DWR_3364076

• Board or Commission: Colorado Ground Water Commission
• Document Type - Board and Commission Meetings: Meeting Document
• Document Date: 2/17/2017
• Subject: MEETING MATERIALS

as to whether or not Cherokee can use effluent as a source of replacement water in a replacement plan. Staff has not heard from Cherokee as to how they plan to proceed with the application
still pending before the Hearing Officer. CHEROKEE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT Case No. 08-GW-78 09-GW-15 Designated Basin: Upper Black Squirrel Creek Management District:
Upper Black Squirrel Creek Before: Jody Grantham, Hearing Officer 2 Attorney: Jen Mele Subject: Applications to change the type and place of use of wells. Objections were submitted
by the District and other water users in the basin. Both cases were consolidated with 08GW71. Status: See above. MERIDIAN SERVICE METRO DISTRICT Case No. 09-GW-11 Designated Basin:
Upper Black Squirrel Management District: Upper Black Squirrel Before: Jody Grantham, Hearing Officer Attorney: Jen Mele Subject: Application for a change of water right. Two
parties filed objections. Status: The hearing set for February 25 and 26, 2010 has been stayed because the water rights to be changed were for use in the replacement plan in 08GW71.
The matter is stayed pending resolution of the issues in Case No. 98CW80 as described above for Cherokee Metro District’s replacement plan. GALLEGOS, REINALDO, ET AL Case No. 03-GW-06
03CV1335 15SA118 Designated Basin: Upper Crow Creek Management District: Before: Supreme Court Attorney: Pat Kowaleski Subject: Petition to de-designate
portions of the Upper Crow Creek Designated Ground Water Basin. Background: The petitioners originally sent letters to the State Engineer in 2002 and 2003 seeking curtailment of
wells within the Basin. The State Engineer declined to curtail wells and the petitioners appealed the issue of the Commission’s jurisdiction over surface water rights first to District
Court and eventually to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court held that the Commission has jurisdiction over surface water rights only to the extent the holder of surface rights seeks
to change a boundary of a designated basin, in which case the surface rights owner must show, using information that was not before the Commission at the time of designation, that pumping
of the designated ground water has more than a de minimis effect on the surface rights and is causing injury to those rights. The matter was remanded to the Commission, and this petition
to de-designation a portion of the designated basin was filed with the Commission on August 11, 2010. Status: A 7 ½ day trial was held in February 2014 and on March 9, 2015 the
district court issued its decision denying the Gallegos Family’s petition to de-designation a portion of the basin. On April 27, 2015 the Gallegos Family filed an appeal of that order
to the Supreme Court. Oral Argument was held on December 6, 2016, and the parties await a ruling. 3 MERIDIAN SERVICE METRO DISTRICT Case No. 12-GW-10 14SA302
Designated Basin: Upper Black Squirrel Management District: Upper Black Squirrel Attorney: Pat Kowaleski & Susan Schneider Subject: An application for junior surface and storage
rights was filed in water court (10CW95), however objectors argue that the claimed water is actually designated ground water since if not for the diversion, it would recharge the basin.
Since only the Commission has the authority to decide when water is designated basin water, the matter is now before the Commission to make this determination. Status: The hearing
was held January 22 - 24, 2013 before the Hearing Officer. The Hearing Officer issued the Initial Decision of the Hearing Officer on April 25, holding that the applicant must determine
what portion of the water claimed in the water court application historically contributed to the water supply of the designated basin and subtract that out from the surface water claim.
The Commission upheld the Initial Decision. Meridian appealed the Commission’s decision to the district court and trial was held July 29 – 31, 2014. The district court held in
favor of the Management District and the Commission, finding that a portion of the water claimed by Meridian is designated ground water over which the Commission has jurisdiction.
Meridian appealed the matter to the Supreme Court and oral argument was held on September 30, 2015. The Supreme Court issued its decision on November 16, 2015, upholding the decision
of the district court and the hearing officer, and finding that a portion of the water Meridian sought to appropriate was designated ground water. The case was remanded to the district
court for further proceedings. FRONT RANGE RESOURCES Case No. 13-GW-7
15CV30493 Designated Basin: Lost Creek 16SA243 Management District: Lost Creek Attorney: Jen Mele & Pat Kowaleski Subject: Front Range Resources
filed for a replacement plan. Objections were filed by Equus Farms Inc., Lost Creek Land and Cattle Company, the Lost Creek Ground Water Management District and Staff. Status:
The matter was dismissed by the Commission and appealed to the District Court where it was set for trial June 6-16, 2016. Defendants, including the Commission, filed a motion dismiss
the application on the grounds that it is speculative because there are no binding contracts with actual end users for the water. On May 26, 2016 the Court ruled that Front Range Resources
was seeking to appropriate and change water rights and that 4 the anti-speculation doctrine does apply to the application. The Court further found that Front Range Resources’ existing
contracts were not binding and do not constitute obligations to provide water, and that the proposed replacement plan did not detail how or if water would be used on land owned by Front
Range Resources. Front Range Resources filed a notice of appeal with the Supreme Court on September 2, 2016, on the issue of speculation and whether the District Court erred in determining
the Designated Ground Water Rules require that water rights be legally available for use in replacement plans in order to be included in replacement plan application. On September
19, 2016 Lost Creek Land and Cattle, Equus Farms and the Lost Creek Ground Water Management District filed a notice of cross appeal. Opening Briefs on the appeal are due Friday, February
3, 2017. MERIDIAN SERVICE METRO. DIST. Case No. 14-GW-2 Designated Basin: Upper Black Squirrel Management District: Upper Black Squirrel Attorney: Jen Mele Subject: Applicants
filed an application for six new wells, which are French drains that were discussed in Case No. 12-GW-10. Objections were filed by Staff, Farmers and Upper Black Squirrel Ground Water
Management Dist. Status: The matter was dismissed by the Hearing Officer after the applicant presented its case at the hearing that began on January 14, 2015 because the applicant
did not have a replacement plan for its new appropriations. See below Case No. 15GW14. AXTON (Rocky Mountain Roosters) Case No. 15-GW-5 Case No. 15-GW-6 Designated
Basin: Kiowa Bijou Management District: North Kiowa Bijou Attorney: Jen Mele Subject: Applicants filed an application for determination of water rights and a replacement plan.
Objections were filed by the North Kiowa Bijou Ground Water Management District, Earnest Mikita, Robert Alexander, Joe Eurich, Vincent & Jacqueline Eurich, Harold Eurich, Alvin Eurich,
Darrel & Carol Dutro, Bob Pemberton and E. Scott Mikita. Status: This matter has been set for a five day hearing scheduled to begin on June 5, 2017. EINSPAHR, Gayln
Case No. 15-GW-10 Designated Basin: Northern High Plains Management District: Sand Hills Attorney: Jen Mele 5 Subject: Staff required the applicant to file an application
for reduction in number of irrigated acres and associated annual appropriation in order to obtain a replacement well for one of the applicant’s wells. Applicant does not believe a
reduction is required and claims an apparent overlap of irrigated acres with another well is a clerical error on the permit for the other well. Status: The hearing officer issued
Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Initial Decision of the Hearing Officer on May 16, 2016, agreeing with the reductions required by Staff. Mr. Einspahr filed a Notice of Appeal
and Exceptions to the Initial Decision of the Hearing Officer and the matter was heard by the Commission at the November meeting. The Commission upheld the Findings of Fact, Conclusions
of Law and Initial Decision of the Hearing Officer. MERIDIAN METRO DISTRICT Case No. 15-GW-14 Designated Basin: Upper Black Squirrel Management District: Upper Black
Squirrel Attorney: Jen Mele Subject: Application for replacement plan to replace depletions of underdrains that were the subject of 14GW02. Objections were filed by Pain Brush Hills
Metro District, Upper Black Squirrel Creek Ground Water Management District, Woodmen Hills Metro District, the Wayne E. Booker Revocable Living Trust and the Frances G. Booker Revocable
Living Trust, Dan Farmer, Joe Farmer, Jr., Jerry Farmer, Teresa Farmer, Edna Farmer and the Farmer Pipeline Company, LLC, and Staff of the Ground Water Commission. Status: This
matter is scheduled for a five day hearing to begin on February 6, 2017. CHEROKEE METRO DIST v. GROUND Case No. 15CW3028 WATER COMMISSION and UPPER BLACK
15GW15 SQUIRREL CREEK GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT DIST Designated Basin: Upper Black Squirrel Creek Management District: Upper Black Squirrel Creek Attorney: Jen Mele Subject:
Cherokee Metropolitan District originally filed a Complaint for Declaratory Judgment in district court seeking a determination as to the legal uses of Cherokee Well Nos. 1-8, specifically
a finding that those wells can legally be used both inside and outside the designated basin and that irrigation use is not limited to the acreage that was specified in the statement
of claim filed with the original application. Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss, arguing that the Ground Water Commission has jurisdiction over this determination since the subject
rights are designated ground water. The motion was granted and Cherokee has submitted the Complaint for Declaratory Judgment to the Hearing Officer. 6 Status: The Commission was
named as a defendant and Staff filed a motion to dismiss the Commission as a defendant since the matter is before the Commission. That motion was granted. The matter is set for a 5
day hearing scheduled to begin on March 30, 2017. On January 9, 2017, both Cherokee and the Upper Black Squirrel Creek Ground Water Management District filed motions for summary judgment
asking the Hearing Officer to decide the main controversy in the case, the proper place of use of Cherokee Well Nos. 1-8. Responses to the motions are due February 3, 2017.
WOODMEN HILLS METRO DIST. Case No. 03-GW-20 Designated Basin: Upper Black Squirrel Management District: Upper Black Squirrel Attorney: Jen Mele Subject: Application for
a replacement plan for depletions resulting from the pumping of 16 wells. Objections were filed by the Upper Black Squirrel Creek Ground Water Management District, Wayne E. Booker Revocable
Living Trust and the Frances G. Booker Revocable Living Trust, Dan Farmer, Joe Farmer, Jr., Jerry Farmer, Teresa Farmer, Edna Farmer and the Farmer Family Pipeline Company and Staff.
This application is technically a republication required by the hearing officer in 2005 to include additional structures to the replacement plan filed in 2003 and therefore the original
case number was used. Status: The applicant filed a motion to postpone the hearing that was set for October 31, 2016 in order to include additional structures causing depletions
and the concept of using recharge facilities in its replacement plan. A five day hearing is set for December 4, 2017. STRASBURG SANITATION & WATER DISTRICT Case No. 16-GW-1
Designated Basin: Kiowa Bijou Management District: North Kiowa Bijou Attorney: Jen Mele & Michael Toll Subject: Objection by the applicant to the requirement that the well be
subject to final permitting requirements and to the reduction of the annual appropriation upon issuance of the final permit for the well with permit no. 2642-F. Status: This
matter in conjunction with the Kiowa Water & Wastewater Authority, case no. 16GW2, is set for a four day hearing scheduled to begin on May 22 – 25, 2017. The hearings are set back-to-back
so that the hearing in 16GW2 will begin when the hearing in this case ends. The applicant filed a motion for summary judgment on August 23, 2016, seeking a determination from the
Commission that the original permit issued for the subject well in 1960 is the final permit and therefor the requirements of § 37-90-107, i.e. issuance of a final permit based on actual
beneficial use of the well, do not apply. Staff argued in its response that all wells, including the subject well, are subject to diversion limits based on actual beneficial use.
The Hearing Officer denied the applicant’s motion. 7 KIOWA WATER & WASTEWATER AUTHORITY Case No. 16-GW-2 Designated Basin: Kiowa Bijou Management District: North Kiowa Bijou
Attorney: Jen Mele Subject: Objection by the applicant to the requirement that the well be subject to final permitting requirements and to the reduction of the annual appropriation
upon issuance of the final permit for the well with permit no. 2794-F. Status: This matter in conjunction with the Strasburg Sanitation & Water District, case no. 16GW1, is set
for a four day hearing scheduled to begin on May 22-25, 2017. The hearings are set back-to-back so that the hearing in this case will begin after the hearing in 16GW1 ends. The applicant
filed a motion for summary judgment on August 23, 2016, seeking a determination from the Commission that the original permit issued for the subject well in 1960 is the final permit
and therefor the requirements of § 37-90-107, i.e. issuance of a final permit based on actual beneficial use of the well, do not apply. Staff argued in its response that all wells,
including the subject well, are subject to diversion limits based on actual beneficial use. The Hearing Officer denied the applicant’s motion and because the applicant indicated it
intended to offer evidence at trial as to intended future use of the well, on February 3, 2017 Staff filed a motion for summary judgment arguing that evidence considered by the Commission
must be limited to evidence of the extent of actual beneficial use of the water and that evidence of future projected water demand is not relevant for the purpose of issuance of the
final permit. Meridian Service Metropolitan District Case No. 16-GW-05 Designated Basin: Upper Black Squirrel Management District: Upper Black Squirrel Attorney: Jen Mele
Subject: Petition for determination of jurisdiction pertaining to surface water in Pond B and Pond C. Status: This matter was filed on December 16, 2016 and no deadlines have
been set. HUTTON EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION V. WOLFE, ETAL Case No. 15CW3018 Designated Basin: Northern High Plains Management District: Attorney: Chad Wallace, Pat Kowaleski
Subject: Lawsuit filed by the Hutton Educational Foundation in an effort to make the State Engineer administer designated ground water rights, not just surface rights, for the purpose
of 8 compact compliance under the Republican River Compact. Complaint also alleges that SB-52, which revised 37-90-106 to limit how designated basin boundaries may be modified, and
the Colorado Groundwater Management Act of 1965, are unconstitutional. The Ground Water Commission filed a Motion to Intervene and an Answer to the Hutton Complaint on December 16,
2015 and such Motion was granted on January 18, 2016. Status: The Commission filed a motion to dismiss the second and third claims in which Hutton asserted that the Management Act
and SB-52, amending the Act, were unconstitutional. The water court agreed and dismissed the second claim and part of the third claim. The water court held that it does not have jurisdiction
over designated ground water and that the Commission must first determine whether designated ground water is implicated, and therefore the issue was not ripe. Hutton sought certification
of the dismissal for appeal to the Colorado Supreme Court. The trial court certified its order of dismissal for appeal and stayed the remaining claims until the appeal is resolved.
Hutton has identified the issues for appeal to include the trial court’s dismissal and the underlying question of whether SB 10-52, amending the Management Act, is unconstitutional.
Some of the defendants, joined by the Commission, filed a motion with the Supreme Court to limit the issues on appeal to the dismissal, and to exclude any arguments on the constitutionality
of Management Act statutes. No schedule is set for resolving the motion to limit issues. Briefing on the appeal is currently set to occur this spring.
Agenda2017Feb.docxNOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF THE

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF THE
COLORADO GROUND WATER COMMISSION
10:00 a.m., Friday, February 17, 2017
1313 Sherman St. Rm. 318
Denver, CO 80203
A G E N D A
Determine quorum
Review and approval of agenda items
Approval of Minutes for Meeting of November 18, 2016
Report of the Executive Director by State Engineer Dick Wolfe
Commissioners’ Reports
Hearing on proposal to amend Rule 5.2.9 to determine that the Alluvial Aquifer, and all of the Fan and White River Aquifers, in the Upper Crow Creek Basin are over appropriated
Staff Report by Keith Vander Horst.
Report of the Attorney General by Jennifer Mele. This is a background briefing on legal issues in the written report.< The Board may refer any item< contained or discussed under this
topic to Agenda Item No. 13 for discussion in Executive Session.
District Reports:
Marks Butte, Frenchman, Sand Hills and Central Yuma GWMDs by Nate Midcap
W-Y GWMD by Bryon Mc Call
Arikaree GWMD by Rod Mason
Plains GWMD by Brandi Baquera
East Cheyenne GWMD by Carolyn Talbert
Southern High Plains GWMD by Blake Gourley
North KiowaBijou GWMD by Robert Loose
Upper Black Squirrel Creek GWMD by Tracy Doran
Upper Big Sandy GWMD by Tracy Doran
Lost Creek GWMD by Thomas Sauter
Upper Crow Creek Basin by Dan Loyd
Republican River Water Conservation District by Deb Daniel
Old Business
Status of stakeholder process on proposal to amend Rule 5.6 regarding replacement plans, and Rule 5.8 regarding artificial recharge, storage, and recovery plans
Status of proposed amendments to 2 CCR 402-3, Rules of Procedure for All Hearings Before the Colorado Ground Water Commission
New Business
“Petition For Determination of Jurisdiction Over Surface Water Within the Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin”, from Meridian Service Metropolitan District
Designated Basins water levels reports update, by Hydrogeological Services
Public Comments
Executive Session (if needed)
Adjournment</

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF THE
COLORADO GROUND WATER COMMISSION
February 17, 2017
Agenda2017Feb.pdfNOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF THE
1. Determine quorum 2. Review and approval of agenda items 3. Approval of Minutes for Meeting of November 18, 2016 4. Report of the Executive Director by State Engineer
Dick Wolfe 5. Commissioners’ Reports 6. Hearing on proposal to amend Rule 5.2.9 to determine that the Alluvial Aquifer, and all of the Fan and White River Aquifers, in the Upper Crow
Creek Basin are over appropriated 7. Staff Report by Keith Vander Horst. 8. Report of the Attorney General by Jennifer Mele. This is a background briefing on legal issues in the
written report. The Board may refer any item contained or discussed under this topic to Agenda Item No. 13 for discussion in Executive Session. 9. District Reports: a. Marks Butte,
Frenchman, Sand Hills and Central Yuma GWMDs by Nate Midcap b. W-Y GWMD by Bryon Mc Call c. Arikaree GWMD by Rod Mason d. Plains GWMD by Brandi Baquera e. East Cheyenne GWMD by Carolyn
Talbert f. Southern High Plains GWMD by Blake Gourley g. North Kiowa-Bijou GWMD by Robert Loose h. Upper Black Squirrel Creek GWMD by Tracy Doran i. Upper Big Sandy GWMD by Tracy Doran
j. Lost Creek GWMD by Thomas Sauter k. Upper Crow Creek Basin by Dan Loyd l. Republican River Water Conservation District by Deb Daniel 10. Old Business a. Status of stakeholder process
on proposal to amend Rule 5.6 regarding replacement plans, and Rule 5.8 regarding artificial recharge, storage, and recovery plans b. Status of proposed amendments to 2 CCR 402-3, Rules
of Procedure for All Hearings Before the Colorado Ground Water Commission NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF THE COLORADO GROUND WATER COMMISSION 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 17, 2017
1313 Sherman St. Rm. 318 Denver, CO 80203 A G E N D A NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF THE COLORADO GROUND WATER COMMISSION February 17, 2017 A G E N D A (cont.) 11. New Business
a. “Petition For Determination of Jurisdiction Over Surface Water Within the Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin”, from Meridian Service Metropolitan District
b. Designated Basins water levels reports update, by Hydrogeological Services 12. Public Comments 13. Executive Session (if needed) 14. Adjournment
Agenda2017Feb_Amended.docxNOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF THE

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF THE
COLORADO GROUND WATER COMMISSION
10:00 a.m., Friday, February 17, 2017
1313 Sherman St. Rm. 318
Denver, CO 80203
A G E N D A - AMENDED
Determine quorum
Review and approval of agenda items
Approval of Minutes for Meeting of November 18, 2016
Report of the Executive Director by State Engineer Dick Wolfe
Commissioners’ Reports
Hearing on proposal to amend Rule 5.2.9 to determine that the Alluvial Aquifer, and all of the Fan and White River Aquifers, in the Upper Crow Creek Basin are over appropriated
Staff Report by Keith Vander Horst.
Report of the Attorney General by Jennifer Mele. This is a background briefing on legal issues in the written report.< The Board may refer any item< contained or discussed under this
topic to Agenda Item No. 13 for discussion in Executive Session.
District Reports:
Marks Butte, Frenchman, Sand Hills and Central Yuma GWMDs by Nate Midcap
W-Y GWMD by Bryon Mc Call
Arikaree GWMD by Rod Mason
Plains GWMD by Brandi Baquera
East Cheyenne GWMD by Carolyn Talbert
Southern High Plains GWMD by Blake Gourley
North KiowaBijou GWMD by Robert Loose
Upper Black Squirrel Creek GWMD by Tracy Doran
Upper Big Sandy GWMD by Tracy Doran
Lost Creek GWMD by Thomas Sauter
Upper Crow Creek Basin by Dan Loyd
Republican River Water Conservation District by Deb Daniel
Old Business
Status of stakeholder process on proposal to amend Rule 5.6 regarding replacement plans, and Rule 5.8 regarding artificial recharge, storage, and recovery plans
Status of proposed amendments to 2 CCR 402-3, Rules of Procedure for All Hearings Before the Colorado Ground Water Commission
New Business
“Petition For Determination of Jurisdiction Over Surface Water Within the Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin”, from Meridian Service Metropolitan District
Designated Basins water levels reports update, by Hydrogeological Services
Proposal regarding formation of a Ground Water Management District within the Upper Crow Creek Designated Basin
Public Comments
Executive Session (if needed)
Adjournment</

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF THE
COLORADO GROUND WATER COMMISSION
February 17, 2017
Agenda2017Feb_Amended.pdfNOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF THE
1. Determine quorum 2. Review and approval of agenda items 3. Approval of Minutes for Meeting of November 18, 2016 4. Report of the Executive Director by State Engineer
Dick Wolfe 5. Commissioners’ Reports 6. Hearing on proposal to amend Rule 5.2.9 to determine that the Alluvial Aquifer, and all of the Fan and White River Aquifers, in the Upper Crow
Creek Basin are over appropriated 7. Staff Report by Keith Vander Horst. 8. Report of the Attorney General by Jennifer Mele. This is a background briefing on legal issues in the
written report. The Board may refer any item contained or discussed under this topic to Agenda Item No. 13 for discussion in Executive Session. 9. District Reports: a. Marks Butte,
Frenchman, Sand Hills and Central Yuma GWMDs by Nate Midcap b. W-Y GWMD by Bryon Mc Call c. Arikaree GWMD by Rod Mason d. Plains GWMD by Brandi Baquera e. East Cheyenne GWMD by Carolyn
Talbert f. Southern High Plains GWMD by Blake Gourley g. North Kiowa-Bijou GWMD by Robert Loose h. Upper Black Squirrel Creek GWMD by Tracy Doran i. Upper Big Sandy GWMD by Tracy Doran
j. Lost Creek GWMD by Thomas Sauter k. Upper Crow Creek Basin by Dan Loyd l. Republican River Water Conservation District by Deb Daniel 10. Old Business a. Status of stakeholder process
on proposal to amend Rule 5.6 regarding replacement plans, and Rule 5.8 regarding artificial recharge, storage, and recovery plans b. Status of proposed amendments to 2 CCR 402-3, Rules
of Procedure for All Hearings Before the Colorado Ground Water Commission NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF THE COLORADO GROUND WATER COMMISSION 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 17, 2017
1313 Sherman St. Rm. 318 Denver, CO 80203 A G E N D A - AMENDED NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF THE COLORADO GROUND WATER COMMISSION February 17, 2017 A G E N D A (cont.) 11.
New Business a. “Petition For Determination of Jurisdiction Over Surface Water Within the Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin”, from Meridian Service Metropolitan
District b. Designated Basins water levels reports update, by Hydrogeological Services c. Proposal regarding formation of a Ground Water Management District within the Upper Crow Creek
Designated Basin 12. Public Comments 13. Executive Session (if needed) 14. Adjournment
Agenda2017Feb_Draft.docxNOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF THE

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF THE
COLORADO GROUND WATER COMMISSION
10:00 a.m., Friday, February 17, 2017
1313 Sherman St. Rm. 318
Denver, CO 80203
A G E N D A
Determine quorum
Review and approval of agenda items
Approval of Minutes for Meeting of November 18, 2016
Report of the Executive Director by State Engineer Dick Wolfe
Commissioners’ Reports
Hearing on proposal to amend Rule 5.2.9 to determine that the Alluvial Aquifer, and all of the Fan and White River Aquifers, in the Upper Crow Creek Basin are over appropriated
Staff Report by Keith Vander Horst.
Report of the Attorney General by Jennifer Mele. This is a background briefing on legal issues in the written report.< The Board may refer any item< contained or discussed under this
topic to Agenda Item No. 13 for discussion in Executive Session.
District Reports:
Marks Butte, Frenchman, Sand Hills and Central Yuma GWMDs by Nate Midcap
W-Y GWMD by Bryon Mc Call
Arikaree GWMD by Rod Mason
Plains GWMD by Brandi Baquera
East Cheyenne GWMD by Carolyn Talbert
Southern High Plains GWMD by Blake Gourley
North KiowaBijou GWMD by Robert Loose
Upper Black Squirrel Creek GWMD by Tracy Doran
Upper Big Sandy GWMD by Tracy Doran
Lost Creek GWMD by Thomas Sauter
Upper Crow Creek Basin by Dan Loyd
Republican River Water Conservation District by Deb Daniel
Old Business
Status of stakeholder process on proposal to amend Rule 5.6 regarding replacement plans, and Rule 5.8 regarding artificial recharge, storage, and recovery plans
New Business
“Petition For Determination of Jurisdiction Over Surface Water Within the Upper Black Squirrel Creek Designated Ground Water Basin”, from Meridian Service Metropolitan District
Public Comments
Executive Session (if needed)
Adjournment</

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF THE
COLORADO GROUND WATER COMMISSION
February 17, 2017
Agenda2017Feb_Draft.pdfNOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF THE
1. Determine quorum 2. Review and approval of agenda items 3. Approval of Minutes for Meeting of November 18, 2016 4. Report of the Executive Director by State Engineer
Dick Wolfe 5. Commissioners’ Reports 6. Hearing on proposal to amend Rule 5.2.9 to determine that the Alluvial Aquifer, and all of the Fan and White River Aquifers, in the Upper Crow