responsibilities. <br />The Task Force shall operate for one year, with the option to proceed for a longer time if the Commission deems it necessary. <br />DONE at the regular meeting of the Colorado Ground Water Commission, August 21, 2009, in Parker, Colorado. <br />________________________ <br />Charles “Max” Smith <br />Chairman <br />Colorado Ground Water Commission <br />DRAFT <br />2 <br />StaffReport_2009Aug.doc <br /> <br /> STATE OF COLORADO <br />GROUND WATER COMMISSION <br />Division of Water Resources <br />Department of Natural Resources <br /> <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 818 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone (303) 866-3581 <br />FAX (303) 866-3589 <br /> Bill Ritter, Jr. <br /> Governor <br /> <br /> Harris D. Sherman <br /> Executive Director, DNR <br /> <br /> Dick Wolfe, P.E. <br /> Executive Director <br />