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(HYBRID) Board Meeting | May 17-18, 2023

Event Details

A meeting of the CWCB will be held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 commencing at 9:00 AM and continuing through Thursday, May 18, 2023. The meeting will be held at Northern Water Facility 220 Water Ave. Berthoud and virtually on Zoom.  The Board will be attending a tour of Northern Water's Chimney Hollow and Glade Reservoirs at 1p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

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 17, 2023

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

  1. CWCB Board Appointments and Election of Officers - 9:02-9:05
  2. Review and Approve Agenda - CWCB- 9:05-9:07
  3. Review and Approve March 15 & 16, 2023 Board Meeting Minutes - 9:07-9:10
  4. Approve and/or Remove Consent Agenda Items - 9:10-9:15

CWCB Board Meeting Dates in 2023

  1. July 19 & 20 – Gunnison Basin
  2. September 20 & 21 – Arkansas Basin
  3. November 15 & 16 – Denver Metro Area
  4. Directors’ Reports - 9:15-10:15
    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 - 10:15-10:30

  1. Operational Planning Discussion - 10:30-11:00
        Lauren Ris
  2. Chatfield Reallocation Project Environmental Pool Agreement - 11:00-11:15
        Lauren Ris
  3. Fish and Wildlife Resources Fund-Criteria Update - 11:15-11:45
        Watershed and Flood Protection Section
  4. Attorney General’s Report, Legal Briefing, and Executive Session - 11:45-11:50

LUNCH 11:50-12:50

  1. Executive Session - 12:50- 1:50
    1. System Conservation Pilot Program
    2. Colorado River – Draft Supplemental EIS
    3. Litigation Fund FY 24
  2. Report from Executive Session 1:50-1:55
  3. Approval of Litigation Fund FY 2024 - 1:55-2:00
           Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section
  4. Colorado Weather Modification Program - 2:00-2:20
          Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section
  5. Colorado Snow Survey - 2:20-2:30
          Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section
  6. Colorado River Hydrology and Other Updates - 2:30-3:00
          Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section
  7. Colorado River Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact - 3:00-3:15
          Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section

Afternoon Break - 3:15-3:30

  1. Financial Matters - Construction Fund and Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund - 3:30-3:45
          Finance Section
    1. Financial Projections and Cash Management Report
    2. 2024 Projects Bill Funding Projections
  2. Water Project Loans - 3:45-3:55 
          Finance Section
    1. Crawford Clipper Ditch Company – Crawford Clipper Ditch Improvements
  3. Prequalification of Water Project Loan - 3:55-4:25 
          Finance Section
    1. Northern Integrated Supply Project
  4. Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund Transfer to Water Supply Reserve Fund - 4:25-4:30
    Finance Section

RECESS - 4:30

Thursday, May 18, 2023

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

Morning BREAK - 10:00-10:15

  1. 2023 Instream Flow (ISF) and Natural Lake Level (NLL) Appropriations - 10:15-10:45
          Stream and Lake Protection Section
    1. Request for Final Action on Uncontested ISF and NLL Water Rights in Water Divisions 1, 4, 5, and 6
    2. Public Comment and Conditional Approval of Terms and Conditions for ISF Water Rights in Water Division 4 on Cottonwood Creek, Monitor Creek, and Potter Creek (Montrose & Delta Counties)
  2. Request for Authorization to Proceed to Trial in Stipulated Opposition Case: 
          Stream and Lake Protection Section
    1. Case No. 21CW3026 (Water Division 3): Application of Sustainable Water Augmentation Group, Inc.  10:45-10:50
  3. Proposed Acquisitions for Instream Flow Use
         Stream and Lake Protection Section 
     Proposed Water Use Agreements with the Ute Water Conservancy District and Garfield County to lease Ruedi Reservoir Water for Instream Flow Use in the 15-Mile Reach (Water Divisions 5) (2nd Meeting)  10:50-11:05
  4. Water Supply Reserve Fund Applications May 2023 - 11:05-11:35
          Water Supply Planning Section

Arkansas Basin

  1. Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District Data Collection Network Upgrade and Expansion

Colorado Basin

  1. Colorado River District Airborne Snow Observatory Snow Mapping in the Colorado River System – Water Years 2023 & 2024
  2. Grand Valley Irrigation Company ML 260 Piping Project

Gunnison Basin

  1. Trout Unlimited – Denver Stewart Mesa Canal Diversion Modification

Southwest Basins

  1. Southwest Dolores Water Conservancy District Increased Application Efficiency for Center Pivot Irrigation

Yampa/White/Green Basins

  1. City of Craig Yampa River Corridor Project
  2. The Nature Conservancy Maybell Diversion & Headgate Construction

LUNCH - 11:35-12:20

  1. FY 2023-24 Water Plan Grant Funding by Category - 12:20-12:30
         Administration & Operations Section
  2. Diane Hoppe Memorial Scholarship - 12:30-12:45
          Administration & Operations Section
  3. WEco Annual Allocation Scope - 12:45-1:05

Public Comment - 1:05-1:15
ADJOURN - 1:15

CWCB Consent Agenda May 17 - 18, 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. 23CW3000 (Water Division 3): Application of Forbes Park Land Owners Association
  2. Water Supply Reserve Fund Grants
    Basin Applicant Name of Water Activity
    1. Basin: Arkansas
      Applicant: Rocky Ford Highline Canal
      Project: Diversion Structure Feasibility Study
    2. Basin: Colorado
      Applicant: Middle Colorado Watershed Council
      Project: Roan Creek Fish Barrier & Diversion Infrastructure Upgrade
    3. Basin: North Platte
      Applicant: Owl Mountain Partnership
      Project: Structures for Water Control – Gibbs Ditch
  3. Floodplain Designation, “Flood Insurance Study, San Juan County, Colorado, and Incorporated Areas”, by FEMA, dated May 9, 2023
    Watershed and Flood Protection Section

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Wednesday, May 17th Meeting Link

Thursday, May 18th Meeting Link
 

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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