Board Meeting | November 20-21, 2024

Meeting Notice

A meeting of the CWCB will be held on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 commencing at 9:00 AM and continuing through Thursday, November 21, 2024. The meeting will be held at Denver Water 1600 W 12th Ave Denver 80204 in the Three Stones Building 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

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

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 September 18, 2024 Board Meeting Minutes - 9:05-9:08

2025 CWCB Board Meeting Dates & Potential Locations

a. January 27 & 28 – Hyatt Regency Conference Center, Aurora
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
f. November 19 & 20 – Denver Metro Area

4. 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

5. Instream Flow Appropriations - 10:45-10:55
   Stream and Lake Protection Section
   1. Notice of 2025 Instream Flow Recommended Appropriations in Water Divisions 4, 5, 6, and 7
       
6.  Colorado Water Trust 2024 Projects - 10:55-11:10
   Stream and Lake Protection Section
    
7. Proposed Revisions to Rules Concerning the Colorado Instream Flow and Natural Lake Level Program, 2 CCR 408-2 - 11:10-11:25
   Stream and Lake Protection Section
    
8. Shoshone Permanency Project Update - 11:25-11:55
   Stream and Lake Protection Section 

LUNCH - 11:55-12:55

9. Financial Matters – Construction Fund and Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund - 12:55-1:10
   Finance Section
   1. Financial Projections and Cash Management Report
   2. Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Statements
      1. Construction Fund
      2. Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund 
          
10. Water Project Loans - 1:10-1:40
    Finance Section
    1. Sterling Irrigation Company - Sterling #1 Ditch Bypass Structure Replacement
    2. Bergen Ditch and Reservoir Company - Rehabilitation of Polly Deane Reservoir
    3. Town of Ridgway – Beaver Creek Diversion Restoration (DIL) 
        
11. Change to Existing Loans - 1:40-2:00
    Finance Section
    1. Lone Cabin Ditch and Reservoir Company - Lone Cabin Dam Rehabilitation (Payment Deferral)
    2. City of Victor - Victor Reservoir No. 2 Dam Rehabilitation (2nd Increase) 
        
12. Water Supply Reserve Fund Applications November 2024 - 2:00-2:10
    Grants Section
    1. Basin – Gunnison
       Applicant – Ryan Reservoir Company
       Name of Water Activity – Ryan Reservoir Outlet Rehabilitation Project
        
    2. Basin – Rio Grande
       Applicant – Colorado Malting Company
       Name of Water Activity – Colorado Malting Company Expansion
        
    3. Basin – Rio Grande
       Applicant – The Great Outdoors Fund
       Name of Water Activity – The Lobatos Bridge Outdoor Classroom & Recreation Enhancement Project
        
    4. Basin – Southwest
       Applicant – Conservation Legacy dba Southwest Conservation Corps
       Name of Water Activity – Animas River Invasive Phreatophytes Removal – Stewardship & Continued Restoration Phase 3
        
13. CWCB Guide Update - 2:10-2:40
    Water Supply Planning Section 
     

AFTERNOON BREAK - 2:40-2:55

14. Attorney General’s Report, Legal Briefing, and Executive Session - 2:55-3:00 
     
15. Executive Session - 3:00-4:00
    1. Federal Contracting
    2. Colorado River Negotiations
        
16. Report from Executive Session - 4:00-4:05
     
17. Colorado River Updates - 4:05-4:25
    Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section
     
18. Water Plan Grant - 4:25-4:30
    Grants Section
    
    Category – Agriculture
    Applicant – Pothook Water Conservancy District
    Project – Upper Little Snake River Restoration and Diversion Structure Improvements
     
19. Colorado Outdoor Strategy Presentation - 4:30-5:00

RECESS
 

 Thursday, November 21, 2024

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

Morning BREAK - 10:00-10:15

21. 2025 Projects Bill - 10:15-11:30
    Finance Section
    1. Non-Reimbursable Project Investments
       1. Satellite Monitoring/Maintenance Program (Continuation)
       2. Floodplain Risk Management (Continuation)
       3. Weather Modification Permitting Program (Continuation)
       4. Litigation Fund (Refresh)
       5. Colorado Mesonet Enhancements (Continuation)
       6. Water Forecasting Partnership Project (Continuation)7.
       7. Arkansas River Decision Support System (Continuation)
       8. Technical Assistance for Federal Cost-Share Program (Continuation)
       9. DSS Model Enhancements to Support the Colorado Water Plan (Continuation)
       10. Technical Update and BIP Updates (Continuation)
       11. Colorado Watershed Restoration – Wildfire Ready Watersheds (Continuation)
       12. Statewide Turf Analysis
    2. Projects Bill Grants
       1. Colorado Department of Agriculture – Scaling CO Soil Health
       2. City of Steamboat Springs – Yampa River/Walton Creek Confluence Restoration Project
       3. Republican River Water Conservancy District – Retirement of Irrigated Acres in the South Fork Focus Zone
    3. Appropriations for FY 25/26 Water Plan Grant Cash Fund
        
22. Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund Transfer to Water Supply Reserve Fund - 11:30-11:35
    Finance Section
     
23. Governor’s Budget Proposal -  11:35-12:00 
     
24. South Platte River - Reynolds Landing Easement Agreement - 12:00-12:10
    Watershed and Flood Protection Section 
     
25. Commemoration of a Noteworthy 43-Year Career - Retirement of Terri Fead - 12:10-12:40
    Watershed and Flood Protection Section 

Public Comment - 12:40-12:50

ADJOURN - 12:50

CWCB Consent Agenda November 20 - 21, 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. 24CW3124 (Water Division 1): Application of Richard Williams
   2. Case No. 24CW3008 (Water Division 3): Application of San Luis Valley Water Conservancy District, by and through its Augmentation Program Enterprise and the Beaver Mountain Estates Property Owners Association, Inc.
   3. Case No. 24CW3116 (Water Division 5): Application of City of Colorado Springs
       
2. Water Supply Reserve Fund Grants
   Water Supply Planning Section
   1. Basin – Rio Grande
      Applicant - Colorado Rio Grande Restoration Foundation
      Name of Water Activity - Rio Grande Tea Cup River & Flood Irrigation Restoration Project - Planning & Design
       
   2. Basin – Southwest
      Applicant - Town of Sawpit
      Name of Water Activity - Town of Sawpit Well Design
       
3. Floodplain Designations
   Watershed and Flood Protection Section
   1. "Flood Insurance Study, Weld County, Colorado, and Incorporated Areas", by FEMA, dated September 26, 2024
   2. "Flood Insurance Study, Boulder County, Colorado, and Incorporated Areas", by FEMA, dated October 24, 2024
       
4. Loan De-Authorization
   Finance Section
   1. Duke Ditch Company - Piping the Duke Ditch
   2. Logan Irrigation District - Prewitt Reservoir Rehabilitation

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Wednesday, November 20th

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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).