Event Details
A meeting of the CWCB will be held on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 commencing at 9:00 AM through Thursday, July 18, 2024. The meeting will be held at the Jerlin Wattenberg Event Center 686 JCR 42 Walden, CO and virtually on Zoom.
There will be a tour on Wednesday, July 17 from 3:30 - 5:30p.m. of the Floating Solar Array at the Walden Municipal Water Plant. Please contact Viola Bralish via email (viola.bralish@state.co.us) if you are interested in attending.
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. 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
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
CWCB Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance - 9:00-9:02
- Review and Approve Agenda - 9:02-9:05
- Review and Approve May 15 & 16, 2024 Board Meeting Minutes - 9:05-9:08
- Approve and/or Remove Consent Agenda Items - 9:08-9:15
2024 CWCB Board Meeting Dates & Potential Locations
- September 18 & 19 – Rio Grande Basin
- November 20 & 21 – Denver Metro Area
2025 CWCB Board Meeting Dates & Potential Locations
- January 27 & 28 – Aurora/Denver
- March 19 & 20 – South Platte Basin
- May 21 & 22 – Southwest Basin
- July 16 & 17 – Arkansas Basin
- September 17 & 18 – Yampa White Basin
- November 19 & 20 – Denver Metro Area
- Directors’ Reports - 9:15-10:30
- DNR Executive Director/IBCC Director
- CWCB Director
- IBCC Director
- Agriculture Commissioner
- State Engineer
- Division of Parks and Wildlife Director
- Water Resource and Power Development Authority
Morning Break - 10:30-10:45
- Request for Authorization to Proceed to Trial in Stipulated Opposition Case - 10:45-10:55
Stream and Lake Protection Section - Proposed Acquisition for Instream Flow Use - 10:55-11:05
Stream and Lake Protection Section
One-Year Implementation of Previously Approved Lease Agreement to use Ruedi Reservoir Water for Instream Flow Use on the 15-Mile Reach (Water Division 5) - New CWCB Policy – Allowable Indirect Rates on Grants
Administration and Operations Section - 11:05-11:20
- Turf Replacement Program Criteria & Guidelines Approval
Water Supply Planning Section -11:20-11:50
LUNCH 11:50-12:50
- Water Supply Reserve Fund Applications July 2024 - 12:50-1:00
Water Supply Planning Section- Basin – Arkansas
Applicant – City of Victor
Name of Water Activity – Pipeline Repair/Replacement Engineering Evaluation & Design Project - Basin – Arkansas
Applicant – Deweese-Dye Ditch & Reservoir Company
Name of Water Activity – Irrigation Safety & Efficiency Project - Basin – North Platte
Applicant – Jackson County Water Conservancy District
Name of Water Activity – Radiometer for Improved Cloud Seeding
- Basin – Arkansas
- Attorney General’s Report, Legal Briefing, Executive Session - 1:00-1:10
- Executive Session - 1:10-1:55
- Colorado River Post-2026 Negotiations Update
- Rio Grande Litigation Update
- Report from Executive Session - 1:55-2:00
- Colorado River Updates - 2:30-3:00
Interstate, Federal, and Water Information
- System Conservation Pilot Program - 3:00-3:20
Interstate, Federal, and Water Information
Public Comment - 3:20-3:30
Thursday, July 18, 2024
The Zoom link below is provided only for those presenting or commenting. If you wish to watch the meeting, please use the YouTube links provided to the right.
Zoom Link
Meeting ID: 835 7220 7851
Passcode: 299349
- Basin Directors’ Reports - 8:30 – 9:45
- 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
- Colorado River (Mainstem) Basin Director’s Report
- San Juan/San Miguel-Dolores River Basin Director’s Report
MORNING BREAK - 9:45- 10:00
- Financial Matters - Construction Fund and Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund - 10:45- 11:00
Finance Section - Change to Existing Loans - 11:00- 11:15
Finance Section - Water Project Loans - 11:35- 11:55
Finance Section - Best Practices for Boards & Commissions (HB18-1198) - 11:55-12:15
Jen Mele
ADJOURN - 12:15
CWCB Consent Agenda July 17 - 18, 2024
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.
- Water Supply Reserve Fund Grants
Water Supply Planning Section- Basin – Colorado
Applicant – Thompson Glen Ditch
Name of Water Activity – Thompson Glen Ditch Improvement Project - Basin – Rio Grande
Applicant – Conejos Water Conservancy District
Name of Water Activity – Las Mesitas Ditch Pipeline Project
- Basin – Colorado
- Change of Water Plan Grant Awards
Administration and Operations Section - Floodplain Designation
Watershed and Flood Protection Section
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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.
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 links 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).