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Annual Retreat
June 19 - 20, 2000
Breckenridge, Colorado


Group Memory

Monday, June 19

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

10:30 a.m. Issues Scan
                 Review and clarify issues
                 Add additional issues (if needed)

Noon Lunch

1:00 p.m. Stakeholder Perspectives on 1) TMDL implementation issues, 2) Issues regarding evolving water quality standard requirements (e.g., Nutrients, Ammonia, Sediment, and Biological Criteria, Antidegradation Requirements, etc.) and, 3) 1-2 hot issues concerning water quality

1. Agriculture—Bob Frankmore
2. Industry—Pat Nelson, CH2M HILL
3. Environmental Community—Melinda Kassen
4. Municipal Wastewater—John Van Royen

2:15 Break

2:30 Stakeholder Perspectives continued

   E. Regional Water Quality Planning Agency

• Russell Clayshulte, DRCOG
• Robert Ray, Northwest Colorado COG
• Dave DuBois, North Front Range W.Q.P.A.

   F. Environmental Protection Agency—Nat Miullo and Dave Moon
   G. Water Quality Control Division—David Holm
   H. Water Quality Control Commission—Paul Frohardt

3:45 Open Discussion regarding Stakeholder Issues and the WQF Issues list

4:15 Adjourn

6:00 Dinner

Wednesday, June 20

7:30 Continental Breakfast

8:30 WQF Business Matters

1. WQF meeting dates for 2000 - 2001
2. Financial Status Report
3. Reconstitute Executive Committee
4. Web Page and Data Base Management
5. Overall WQF Improvements

9:45 Break

9:55 Regional Watershed Coordinators

• Dan Beley, Lower Colorado
• Bill McKee, Upper Colorado
• Kathleen Reilly, Arkansas & Rio Grande
• Dick Parachini, South Platte

11:00 WQF Work Plan for 2000 - 2001

Prioritize/Triage issues for consideration, e.g.

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

Noon - Identify ongoing and new WQF Work Groups—Work Group Assignments

12:15 Box lunches and working group meetings

1:15 Retreat Evaluation

1:30 Adjourn

Stakeholder Updates

Agriculture Perspective (Bob Frankmore)

• TMDL Regulations- Farm Bureau sued the EPA over their regulations that included nonpoint sources on 303(d) lists and included them in the regulatory framework of a TMDL. Farm bureau lost on the 303(d) listing portion, but EPA admitted they could not regulate non-point sources.
• Have some concern about how 303(d) listings occurring when there is lack of scientific data available. Encouraging membership to do more monitoring of water going through their own land (Colorado has not been as much of a problem, however).
• Farm Bureau wants the state to be in charge of non point sources.

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