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Board Meeting | May 15-16, 2024

Event Details

A meeting of the CWCB will be held on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 commencing at 9:00 AM and continuing through Thursday, May 16, 2024. The meeting will be held at the YMCA of the Rockies Snow Mountain Ranch 1101 Co Rd 53 Granby 80446 and virtually on Zoom.

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 4:00p.m. Tour of Windy Gap Project in Granby.  If you are interested in attending please contact Viola Bralish - viola.bralish@state.co.us

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, May 15, 2024

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

  1. a. Election of Chair and Vice Chair - 9:02-9:05
    b. Review and Approve Agenda
     
  2. Review and Approve March 13 & 14, 2024 Board Meeting Minutes - 9:05-9:08
     
  3. Approve and/or Remove Consent Agenda Items - 9:08-9:15

2024 CWCB Board Meeting Dates & Potential Locations

  1. July 17 & 18 - North Platte Basin
  2. September 18 & 19 – Rio Grande Basin
  3. November 20 & 21 – Denver Metro Area

 

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

10:15-10:30    Morning Break

  1. Financial Matters - Construction Fund and Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund - 10:30-10:45
          Finance Section
    1. Financial Projections and Cash Management Report
  2. Change to Existing Loans - 10:45-11:05
    Finance Section
    a. Sanchez Ditch and Reservoir Company – Sanchez Reservoir Outlet Rehabilitation Project – Loan Payment Deferral Request
    b. Ogilvy Irrigation and Land Company – Seeley Reservoir Dredging – Loan Increase
  3.  CWCB Communications Update - 11:05-11:20
    Katie Weeman
     

11:20-12:20 - LUNCH

  1. FY2024/25 Water Plan Grant Funding by Category - 2:20-12:30
    Administration and Operations Section
  2. Dianne Hoppe Memorial Scholarship - 12:30-12:55
    Administration and Operations Section
  3. Operational Planning Update -  12:55-1:15
    Water Supply Planning Section
  4. Water Supply Reserve Fund Applications May 2024 - 1:15-1:25
    Water Supply Planning Section
    a. Basin – Rio Grande
    Applicant – Sanchez Ditch & Reservoir Company
    Name of Water Activity – SDRC Dam & Infrastructure Design &Engineering Study
    b. Basin – Yampa/White/Green
    Applicant – Community Agriculture Alliance
    Name of Water Activity – Nickell Diversion Upgrade
  5. Instream Flow Appropriations - 1:25-1:40
    Stream and Lake Protection Section
    a. Final Action on 2024 Instream Flow and Natural Lake Level Recommendations
  6. Request for Authorization to Proceed to Trial in Stipulated Opposition Case - 1:40-1:45
    Stream and Lake Protection Section
    a. Case No. 10CW0036 (Water Division 3): Application of Timothy N. and Lori S. Lovato

1:45-2:00  Afternoon Break

  1. Wild and Scenic Rivers Fund Grant Program Guidelines Update - 2:00-2:15
    Interstate, Federal, and Water Information & Stream and Lake Protection Sections
  2. Colorado Weather Modification Program Update -  2:15-2:35
    Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section
  3. Colorado Snow Course Update - 2:35-2:55
    Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section
  4. WEco Annual Allocation - 2:55-3:15
    Water Supply Planning Section

3:15-3:25  Public Comment

RECESS


Thursday,  May 16, 202

  1. Basin Directors’ Reports - 8:30 – 9:45
    1. North Platte River Basin Director’s Report
    2. South Platte River Basin Director’s Report
    3. Arkansas River Basin Director’s Report
    4. City and County of Denver Director’s Report
    5. Rio Grande River Basin Director’s Report
    6. Yampa-White River Basin Director’s Report
    7. Colorado River (Mainstem) Basin Director’s Report
    8. San Juan/San Miguel-Dolores River Basin Director’s Report
    9. Gunnison River Basin Director’s Report

9:45-10:00  Morning Break

  1. Attorney General’s Report, Legal Briefing, and Executive Session -  10:00-10:05
  2. Executive Session - 10:05-10:40
    1. Demand Management
  3. Report from Executive Session - 10:40-10:45
  4. Colorado River Updates - 10:45-11:05
    Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section
  5. Litigation Fund Request -  11:05-11:15
    Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section
  6. The Pint Room Special Use License - 11:15-11:30
    Watershed and Flood Protection Section

11:30  ADJOURN
 

CWCB Consent Agenda May 15-16, 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. 

  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. 24CW3023 (Water Division 5): Application of Town of Eagle
  2. Water Supply Reserve Fund Grants - Removed by grantee
    Water Supply Planning Section
    1. Basin – Southwest
      Applicant – Upper Road 42 Water Association
      Name of Water Activity – Upper Road 42 Water Association (Montezuma County LID)
  3. Change of Water Plan Grant Project Scope - Middle Colorado Agricultural Collaborative Phase 3, Elk Creek
    Administration and Operations Section
  4. Clerical Update and Clarification on the Water Plan Grant Guidelines
    Administration and Operations Section
  5. Floodplain Designations
    Watershed and Flood Protection Section
    1. “Flood Hazard Area Delineation, Sanderson Gulch”, by Matrix Design Group, dated October 2018
    2. "Flood Insurance Study, Arapahoe County, Colorado, and Incorporated Areas", by FEMA, dated April 11, 2024
    3. "Flood Insurance Study, La Plata County, Colorado, and Incorporated Areas", by FEMA, dated April 25, 2024

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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):

Wednesday, May 15 

Thursday, May 16 

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).

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