BOARD00033 ‎(2)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 9/19/2006
• Description: CWCB Strategic Plan Update
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

and protection, formulation of flow recommendations, and coordination on other
activities associated with endangered species protection and recovery efforts. Work
cooperatively with Program participants to assure that flow recommendations are
developed in accordance with Colorado's Compact entitlements. Make recommendations
for expenditures from the Native Species Conservation Trust Fund. Use CDSS as a
foundation for decision-making. Provide support for the SEO and the Division of
Wildlife (DOW) for their activities. Participate in interstate programs that provide
regulatory stability for water users such as:
. The Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program;
. The San Juan River Endangered Fish Recovery Program;
. The Platte River Cooperative Agreement; and,
. The Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program.

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Federal Water Claims - Better define water needed to fulfill federal land uses. Support
efforts to determine reasonable and appropriate quantities of water needed to satisfy
federal claims for water for federal lands and evaluate the impact of such claims on
compact apportionments and development opportunities.

Statewide Outreach and Education - Each Section shall perform outreach and
education including participating in public awareness and program advocacy activities to
increase public and organizational understanding ofCWCB and develop opportunities for
each Section to achieve their goals.

Water Information - Make information accessible to CWCB's customers and the public
regarding water supply protection, federal water rights, and native species, as well as
general information, through publications, the Internet, the Intranet, databases, and the
imaging of documents. Improve flood threat "forecasting" and,(>_~~~<l_~~_~l?_~lpP~~Y~___________-------{ Deleted: outreach to
reservoir operations/planning. Ensure that information is clear, concise, and conveys
information in an understandable manner.

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Flood Protection Section

Floodplain Desienation - Review and Approve new maps and updates and revisions to
current maps to designate floodplains, using Geographical Information Systems (GIS),
Global Positioning Systems (GPS), digital floodplain mapping, LIDAR, two-dimensional
modeling and feasible and practical "state-of-the-art" techniques.

Floodplain Mappine - Produce and review floodplain studies to identify floodplains and
clarify flood-related issues for CWCB and other state, federal, and local entities.

Prepare for. Respond to. and Forecast Flood Conditions - Prepare for and respond to
flood events including conducting field and technical activities (e.g., documentation of
the flood, providing technical guidance and support) in response to significant floods in
Colorado. Staff the CWCB mitigation officer po~ition during declared disasters. Improve
forecast methods and public information and outreach.

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