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MINUTES
WATER BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
April 18, 1980
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Ray Anderson, Ward Fischer, Glen Johnson,
Harvey Johnson, Tom Moore, Everett Richardson.
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Dennis Bode, Duane Davis, Keith Elmund,
Jim Hibbard, Cliff Hoelscher, Roger Krempel,
Curt Miller, Molly Nortier, Steve Olson,
Mike Smith, DaVe Wilson.
ALSO PRESENT:
Terri Cotten, Coloradoan.
The meeting, chaired by Ward Fischer, was called to order. The
following items were discussed:
Grey Mountain
Since George Wallace was not able to attend the meeting, he asked
Ray Anderson to relate to the Board his negative reaction to the
mention of Grey Mountain in the Resolution quoted in last month's
Minutes. It was decided that Mr. Wallace's concern will be dis-
cussed at a meeting when he will be present.
Conservation and Metering Report
Dennis Bode and Steve Olson gave a brief presentation on the
Conservation and Metering Report. It was stated that, since the
purpose of the report was informational, the staff tried to re-
main as objective as possible; therefore, no staff recommendations
were submitted. Considerable discussion occurred during and fol-
lowing the presentation. Ray Anderson had prepared several pages
of comments which expressed his reactions to portions of the re-
port. Some of his comments were discussed during the meeting,
while others will be reviewed by the staff later on. Following
the discussion, the Board members present, voted unanimously to
retain their present consensus on metering which, in essence,
concludes that meters are not appropriate at this time. In the
meantime, it was suggested that some refinement in research be
conducted on how much water people are actually using, and in
addition, investigate other water resource project alternatives.
Roger Krempel directed the staff to prepare a brief report of
about three pages on each resource project and submit it to the
Board within two months.
Committees were appointed to prepare for a joint meeting with
the City Council to justify the Water Board consensus on the
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metering question.
preliminary outline
committees have been
Mr. Fischer asked that the committees have a
ready for the next Water Board meeting. The
n set up as follows:
ECONOMICS
R. Anderson, Chairman
H. Caulfield
ENGINEERING, BASIN EFFECTS
AND FUTURE PROJECTS
N. Evans, Chairman
E. Richardson
H. Johnson
T. Moore
Staff Reports
QUALITY OF LIFE
B. Cain, Chairman
G. Wallace
R. Anderson
GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES
AND POLITICAL CONCERNS
H. Caulfield, Chairman
G. Johnson
R. Anderson
Mike Smith met recently with the administrator of the Colorado
Water Quality Control Commission where he requested that the
classification of the river in the area of the Rockwell Site be
postponed until the Wild and Scenic designation is finalized.
The river's proposed classification of high quality Class 2
would prohibit the construction of the Rockwell Dam. The re-
quest for postponement must be presented to the Commission
as a whole. The recent wild and recreational designation as-
signed to the above -mentioned portion of the river, as a result
of the Wild and Scenic study, would also prevent construction
of the dam. Therefore, in two separate motions, the Water Board
voted unanimously to request that the area for the proposed
Rockwell Reservoir be deleted from Wild and Scenic designation,
and that the river classification be postponed until a final de-
cision is reached following the request for deletion. In addition,
the Board advised the staff to submit a legal description of the
segment of the Poudre in the Rockwell area along with the request
for deletion.
1. Report on Leased Water by Dennis Bode
The Board requested that Dennis Bode defer any action regard-
ing renewal of lease -back agreements until he is able to con-
fer with Attorney Art March, Jr.
2. Out of City Sewer Requests
Jim Hibbard presented an out of City sewer request for 1901
Hull Street, which was approved by the Board.
Committee Reports
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Mew Business
Roger Krempel explained that the new "Water for Colorado Organi-
zation" could provide a basis for future water legislation or
funding for future water projects. The group is sponsoring a
meeting in Denver on June 13, which will explore the subject of
state-wide storage.
Other Business
The Sludge Project has received the approval of the Colorado
Water Quality Control Commission and now awaits EPA endorsement.
Mike Smith announced that Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 2,
recently had to discharge into the River as a result of the con-
tinuing sludge disposal problems, and the Plant was not able to
meet all the discharge permit requirements. The Board suggested
that the City proceed with investigating an agreement with North
Poudre concerning discharging into their canal. In addition,
the City should pursue working with Boxelder Ditch Co, as an
alternative. In both cases, the Board requested that the City
should avoid entering into an actual agreement at this time.
Announcements
There will be a hearing on stream classification in July in the
City Council Chambers.
A visit to the CSU Engineering Research Center has been scheduled
on May 2, 1980 at 1:00 P.M., to look at the Input -Output Matrix
River System Model. If time allows, there will also be a tour
of Water Treatment Plant No. 2 construction. Board Members were
asked to respond to Christel Halpin by April 30.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:35 P.M.
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