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Water Project Construction Program - Project Data Applicant: Colorado Water Conservation Board and Division of Water Resources Project Name: CWCB Stream Gage Fund and the Project Type: Stream Gaging Satellite Monitoring Real Time Data Fund County: Statewide Drainage Basin: Water Source: N/A Statewide Drainage Basins Total Study Cost: $650,000 Funding Sources: CWCB CWCB Investment: Interest Rate: N/ A Term: N/ A $650,000 The CWCB Stream Gage and Satellite Monitoring real-time data funds entail the development and implementation of a statewide stream gaging program to address the gaging needs of the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Division of Water Resources (DWR). As the state's water planning agency, the CWCB relies upon gages operated by the DWR, United States Geological Survey (USGS) and private entities in order to meet the needs of its mission critical program areas including Compact Protection, Decision Support System Development, Floodplain Management and Stream and Lake Protection. However, CWCB gaging needs are often different from those of the DWR and USGS. Although many existing gages provide needed data, the DWR's mission is to administer the state's water rights, while the USGS collects data for long-term scientific record purposes. As a result, stream gages are not always located where the CWCB needs them, nor are they necessarily designed to fit CWCB data collection parameters. This project will enable the CWCB to strengthen its cooperative efforts with the DWR and USGS to expand, refurbish, redesign and create new gages as well as develop new strategies and technologies to obtain data that will not only benefit the CWCB but statewide stakeholder interests. The costs associated with the CWCB stream gaging program are estimated at $300,000 per year. A key component ofthis combined CWCB/DWR project is the continued, long-term operational viability ofthe State Satellite Linked Monitoring System, which is administered by the Division of Water Resources. This system, which is comprised of over 300 satellite-gaging stations, requires continued renovation and flood hardening of existing gages, replacement of outdated data collection platforms and upgrades to transmission components. In addition, many existing gaging stations need to be modified to provide critical stream flow data for flood warning and low flow monitoring. Changes in technology, which will ultimately increase reliability and real time data transmission rates will require the DWR to upgrade the system over a 10-year period. The costs associated with the continued refurbishment and operational viability of the system is approximately $350,000 per year. . . .