0

Board Meeting | January 27-28, 2025

Meeting Notice

A meeting of the CWCB will be held on Monday, January 27, 2025 commencing at 9:00 AM and continuing through Tuesday, January 28, 2025. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center 13200 East 14th Place Aurora 80011 and virtually on Zoom.

The CWCB posts notice 30 days in advance of each regularly scheduled meeting. Notices for special meetings are posted on the website typically within five business days and not less than 24 hours of such a meeting. Notices of regular and special meetings may also be received by email. To receive notices by email please visit our Notification Portal.

Although dates and times are indicated in this notice and in the following agenda, the CWCB may address and take action on noticed items in any order. Any item scheduled for the regular agenda may be discussed in executive session if legal questions arise as authorized under § 24-6-402, C.R.S.  Any known changes to the agenda will be announced at the beginning of the meeting. This notice, any late notice(s) of additional items, and briefing memos prepared for the CWCB will be on our website.

The CWCB’s meetings are made available through live audio/video streaming on YouTube, although Board workshops are not. To listen to the proceedings, find links to either day's meeting on the right sidebar.

The CWCB encourages citizens to express their views and provide feedback to the Board on the agenda items. This can be done by filling out this form, by sending a letter to a Board member or to the Chair of the Board, or by attending the meeting. If you want to make a public comment during the meeting you must fill out a comment sheet prior to the meeting date and email it to the Board Coordinator. The Board will appreciate hearing your views when it reaches that agenda item. If you have any questions, need special accommodations as a result of a disability, or require further information on any CWCB activity, please contact Viola Bralish at 303-866-3441, ext. 3206. All programs, services, and activities of the CWCB are operated in compliance with the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

 

Meeting Agenda

Monday, January 27, 2025

CWCB Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance - 9:00-9:02

  1. Review and Approve Agenda - 9:02-9:05
     
  2. Review and Approve November 20 & 21, 2024 Board Meeting Minutes - 9:05-9:08

2025 CWCB Board Meeting Dates & Potential Locations

a. b. March 19 & 20 – South Platte Basin
c. May 21 & 22 – Southwest Basin
d. July 16 & 17 – Arkansas Basin
e. September 17 & 18 – Yampa/White Basin, Finance Committee September 16
f. November 19 & 20 – Denver Metro Area

  1. Directors’ Reports - 9:15-10:30
    1. DNR Executive Director/IBCC Director
    2. CWCB Director
    3. Agriculture Commissioner
    4. State Engineer
    5. Division of Parks and Wildlife Director
    6. Water Resource and Power Development Authority

Morning Break - 10:30-10:45

  1. Species Conservation Trust Fund - 10:45-10:55
    Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section
     
  2. Instream Flow Appropriations - 10:55-11:20 
    Stream and Lake Protection Section
    1. a. Request to Form Intent to Appropriate Instream Flow Water Rights in Water Divisions 4, 5, and 6
       
  3. Water Supply Reserve Fund Applications 2025 - 11:20-11:35
    Grants Section
    1. Basin – Arkansas
      Applicant – Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District
      Name of Water Activity – Cottonwood Lake Dam and Spillway Replacement
    2. Basin – Colorado
      Applicant – Roaring Fork Community Development Corporation
      Name of Water Activity – Bank Stabilization Along Three Mile Creek
    3. Basin – Gunnison
      Applicant – Cimmarron Valley River Watershed Coalition
      Name of Water Activity – Big Blue Ditch Diversion Rehabilitation and Piping Project – Phase 1
    4. Basin – Gunnison
      Applicant – City of Grand Junction
      Name of Water Activity – Juniata Enlarged Ditch Piping/Lining
    5. Basin – Rio Grande
      Applicant – Conejos Water Conservancy District
      Name of Water Activity – Aquifer Recharge & Recovery Study

LUNCH - 11:35-12:35

  1. Attorney General’s Report, Legal Briefing, and Executive Session - 12:35-12:40
     
  2. Executive Session - 12:40-1:10
    1. Colorado River Post-2026 Operations
       
  3. Report from Executive Session - 1:10-1:15
     
  4. Colorado River Updates - 1:15-1:45
    Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section
     
  5. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Update - 1:45-2:15
    Administration & Operations and Watershed & Flood Protection Section
     
  6. Wildfire Ready Watersheds Program Update -2:15-2:45
    Watershed and Flood Protection Section

Afternoon Break - 2:45-3:00

  1. Financial Matters - Construction Fund and Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund -  3:00-3:10
    Finance Section
     
  2. Water Project Loan -3:10-3:20
    Finance Section
    1. Rio Grande Water Conservation District, Special Improvement District No. 5 - Saguache Augmentation Project
       
  3. Change to Existing Loan - 3:20-3:30
    Finance Section
    1. b.Trinchera Groundwater Management Subdistrict – Water Rights Purchase (Increase)
       
  4. 2025 Projects Bill - 3:30-3:40
    Finance Section
     
  5. CWCB Loan Program – Construction Projects Presentation - 3:40-4:10
    Finance Section

RECESS
 

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
 

  1. Basin Directors’ Reports - 8:30 – 10:00
    1. San Juan/San Miguel-Dolores River Basin Director’s Report
    2. Gunnison River Basin Director’s Report
    3. North Platte River Basin Director’s Report
    4. South Platte River Basin Director’s Report
    5. Arkansas River Basin Director’s Report
    6. City and County of Denver Director’s Report
    7. Rio Grande River Basin Director’s Report
    8. Yampa-White River Basin Director’s Report
    9. Colorado River (Mainstem) Basin Director’s Report

Morning Break -10:00-10:15

  1. Turf Replacement Grant Applications -  10:15-10:30
    Water Supply Planning Section
    1. Basin - Metro
      Applicant – Aurora Water
      Project – Aurora Water
    2. Basin – Arkansas
      Applicant – Colorado Springs Utilities
      Project – Colorado Springs Utilities
    3. Basin – Metro & South Platte
      Applicant – Resource Central
      Project – Resource Central
       
  2. Water Plan Update - 10:30-10:50
    Water Supply Planning Section
     
  3. Operational Planning Update - 10:50-11:00
    Anna Mauss

Public Comment - 11:00-11:10

ADJOURN - 11:10
 

CWCB Consent Agenda January 27 – 28, 2025


Matters 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 during the meeting or at the next meeting, with action taken after discussion of the item. If a member of the CWCB requests further consideration of an item on the Consent Agenda that pertains to a pending or imminent court action, the matter will be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda and may be discussed during executive session of the same meeting, and any action on that item will be taken in public session. 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.

  1. Statements of Opposition
    Stream & Lake Protection Section
    Staff recommends the Board ratify CWCB’s filing of the following Statements of Opposition:
    1. Case No. 24CW3133 (Water Division 1): Application of Republican River Water Conservation District
       
  2. Water Supply Reserve Fund Grants
    Grants Section
    1. Basin – Rio Grande
      Applicant – San Luis Valley Canal
      Name of Water Activity – San Luis Valley Canal Improvement Project: Phase 2
       
  3. Turf Replacement Grants
    Water Supply Planning Section
    1. Basin – South Platte
      Applicant – City of Boulder
      Project – City of Boulder
    2. Basin – Metro
      Applicant – Highlands Ranch Metro District
      Project – Highlands Ranch Metro District
       
  4. Flood Plain Designations
    Watershed and Flood Protection Section
    1. "Flood Hazard Area Delineation, Brantner Gulch and Tributaries,” by Olsson, dated September 2024
    2. “Flood Hazard Area Delineation, SJCD (N), SJCD (S) North Tributary, & DFA 6100.5,” by Olsson, dated October 2024
    3. “Flood Hazard Area Delineation, Weir Gulch and Tributaries,” by Michael Baker International, dated October 2024

Related Links

Printable Agenda 

Receive event notices

The CWCB posts notice 30 days in advance of each regularly scheduled meeting. Notices for special meetings are posted on the website typically within five business days and not less than 24 hours of such a meeting. Notices of regular and special meetings may also be received by email.

Receive email notices

Listen to this meeting live

The CWCB’s meetings are made available through live audio streaming on YouTube, although Board workshops are not. To watch and listen to the proceedings, click on the buttons below (available the day of the meeting):

 

Share feedback with the board

The CWCB encourages citizens to express their views and provide feedback to the Board on the agenda items. This can be done by sending a Public Comment Request form to Viola.Bralish@state.co.us, or by sending a letter to a Board member or to the Chair of the Board. The Board will appreciate hearing your views when it reaches that agenda item.

Need anything else?

If you have any questions, need special accommodations as a result of a disability, or require further information on any CWCB activity, please contact Viola Bralish at 303-866-3441, ext. 3206. All programs, services, and activities of the CWCB are operated in compliance with the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Mission

The Colorado Water Conservation Board mission is to conserve, develop, protect and manage Colorado’s water for present and future generations.

Learn More

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Join CWCB's public email list to receive the Confluence Newsletter (every other month), which includes the latest Colorado water updates and significant updates from Board Meetings. This list also receives monthly press releases with timely and newsworthy updates.

Subscribe

 

Sign up for Public Notices and Meeting Notifications

Create a Department of Natural Resources portal account to manage your CWCB email notifications.

Sign Up

 

Visit our accessibility page for accommodations. 

Colorado Water Conservation Board  |  1313 Sherman Street, Room 718  |  Denver, CO 80203  |  (303) 866-3441

Visit dnr.colorado.gov/EDI to learn about our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. You can view our website in the language of your choice by selecting from the below options:

placeholder