MINUTES OF THE
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT SUBDISTRICT OF THE
CENTRAL COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
October 18, 2022
The regular monthly meeting of the Groundwater Management Subdistrict of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District was held on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at the office of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District located at 3209 W. 28th St. Greeley, Colorado. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 A.M. by Chairman Ralph Anders and the following Directors were present: Ralph Anders, President; Chad Schafer, Vice President; Bret Schmidt, Treasurer; David Bernhardt; Doug Dill; Gary Herman; Vern Kammerzell; Everett Kissler, Randy Knutson; Alan Mazzotti and Don Rosenbrock. Directors absent were Frank Eckhardt, Steve Bruntz and Alan Axton.
Others present were Randy Ray, Executive Director; William Mihelich, District Engineer; Chris Stewart, Water Resources Accountant; Courtney Sandoval, Water Quality Coordinator and Lynn Kramer, Contracts Manager. Guests were Brad Grasmick of Lawrence Custer Grasmick Jones & Donovan and Ed Armbruster of White Sands Water Engineers.
President Anders opened the meeting by welcoming Alan Mazzotti as a new board member.
ACCEPT INTO THE RECORD THE CONSENT CALENDAR, FINANCIALS, AND MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 2022 AS PRESENTED.
MOTION: DAVE BERNHARDT
SECOND: DOUG DILL
MOTION CARRIED
Public Discussion
Todd Snidow of Stifel addressed the board regarding the market and bond funds.
Sam Hellwege of Clifton Larson Allen LLP updated the board on the progress of the 2021 Audit.
Action Items
Lynn Kramer presented Petitions for Water Allotment Contracts needing board approval.
MOVE TO APPROVE THE NAME CHANGE ON GMS CLASS D IRRIGATION WATER ALLOTMENT CONTRACT #1097 FROM SANDRA AMEN AND GARY WUERTZ TO SANDRA AND JOE AMEN.
MOTION: DAVE BERNHARDT
SECOND: DOUG DILL
MOTION CARRIED
MOVE TO APPROVE THE REVISION OF REMOVING WELL PERMIT 2-20389 FROM GMS CLASS D IRRIGATION WATER ALLOTMENT CONTRACT #301 ANDY R. BIHIAN.
MOTION: BRET SCHMIDT
SECOND: DAVE BERNHARDT
MOTION CARRIED
MOVE TO APPROVE THE REVISION OF ADDING 40 ACRE FEET OF CONSUMPTIVE USE TO GMS CLASS D IRRIGATION WATER ALLOTMENT CONTRACT #398 EMPIRE DAIRY LLC.
MOTION: EVERETT KISSLER
SECOND: ALAN MAZZOTTI
MOTION CARRIED
MOVE TO APPROVE THE REVISION OF ADDING 60 ACRE FEET OF CONSUMPTIVE USE TO GMS CLASS D IRRIGATION WATER ALLOTMENT CONTRACT #399 EMPIRE DAIRY LLC.
MOTION: EVERETT KISSLER
SECOND: ALAN MAZZOTTI
MOTION CARRIED
MOVE TO APPROVE THE REVISION OF ADDING 20.8 ACRE FEET OF CONSUMPTION USE TO GMS CLASS D IRRIGATION WATER ALLOTMENT CONTRACT #400 EMPIRE DAIRY LLC.
MOTION: EVERETT KISSLER
SECOND: ALAN MAZZOTTI
MOTION CARRIED
MOVE TO APPROVE THE REVISION OF ADDING 30 ACRE FEET OF CONSUMPTIVE USE TO GMS CLASS D IRRIGATION WATER ALLOTMENT CONTRACT #956 EMPIRE DAIRY LLC.
MOTION: EVERETT KISSLER
SECOND: ALAN MAZZOTTI
MOTION CARRIED
MOVE TO APPROVE THE REVISION OF ADDING 30 ACRE FEET OF CONSUMPTIVE USE TO GMS CLASS D IRRIGATION WATER ALLOTMENT CONTRACT #965 EMPIRE DAIRY LLC.
MOTION: EVERETT KISSLER
SECOND: ALAN MAZZOTTI
MOTION CARRIED
MOVE TO APPROVE THE REVISION OF ADDING 30 ACRE FEET OF CONSUMPTIVE USE TO GMS CLASS D IRRIGATION WATER ALLOTMENT CONTRACT #994 EMPIRE DAIRY LLC.
MOTION: EVERETT KISSLER
SECOND: ALAN MAZZOTTI
MOTION CARRIED
MOVE TO APPROVE THE REVISION OF ADDING 25 ACRE FEET OF CONSUMPTIVE USE TO GMS CLASS D IRRIGATION WATER ALLOTMENT CONTRACT #1255 EMPIRE DAIRY LLC.
MOTION: EVERETT KISSLER
SECOND: ALAN MAZZOTTI
MOTION CARRIED
MOVE TO APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF GMS IRRIGATION WATER ALLOTMENT CONTRACT #241 DOUG KAMMERZELL TO GMS IRRIGATION WATER ALLOTMENT CONTRACT #1323 DANIEL AND HANNAH KAMMERZELL.
MOTION: CHAD SCHAFER
SECOND: BRET SCHMIDT
MOTION CARRIED WITH VERN KAMMERZELL ABSTAINING
MOVE TO APPROVE THE REVISION OF ADDING 68 ACRE FEET OF CONSUMPTIVE USE TO GMS CLASS D NON-IRRIGATION WATER ALLOTMENT CONTRACT #401 EMPIRE DAIRY LLC.
MOTION: DAVE BERNHARDT
SECOND: EVERETT KISSLER
MOTION CARRIED
MOVE TO APPROVE THE REVISION OF ADDING 37 ACRE FEET OF CONSUMPTIVE USE TO GMS CLASS D NON-IRRIGATION WATER ALLOTMENT CONTRACT #402 EMPIRE DAIRY LLC.
MOTION: DAVE BERNHARDT
SECOND: EVERETT KISSLER
MOTION CARRIED
MOVE TO APPROVE THE NAME CHANGE ON GMS CLASS D NON-IRRIGATION WATER ALLOTMENT CONTRACT #1126 FROM SANDRA AMEN AND GARY WUERTZ TO SANDRA AND JOE AMEN.
MOTION: BRET SCHMIDT
SECOND: DAVE BERNHARDT
MOTION CARRIED
MOVE TO APPROVE CANCELLING GMS CLASS D IRRIGATION WATER ALLOTMENT CONTRACT #439 LOCHBUIE LAND I LLC AND DELETING WELL PERMIT 335 FROM THE GMS AUGMENTATION PLAN.
MOTION: DAVE BERNHARDT
SECOND: BRET SCHMIDT
MOTION CARRIED
MOVE TO APPROVE THE PERMANENT TRANSFER FROM GMS CLASS D IRRIGATION WATER ALLOTMENT CONTRACT #673 REISBECK SUBDIVISION LLC TO GMS CLASS D IRRIGATION WATER ALLOTMENT CONTRACT #1032 LULU’S FARM INC.
MOTION: DAVE BERNHARDT
SECOND: BRET SCHMIDT
MOTION CARRIED
Legal Action Items/ Legal Reports
Brad Grasmick updated the board on the Pelican Shores opposition and reviewed the contract and settlement agreement proposed.
MOVE TO APPROVE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH PELICAN SHORES SOUTH HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION CASE 19CW3237.
MOTION: EVERETT KISSLER
SECOND: BRET SCHMIDT
MOTION CARRIED
Brad updated the board on cases involving Loveland’s LIRF, United/South Weld and Castle Rock.
Brad reviewed the resume, Case 22CW3130 FRICO’s application for a conditional storage right and conditional appropriate rights of exchange.
MOVE TO OPPOSE CASE 22CW3130.
MOTION: GARY HERMAN
SECOND: RANDY KNUTSON
MOTION CARRIED
Adjourn for lunch.
Subdistrict Action
MOVE TO APPROVE THE AUGMENTATION WELL AGREEMENT WITH TERRY WIEDEMAN WELL PERMIT #63747-F.
MOTION: GARY HERMAN
SECOND: DOUG DILL
MOTION CARRIED
MOVE TO APPROVE THE AUGMENTATION WELL AGREEMENT WITH TERRY WIEDEMAN WELL PERMIT #63754-F.
MOTION: GARY HERMAN
SECOND: DOUG DILL
MOTION CARRIED
MOVE TO APPROVE THE AUGMENTATION WELL AGREEMENT WITH TERRY WIEDEMAN WELL PERMIT #63755-F.
MOTION: GARY HERMAN
SECOND: DOUG DILL
MOTION CARRIED
MOVE TO APPROVE THE AUGMENTATION WELL AGREEMENT WITH BARBARA HUNGENBERG WELL PERMIT #63761-F.
MOTION: GARY HERMAN
SECOND: CHAD SCHAFER
MOTION CARRIED
MOVE TO APPROVE THE AUGMENTATION WELL AGREEMENT WITH DAVID HUNGENBERG WELL PERMIT #63760-F.
MOTION: BRET SCHMIDT
SECOND: RANDY KNUTSON
MOTION CARRIED
President Anders recognized retiring board member Tom Brown and thanked him for his 42 years of service to the board.
Billy presented the Suncor Energy easement on the Meining property.
MOVE TO APPROVE THE SUNCOR ENERGY 16” PIPELINE EASEMENT ON THE MEINING PROPERTY LOCATION IN SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 4 NORTH, RANGE 66 WEST.
MOTION: CHAD SCHAFER
SECOND: DOUG DILL
MOTION CARRIED
Staff Action
Randy presented a proposal from Oxy requesting pumping for their Mayer well in the WAS augmentation plan.
Randy described the Sparrow Reservoir and Pipeline project and updated the board on the progress of the construction of the reservoir.
Presidents Report
There was none.
Subdistrict Report
Randy Ray provided the operational reports and reviewed the snowpack and precipitation outlooks.
Secretaries Report
Randy reviewed the calendar.
A video was shown titled “As Water Levels Fall, Nebraska Looks to Dig Canal into Colorado.”
Another video, produced by School District 6, was shown featuring our 2022 summer intern, Marlen Chavez Rodriguez and Courtney Sandoval.
New Business
There was none.
MOVE TO ADJOURN.
MOTION: DAVE BERNHARDT
SECOND: EVERETT KISSLER
MOTION CARRIED
The regular meeting was adjourned at 2:11 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
Lynn Kramer