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(HYBRID) Board Meeting | July 20-21, 2022

Event Details

A meeting of the CWCB will be held on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 commencing at 10:00 AM and continuing through Thursday, July 21, 2022. The meeting will be held at the History Colorado Center 1200 N Broadway, Denver 80203 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: https://dwr.state.co.us/Portal/Login/.

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 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 at https://cwcb.colorado.gov/.

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 20, 2022

    CWCB Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance - 10:00-10:03

  1. Review and Approve Agenda - 10:03-10:05    
  2. Review and Approve May 17 & 18, 2022 Board Meeting Minutes - 10:05-10:07
  3. Approve and/or Remove Consent Agenda Items - 10:07-10:12

Board Meeting Dates in 2022

  1. September 20 & 21 – Durango
  2. November 16 & 17 – Denver
     
  3.   Directors’ Reports - 10:12-11:30
    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

11:30-12:30    LUNCH

  1. Attorney General’s Report, Legal Briefing, and Executive Session - 12:30-12:35
  2. Executive Session - 12:35-2:00
    1. Colorado River Interstate Matters
    2. Rio Grande Settlement
    3. Best Practices for Boards and Commissions
    4. Conflict of Interest
  3. Report from Executive Session - 2:00-2:05

2:05-2:20    Afternoon BREAK

  1. Colorado River Updates - 2:20-2:50 
        Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section
  2. Colorado Airborne Snow Measurements Group Update - 2:50-3:20
        Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section
  3. Wild and Scenic Rivers Update and Fund Annual Review - 3:20-3:35
        Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section
  4. Fish and Wildlife Resources Fund – Criteria Update - 3:35-4:00 
        Watershed and Flood Protection Section
  5. American Recovery Plan Act Funded Programs Update - 4:00-4:30
         Operations Section
  6. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – Guidelines for Technical Assistance Grants - 4:30-5:00
         Operations Section

    RECESS

Thursday, July 21, 2022

  1. Basin Directors’ Reports - 8:30 – 10:00
    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 

10:00 –10:15    Morning BREAK

  1. 2022 ISF Appropriations - 10:15-10:30
       Stream and Lake Protection Section
    1. Final Action on Deep Creek Water Division 6
    2. Cancel the Intent to Appropriate on Spring Creek ISF Water Division 4 
  2. Proposed One-Year Implementation of Previously Approved Garfield County Water Lease Agreement to use Ruedi Reservoir Water for Instream Flow Use on the 15-Mile Reach (Water Division 5) - 10:30-10:45 
        Stream and Lake Protection Section
  3. Financial Matters – Construction Fund and Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund - 10:45-10:55
          Finance Section
    1. Financial Projections and Cash Management Report
  4. Water Project Loans -10:55-11:20
         Finance Section
    1. Grand View Irrigation Company - Siphon Repair Project
    2. Sunnyside Park Ditch Company - Sunnyside Park Ditch Piping Project
  5. Water Plan Update - 11:20-12:00
        Water Supply Planning Section
  6. Perpetual Base Fund Transfer to the Water Supply Reserve Fund - 12:00 - 12:30
  7. Public Comment - 12:30-12:40

12:40    ADJOURN

CWCB Consent Agenda July 20 - 21, 2022

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:

a.    Case No. 22CW3042 (Water Division 1): Application of City of Greeley
b.    Case No. 22CW3026 (Water Division 2): Application of Sylvan Lakes Metropolitan District

2.  Water Supply Reserve Fund Application Grant
        Water Supply Planning Section

                a.  Basin – North Platte
                     Applicant – Spicer Ranches, Ltd
                     Name of Water Activity – Mexican Reservoir Enlargement Phase 1
                     Total Request - $66,864

3. New Prequalification Loans
         Finance Section

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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 buttons below:

July 20 Meeting

July 21 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).

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