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Mr. Zoba suggested tasking Mr. Montoya with identifying how the
processes would work. He suggested a separate category to track
overlying rights and appropriative rights. He noted that it was not
the original intent that overlying water rights have to be used on
that parcel.
Mr. Zoba suggested Counsel develop this as a resolution which
would identify the issues, make is available for overlyers to view,
then incorporate it into the Watermaster Rules and Regulations.
Engineer Blandon pointed out some issues and addressed some
questions to Mr. Montoya. Mr. Montoya defined that the overlying
right is parcel specific. The rights become converted pursuant to
the judgment and are forgone by the overlying party when the
appropriator serves water for those parcels; so three columns
would be needed on the report. Some lots may be developed
before others. Mr. Blandon related a scenario in which an area of
development may use more than its percentage of allocated
water. Mr. Montoya noted that this has not been specified down
to the parcel level.
Mr. Montoya noted that when an overlying right is converted, it
becomes part of one bucket. Mr. Zoba noted there will need to be
a third bucket to account for issues such as time for development,
and recalculation of safe yield.

IX. Topics for Future Meetings

A. Development of a methodology and policy to account for new yield
from capturing local stormwater in the basin
B. Development of a methodology and policy to account for groundwater
storage losses in the basin resulting from the spreading of additional
water sources (August agenda)
C. Development of a methodology and policy to account for recycled
water recharge
D. Develop a protocol to increase the accuracy and consistency of data
reported to the Watermaster
E. Develop a policy to account for transfers of water that may result when
an Appropriator provides water service to an Overlying Party
F. Discussion of overlyer return flow credit and how it might be managed

X. Comments from the Watermaster Committee Members

There were no comments.

XI. Announcements

A. The next regular meeting of the Beaumont Basin Watermaster is
scheduled for Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.

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