WSP09624

• File Number: 8543.800
• Description: Closed Basin Division - Water Sales/Contracts
• State: CO
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Water Division: 3
• Date: 9/30/1982
• Title: Agenda Item 12 a - October 7 1982 Board Meeting -- Closed Basin Project Enhancement Plan
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Board Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO
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COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
Department of Natural Resources

823 State Centennial Building
1313 Sherman Street
Denver, Colorado 80203 0
Phone: [phone] M E M

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Richard D. lamm
Governor

TO:

Members, CWCB

J. William McDonald
Director

FROM:

Bill McDonald

David W. Walker
Deputy Director

DATE: September 30, 1982

SUBJECT: Agenda Item 12a, October 7, 1982, Board Meeting--
Closed Basin project Enhancement Plan

Introduction

Public Law 92-514, enacted on October 20, 1972, authorized
the construction, operation and maintenance of the Closed Basin
project, including the conservation and development of fish and
wildlife resources and the enhancement of recreational
opportunities. Such enhancement features must be cost-shared,
with one-half of the costs of recreational development and
one-fourth of the costs of fish and wildlife enhancement
facilities, and all operation, maintenance and replacement costs,
being assumed by a local or state agency.

At its February, 1982, meeting, the Board directed me, in
conjunction with other a~propriate state officials, to negotiate
a repayment contract with the United States for recreation and
fish and wildlife enhancement features. The pur~ose of this memo
is to present to the 80ard the substance of the enhancement plan
which I recommend for Board approval.

Discussion

Head and San Luis Lakes, located in stage 3 of the project
about eight miles east and 1-3 miles north of Mosca, would be the
subject of the proposed enhancement plan. As originally
contemplated in the definite plan report (November, 1979), the
enhancement plan included extensive public use facilities for
both fishing and non-fiShing activities (see attached table 1)
and lake level stabilization facilities (see attached table 2).
The estimated cost (in October, 1982, dollars) of this "full
development" plan, excluding the value of easements on state
owned land, is $2,690,000. Of this amount, $1,185,500 would be
repayable. Annual operation, maintenance, and replacement costs
for the full development plan are estimated at $88,000 (in
October, 1982, dollars).

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Robert A. Jackson. Chairman. John R. Fetcher. Vice Chairman agj 1 2
CM. Furneaux, Floyd l. Getz. Dale F. Grant Richard W. Johnston. Jr., Frederick V. Kroeger, David W. Robbins, Herbert H. Vandemoer