Arkansas Basin Roundtable - April 2025

An Arkansas Basin Roundtable will be held on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 from 10:30am - 3:30pm. Agenda and webinar details to come. For more information, contact Jeff Rodriguez.

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Arkansas Basin Roundtable Meeting

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Start Time: 12:30 pm

The meeting will be hybrid
Steam Plant, Salida
200 W. Sackett Ave., Salida, CO, 81201

Zoom Meeting link

Meeting ID: 833 3982 6655 Passcode: 971863

Meeting Agenda

1. Welcome and Introductions – Mark Shea [15 minutes, 12:30-12:45]
   • Introductions
   • Establish quorum
   • Approval of agenda
   • Approval of minutes – March 12, 2025
   • Public Comment
   • Appointment of Brian Berger, Chaffee County municipal representative
   • Nominations for At-Large Water Rights Holder seat vacancy 
2. Reports– [45 minutes, 12:45-1:50]
   1. Executive Committee update (5 min)
   2. CWCB Report – Jeff Rodriguez, Greg Felt, Lauren Duncan (30 min)
   3. IBCC Report – Jeris Danielson and Terry Scanga (5 min)
   4. Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative – Jonathan Paklaian (5 min)
   5. Needs Assessment Report - Gracy Goodwin (5 mins)
   6. PEPO – Ariel Hacker (5 min)
   7. Enviro/Rec – Bob Hamel and Rena Griggs (5 min) 
   8. Ag/Muni Committee – Dan Tucker (5 min)
3. Break - 1:50- 2:00
4. Presentations – 2:00 - 3:00
   1.  Climax Mine – Site Information & Water Management Strategy, Aaron Hilshorst
   2. Upper Arkansas Fisheries Annual Report, Alex Townsend
5. Upcoming Meetings
   1. Arkansas Basin Roundtable – May 14, 2025
      1. Executive Committee– 10:30am
      2. Roundtable– 12:30pm
   2. Committees
      1. Needs Assessment- TBD (June), Zoom
      2. PEPO- April 17, 2025, 4:00 PM, Zoom
      3. Environmental/Rec Committee - June 30, 2025, 10 am, Zoom
      4. Agriculture/Municipal Committee- TBD
      5. IBCC - TBD
      6. ARWC -May 12, 2025, Zoom
   3. CWCB Board Meeting– May 21-22, Yampa-White-Green Basin
   4. Water Congress Summer Conference, August 19-21, 2025, Steamboat Springs
6. Adjourn