Event Details
This Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) Meeting was held on Monday, January 27, 2020 and continued through Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the Westin Hotel in Westminster.
Meeting Agenda
- Monday, January 27, 2020
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9:00 – 9:02 CWCB Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance 9:02 – 9:05 1. Review and Approve Agenda 9:05 – 9:07 2. Review and Approve November 20 -21, 2019 Board Meeting Minutes 9:07 – 9:10 3. Approve and/or Remove Consent Agenda Items 9:10 Board Meeting Dates in 2020
Discussion on changing the dates for the March 2020 Meeting- March 11 & 12 - Denver Metro
- May 20 & 21 - Southwest Basin
- July 15 & 16 - Colorado Basin
- September 16 & 17 - South Platte Basin
- November 18 & 19 - Denver Metro
9:10 – 10:10 4. Directors’ Reports - DNR Executive Director
- IBCC Director
- Agriculture Commissioner
- CWCB Director
- State Engineer
- Division of Parks and Wildlife Director
- Water Resource and Power Development Authority
10:10 – 10:30 5. Species Conservation Trust Fund
Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section10:30 – 10:45 Morning Break 10:45 – 11:15 6. Alternative Agricultural Transfer Method Grant Program
Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section11:15 – 11:25 7. Basin Fund Memoramdum of Agreement Technical Assistance Grant Program
Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section11:25 – 11:35 8. Proposed Lease of Water for Instream Flow Use in the 15-Mile Reach of the Colorado River, Water Division 5 (Garfield County)
Stream and Lake Protection Section11:35 – 11:50 9. Proposed Lease of Water for Instream Flow Use in the 15-Mile Reach of the Colorado River, Water Division 5 (Ute Water Conservancy District)
Stream and Lake Protection Section11:50 – 12:50 Lunch 12:50 – 1:30 10. 2020 Instream Flow Appropriations in Water Divisions 2, 4, and 6
Attachment - Executive Summaries and Appendices
Stream and Lake Protection Section1:30 – 1:40 11. Colorado Water Trust Request for Water Update
Stream and Lake Protection Section1:40 – 1:55 12. Water Plan Grant Program Funding
Lauren Ris1:55 – 2:55 13. Colorado River Updates
Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section2:55 – 3:00 14. Attorney General’s Report, Legal Briefing, and Executive Session 3:00 – 3:15 Afternoon BREAK 3:15 – 4:45 15. Executive Session - Colorado River Items
- Glen Canyon Dam Operations
- NEPA Scoping Comments
- Compact Compliance
4:45 – 4:50 16. Report from Executive Session 4:50 RECESS
- Tuesday, January 28, 2020
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8:30 – 10:00 13. Basin Directors’ Reports - Colorado River (Mainstem) Basin Director’s Report
- San Juan/San Miguel-Dolores River Basin Director’s Report
- Gunnison River Basin Director’s Report
- North Platte River Basin Director’s Report
- South Platte River Basin Director’s Report
- Arkansas River Basin Director’s Report
- City and County of Denver Director’s Report
- Rio Grande River Basin Director’s Report
- Yampa-White River Basin Director’s Report
10:00 – 10:40 18. Financial Matter – Construction Fund and Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund
Finance Section10:40 – 10:55 Morning BREAK 10:55 – 11:05 19. Changes to Existing Loans
Finance Section11:05 – 11:30 20. Water Project Loans
Finance Section11:30 – 12:10 21. Colorado Springs Utilities Fallowing-Leasing Pilot Project
Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section12:10 – 1:10 Lunch 1:10 – 1:25 22. Status Update on Water Plan and Basin Implementation Plans
Water Supply Planning Section1:25 – 1:45 23. WSRF Grant Program
Water Supply Planning SectionBasin Applicant Water Activity Yampa/White/
GreenUpper Yampa Water Conservancy District Diversion Infrastructure Improvement Project 1:45 – 2:15 24. Sukle Presentation – Tim Wohlgenant
Water Supply Planning Section2:15 – 2:25 25. Potential Effects of Climate Change on Rainfall-Induced Floods – Next Steps
Watershed and Flood Protection Section2:25 – 3:05 26. Colorado Watershed Restoration Program – Grant Funding Recommendations
Watershed and Flood Protection SectionApplicant Basin Water Activity a
Huerfano County Water Conservancy District Arkansas Spring Creek Fire Flood Mitigation b
Colorado Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project Rio Grande Rio Grande Riparian Stabilization Project Phase 5 c
Headwaters Alliance Rio Grande Comprehensive Willow Creek Watershed Plan d Costilla County Conservancy District Rio Grande Upper Culebra Watershed Assessment e Poudre Learning Center Foundation South Platte Poudre Learning Center, Hall-133 Riparian Restoration 60% Design Plan f Fourmile Watershed Coalition South Platte Upper Ingram Gulch Restoration Project g Left Hand Watershed Center South Platte Science, Stewardship, and Education in Saint Vrain Watershed h Left Hand Watershed Center South Platte Adaptive Management at Scale i Mile High Flood District South Platte Westerly Creek Restoration and Water Quality Project j RiversEdge West Southwest/Colorado Western Colorado Sustainable Stewardship k Trout Unlimited Yampa Lower Elkhead Creek Restoration Project Phase I 2:50 –3:05 27. In Memory of Joe Busto
Watershed and Flood Protection Section3:05 ADJOURN CWCB Consent Agenda January 27-28, 2020Matters may be placed on the Consent Agenda when the recommended action follows established policy or precedent, there has been a negotiated settlement, or the matter is uncontested and non-controversial. Staff provides memos to CWCB members explaining the matters on the Consent Agenda. Matters on the Consent Agenda are noticed for hearing in the same manner as other agenda items. If a member of the CWCB requests further consideration of an item on the Consent Agenda, the item will be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda and discussed at the end of the meeting or at the next meeting. The Consent Agenda may be voted on without reading or discussing individual items. Any CWCB member may request clarification about any matter on the Consent Agenda.
- Statements of Opposition
Stream & Lake Protection Section
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