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State Water Development Commission










NOTICE OF MEETING




TO:        State Water Development Commission

FROM:    Constance C. Steffen, Research Analyst

DATE:    May 6, 1997

SUBJECT:    May 22 meeting

    The next meeting of the State Water Development Commission is scheduled as follows:

            DATE:     Thursday, May 22, 1997
            TIME:     9:00 a.m.
            PLACE:     Room 403 State Capitol


COMMISSION MEMBERS


Sen. John P. Holmgren, Senate Chair

Rep. Evan L. Olsen, House Chair


Sen. Leonard M. Blackham    Mr. Joseph Beykirch    Mr. Irvin Haws
Sen. Mike Dmitrich        Ms. Jan Ellen Burton    Mr. Dallin Jensen
Rep. James R. Gowans    Mr. Don Christiansen    Mr. Cary Peterson
Rep. J. W. "Bill" Hickman    Mr. Thad Erickson    Mr. Ted Stewart
Rep. Bradley T. Johnson    Mr. Ivan Flint    Mr. Sam Taylor
Rep. Brad King        Ms. Natalie Gochnour    Mr. Ron Thompson
                            Mr. Thorpe Waddingham


AGENDA

STATE WATER DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

Thursday, May 22, 1997 - 9:00 a.m. - Room 403 State Capitol



9:00 am    1.    Committee Business
         .      Approve minutes of October 15, 1997

9:10 am    2.    Water Supply Update
        Data and forecasts relating to water supplies in the state will be presented.
    
        9:25 am    3.    Population and Water Demand Update
        Revised forecasts for population and water demand in the state will be presented.
        .    Natalie Gochnour, Office of Planning and Budget
        .    Paul Gillette, Divison of Water Resources

9:40 am    4.    Endangered Species Mitigation Funding
        HB 359, "Endangered Species Mitigation Fund" enacted in the 1997 General Session creates a fund to be used to protect threatened and endangered plant and animal species. Revenues in the fund derive from a tax on brine shrimp. It has been proposed to generate additional revenues through a tax on water delivered by water public systems.
        .     Rep. Thomas Hatch
    
10:00 am     5.    Water Development Update
        Water conservancy district representatives will report on the progress of the Central Utah Project, development of the Bear River, and projects in Washington County.
        .    Central Utah Water Conservancy District
        .    Salt Lake County and Weber Basin Water Conservancy Districts
        .    Washington County Water Conservancy District

10:45 am    6.    Water Development Funding
        Representatives of the Division of Water Resources and Division of Drinking Water will report on how much money is available for funding water projects and projects that may be funded in the next year.
        .    Division of Water Resources
        .    Division of Drinking Water

11:05 am.    7.    Dam Safety Program
        Representatives of the Division of Water Rights and Division of Water Resources will report on progress in improving the safety of dams.
        .     Division of Water Rights and Division of Water Resources    


11:25 am    8.    Cache Valley Groundwater Plan
        The state engineer will discuss a plan to place conditions on new appropriations in the Cache Valley.
        .     Robert Morgan, Division of Water Rights
    
11:40 am    9.    Other Business

12:00        10.    Adjourn



    
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