Colorado Water Quality Forum Retreat
Hotel Colorado--June 26-27, 2002
Draft Agenda

Please RSVP for the retreat by Friday, May 24th to either the hotel or the Centers (see the instructions below). The Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs was selected as the location this year based on your input at the retreat last year. The following are the package rates which include the hotel room, breakfast, both lunches, a Bar-B-Q (compliments of the Colorado River Water Conservation District), breaks, and the conference room:

Single occupancy package rate (inclusive of tax) $159.24/person
Double occupancy package rate (inclusive of tax) $106.87/person

If you are planning on staying overnight at the hotel, you should call the The Hotel Colorado at 1-800-554-3998 to RSVP and make arrangements to pay the hotel directly. Be sure to mention "account # WQF" for the special rates.

If you are not staying the night but plan to be at the meetings during the day, the meal package rate (inclusive of tax and gratuity) is $54.50/person for both days. You must RSVP to Stephanie Samano at the Centers (303/820 5670) and make a check payable to CU-Denver at the address listed above.

Wednesday, June 26, 2002

10: 00 a.m. Introductions
                  Agenda Review and Agreement

10:30 a.m. Issues Scan (see attached draft list)

                 Review and clarify issues
                 Add additional issues (if needed)

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Diane Regas, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, E.P.A Headquarters (Invited, not confirmed)

              --New Priorities and Direction

2:30 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m. Stakeholder Perspectives (10 minutes/perspective):

1) 1-2 hot issues concerning water quality

2) What is your vision?

1. Agriculture - Mike Monell, Colorado Farm Bureau
2. Industry - Jerry Raisch, Vranesh & Raisch
3. Environmental Community
• Steve Glazer, High Country Citizen's Alliance
4. Regional Water Quality Planning Agency
• Russell Clayshulte, DRCOG
• Robert Ray, Northwest Colorado Council of Governments
• Dave Dubois, NFRWQPA
5. Colorado Watershed Assembly, Richard Fox

4:00 p.m. Stakeholder Perspectives: Municipal Issues

1. Municipal Wastewater
• Eileen List, City of Grand Junction Water Supplier
2. -Sara Duncan, Denver Water
• Vic Lucero, City of Thornton
3. Storm Water Discharges
• Mary Fabisiak, City of Northglenn

4: 45 p.m. Water Quality Control Division - David Holm

5:00 p.m. Announcements, Tomorrow's Agenda

5:15 p.m. Adjourn

6:30 p.m. Barbecue/Jazz Concert

Thursday, June 27, 2002

7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. Start ups/Agenda Review

8:10 a.m. WQF Business Matters

• Overall WQF Improvements
• Financial Status Report
• WQF meeting dates for 2002-2003
• Standing Committee Confirmation

9:00 a.m. Break

9:15 a.m. Brainstorm: Funding Options for State Water Quality Programs

10:00 a.m. Working Group Process--evaluation and expectations

10:45 a.m. WQF Work Plan for 2002 - 2003

Prioritize/Triage issues for consideration, e.g.:

1. Monitoring and updates needed
2. Working Group/Action Needed
3. Issue not priority at this time

Noon Working Lunch

1:00 p.m. Identify ongoing and new WQF Work Groups

1:15 p.m. Working group assignments

1. Select chair
2. Determine next meetings/topics

1:45 p.m. Next steps and meeting evaluation

2:00 p.m. Adjourn