A meeting of the CWCB will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 commencing at 9:30 AM and continuing until 4:10
PM. The meeting will be held virtually on GoTo Webinar.
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 posted at 1313 Sherman Street, Suite 721, Denver, CO 80203, and on our website at https://cwcb.colorado.gov/.
The CWCB meeting will be made available through live audio streaming on GoTo Webinar, although Board workshops are not. To listen to the proceedings, click the “Listen to the meeting LIVE!” link on the CWCB website homepage and select the link for the proper day and time. The link will be posted just prior to the start of the meeting.
The CWCB encourages citizens to express their views and provide feedback to the Board on the agenda items. This can be done by sending an email to viola.bralish@state.co.us 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 5 days 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).
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Receive event notices
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.
Listen to this meeting live
The CWCB’s meetings are made available through live audio streaming on YouTube, although Board workshops are not. To listen to the proceedings, click the “Listen to the meeting LIVE!” link on the CWCB website homepage and select the link for the proper day and time. The link will be posted just prior to the start of the meeting.
Meeting Agenda
- Wednesday, May 20, 2020
9:30 -9:32 CWCB Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance 9:32 – 9:35 1. Review and Approve Agenda 9:35 – 9:37 2. Review and Approve March 11 & 12, 2020 Board Meeting Minutes 9:37 – 9:40 3. Approve and/or Remove Consent Agenda Items 9:40 Board Meeting Dates in 2020
- July 15 & 16 – Colorado Basin
- September 16 & 17 – South Platte Basin
- November 18 & 19 – Denver Metro
9:40 -10:35 4. Directors’ Reports
- DNR Executive Director
- CWCB Director
- IBCC Director
- Agriculture Commissioner
- State Engineer
- Division of Parks and Wildlife Director
- Water Resource and Power Development Authority
10:35 -10:45 5. Wild and Scenic Rivers Update and Fund Annual Review
Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section10:45 – 10:55 6. Colorado River Update
Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section10:55 – 11:10 7. Water Education Colorado Annual Scope of Work Review
Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section11:10 – 11:25 Morning Break 11:25 – 11:35 8. Final Action on Uncontested 2020 Instream Flow Appropriations in Water Divisions 4 and 6
Stream and Lake Protection Section11:35 - 11:45 9. Contested 2020 Instream Flow Appropriation in Water Division 2
Stream and Lake Protection Section11:45 – 12:05 10. Financial Matters – Construction Fund and Severance Tax Perpetual Base Fund
Finance Section
a. Financial Projections and Cash Management Report12:05 – 12:45 11. Water Project Loans - Finance
Finance Section
a. Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Authority – Chambers Reservoir Liner Rehabilitation
b. Lateral Ditch ML47, Inc. – Lateral Ditch Pipeline Project
c. Redlands Water and Power Company – Pumpline Replacement Project12:45 – 1:45 LUNCH 1:45 – 2:05 12. WSRF Grant Applications
Water Supply Planning Section- Colorado - Trout Unlimited - Canyon Creek Fish Passage Project
- Colorado - Grand Valley Ditch - Company Davis Point Pipeline
- Southwest - City of Sawpit - Water Supply Plan and Water System Analysis
- South Platte - Colorado Agricultural Water Alliance - Outreach and Capacity Building for Ag Water Projects
2:05 – 2:20 13. Basin Implementation Plan and Water Plan Updates
Water Supply Planning Section2:20 – 3:05 14. CWCB Director Reports
- Colorado River (Mainstem) Basin
- San Juan/San Miguel-Dolores River Basin
- Gunnison River Basin
- North Platte River Basin
- South Platte River Basin
- Arkansas River Basin
- City and County of Denver
- Rio Grande River Basin
- Yampa-White River Basin
3:05 – 3:10 15. Attorney General’s Report, Legal Briefing, and Executive Session 3:10 – 3:25 Break to Transition to Executive Session 3:25 – 3:55 16. Executive Session
- Basin Fund MOA
- Litigation Fund
3:55 – 4:00 17. Attorney General’s Report, Legal Briefing, and Executive Session 4:00 – 4:10 18. Colorado River Litigation Fund
Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section4:10 Adjourn CWCB Consent Agenda May 20, 2020
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.- Statements of Opposition
Stream & Lake Protection Section
The Board will be asked to ratify Statements of Opposition that have been filed by staff to protect instream flow and natural lake level water rights and to protect CWCB’s exclusive authority to hold instream flow water rights in the following water court cases:
a. Case No. 19CW3074 (Water Division 2): Application of Town of Buena Vista
b. Case No. 20CW3015 (Water Division 5): Application of Steven B. Knudson - Diane Hoppe Memorial Scholarship
Administration & Operation Section
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 an email to Viola.Bralish@state.co.us, by sending a letter to a Board member or to the Chair of the Board, or by attending the meeting. If you attend a meeting, simply fill out a comment sheet and give it to the Board Coordinator at the recording station. 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).