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21.3 Business Services . The CWCB carries out most of its statutory responsibilities through the following major programs: Project Planning and Construction Program Office of Water Conservation Grant Program Water Management Demonstration Grant Program Interstate Streams Investigation Program Floodplain Management Program Instream Flow/Natural Lake Level Program 1.4 Customers The Board's customers include the General Assembly, the Board members, the Board staff, other state agencies, cities and counties, water conservation and conservancy districts, water user groups, and the general public. The Board interacts with the following state agencies: Governor's Office DNRlExecutive Director's Office DNRlDivision of Water Resources DNRlDivision of Wildlife . DNR/Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation DNR/Colorado Geologic Survey State Attorney General Colorado Department of Local Affairs Colorado Department of Transportation Colorado Departmept of Health 1.5 Board Compositio~ I The Colorado Water Conse~ation Board is a Type I agency within the Department of Natural Resources. The CWCB consis~s of fourteen members. The Governor appoints eight members are from the state's major river basins and one member represents the City and County of Denver. Ail of the basin and the Denver representatives are appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation, for thtee year terms. The Executive Director of the Department of I Natural Resources is an ex-officio, voting member. The Attorney General, State Engineer, Director of the CWCB, and thb Director of the Division of Wildlife are ex-officio, non-voting I members. : I I To the extent possible, appointments to the Board include persons experienced in water resource management, water project financing, engineering, planning, development of water . projects, water law, and irrigatbd farming, or ranching. No more than five appointees can be members of the same political barty. i I CWCB Annual Report, page 2 I i