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(HYBRID) Board Meeting | July 19-20, 2023

Event Details

A meeting of the CWCB will be held on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 commencing at 9:00 AM and continuing through Thursday, July 20, 2023. The meeting will be held at the Elevation Hotel 500 Gothic Road Crested Butte 81225 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. 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 19, 2023

CWCB Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance - 9:00-9:03

  1. Review and Approve Agenda - CWCB- 9:03-9:15
  2. Review and Approve May 17 & 18, 2023 Board Meeting Minutes - 9:15-9:17
  3. Approve and/or Remove Consent Agenda Items - 9:17-9:22

CWCB Board Meeting Dates in 2023

  1. September 20 & 21 – Salida
  2. November 15 & 16 – Denver
  1. Directors’ Reports - 9:22-10:40
    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 - 10:40-10:55

  1. Wild and Scenic Rivers Update and Fund Annual Review - 10:55-11:10
         Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section
     
  2. CASM Update - 11:10-11:40
         Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section
     
  3. Best Practices for Boards and Commissions (HB18-1198) - 11:40-12:10
        Jen Mele

LUNCH - 12:10-1:10

  1. Water Supply Reserve Fund Applications for Consideration - 1:10-1:40
        Water Supply Planning Section
    1. Basin – Arkansas
      Applicant – Colorado City Metropolitan District
      Name of Water Activity – Engineering Design of Lake Beckwith Dam Rehabilitation
       
    2. Basin – Arkansas
      Applicant – Huajatolla Valley Estates
      Name of Water Activity – HVE Infrastructure Plan
       
    3. Basin – Arkansas
      Applicant – Purgatoire Watershed Partnership
      Name of Water Activity – Concrete Ditch Lining of the Baca-Picketwire Ditch
       
    4. Basin – Arkansas
      Applicant – Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District
      Name of Water Activity – Chaffee County Groundwater Study Phase 3
       
    5. Basin – Gunnison
      Applicant – Town of Crested Butte
      Name of Water Activity – Coal Creek Dam
       
    6. Basin – Rio Grande
      Applicant – Costilla County Conservancy District
      Name of Water Activity – Culebra Watershed Partnership Project
       
    7. Basin – Rio Grande
      Applicant – San Luis Valley Water Conservancy District
      Name of Water Activity – Beaver Park Reservoir Seepage Mitigation Study
       
    8. Basin – Rio Grande
      Applicant – Trout Unlimited
      Name of Water Activity – Divide Ranger District Toilet Replacement Project
       
    9. Basin – Yampa/White/Green
      Applicant – CO Division of Water Resources
      Name of Water Activity – Data Logger/Telemetry Installation Project: Bear River & Sarvis Creek, District 58 (Division 6)
       
  2. 2023 Instream Flow (ISF) Appropriations - 1:40-1:55
        Stream and Lake Protection Section
    1. Request for Final Action on Uncontested ISF Water Rights on Cottonwood Creek, Monitor Creek, and Potter Creek (Water Division 4)
       
  3. City of Fort Collins Halligan Water Supply Project - 1:55-2:40
          Stream and Lake Protection Section
    1. Fish and Wildlife Mitigation and Enhancement Plan
    2. Request to Inundate CWCB ISF on North Fork Cache la Poudre River Case No. 85CW0430 (Water Division 1)
       
  4. Financial Matters – Construction Fund and Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund - 2:40-3:05
          Finance Section
    1. Financial Projections and Cash Management Report
    2. Two Rivers Water & Farming Company, and Two Rivers Farms F-2, Inc. – Loan Delinquency

Afternoon BREAK - 3:05-3:20

  1. Update on Existing Project Loans - 3:20-3:40
          Finance Section
    1. Water Infrastructure and Supply Efficiency (WISE) Project
       
  2. Change to Existing Project Loans - 3:40-3:55
          Finance Section
    1. Cottonwood Water and Sanitation District – Water Infrastructure and Supply Efficiency (WISE) Project
    2. Inverness Water and Sanitation District – Water Infrastructure and Supply Efficiency (WISE) Project
    3. Amity Mutual Irrigation Company – Queen Reservoir Rehabilitation
       
  3. Basin Directors’ Reports - 3:55-5:15
    1. Yampa-White River Basin Director’s Report
    2. Colorado River (Mainstem) Basin Director’s Report
    3. San Juan/San Miguel-Dolores River Basin Director’s Report
    4. Gunnison River Basin Director’s Report
    5. North Platte River Basin Director’s Report
    6. South Platte River Basin Director’s Report
    7. Arkansas River Basin Director’s Report
    8. City and County of Denver Director’s Report
    9. Rio Grande River Basin Director’s Report

5:15 RECESS

Thursday, July 20, 2023

  1. Operational Planning, Thematic Summary- 8:30-10:00
          Lauren Ris

Morning BREAK - 10:00-10:15

  1. Demand Management Feasibility Investigation - 10:15-11:15
          Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section
     
  2. Colorado River Hydrology and Other Updates - 11:15-11:45
       Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section

LUNCH - 11:45-12:45

  1. Colorado River Communications and Outreach - 12:45-1:05
          Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section
     
  2. Attorney General’s Report, Legal Briefing, and Executive Session - 1:05-1:10
     
  3. Executive Session - 1:10-4:10
    1. CWCB Director Interviews
  4. Report from Executive Session - 4:10-4:15
     
  5. CWCB Director Vacancy Next Steps - 4:15-4:35
     
  6. Public Comment - 4:35-4:45

5:15 ADJOURN

CWCB Consent Agenda July 19 - 20, 2023


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. 23CW0005 (Water Division 4): Application of Halo Ranch LLC
    2. Case No. 23CW3053 (Water Division 5): Application of Tabernash Meadows Water and Sanitation District
       
  2. Water Supply Reserve Fund Application Grant
       Water Supply Planning Section
    1. Basin – Colorado
      Applicant – Grand County Irrigated Land Company
      Name of Water Activity – Vail Ditch Conservation & Efficiency Project
       
    2. Basin – Yampa/White/Green
      Applicant – Town of Oak Creek
      Name of Water Activity – Sheriff Dam - Outlet Gate Replacement
  3. Clear Creek Whitewater Park - Change of Fiscal Agent
       Watershed and Flood Protection Section

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Wednesday, July 19

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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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