BOARD00157 ‎(2)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 3/13/2007
• Description: IWMD Section - Water Supply Reserve Account Grant Allocations - Criteria and Guidelines - Applications
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Threshold Criteria - the following cLeria must be met in order for an application to be
funded out of a Basin Account or to urtdergo further evaluation from the Statewide Account.

1. The water activity meets Je eligibility requirements outlined in Part 2 of these
criteria and guidelines. I
2. The water activity is consistent with Section 37-75-102 C.R.S.I
3. The water activity underw~nt an evaluation and approval process and was
approved by the BRT and the application includes a description of the results of
the BRTs evaluation and a~proval of the activity. At a minimum, the description
must include the level of a~eement reached by the roundtable, including any
minority opinion(s) if there I was not general agreement for the activity. The
description must also include reasons why general agreement was not reached (if
it was not), including who Jpposed the activity and why they opposed it.
4. The water activity meets thb provisions of Section 37-75-104 (2) (c), C.R.S.2
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I 37-75-102. Water rights - protections. (1) It is the policy of the General Assembly that the current system of
allocating water within Colorado shall not be superseded, abrogated, or otherwise impaired by this article.
Nothing in this article shall be interpreted to re~eal or in any manner amend the existing water rights
adjudication system. The General Assembly af'Vrms the state constitution's recognition of water rights as a
private usufructuary property right, and this artilcle is not intended to restrict the ability of the holder of a water
right to use or to dispose of that water right in any manner permitted under Colorado law.
(2) The General Assembly affirms the protectiops for contractual and property rights recognized by the contract
and takings protections under the state constitution and related statutes. This article shall not be implemented in
any way that would diminish, impair, or cause ihjury to any property or contractual right created by
intergovernmental agreements, contracts, stipul~tions among parties to water cases, terms and conditions in
water decrees, or any other similar document related to the allocation or use of water. This article shall not be
construed to supersede, abrogate, or cause injurY to vested water rights or decreed conditional water rights. The
General Assembly affirms that this article does hot impair, limit, or otherwise affect the rights of persons or
entities to enter into agreements, contracts, or memoranda of understanding with other persons or entities
relating to the appropriation, movement, or use ~fwater under other provisions oflaw.

237-75-104 (2)(c). Using data and information from the Statewide Water Supply Initiative and other
appropriate sources and in cooperation with the em-going Statewide Water Supply Initiative, develop a basin-
wide consumptive and nonconsumptive water s4Pply needs assessment, conduct an analysis of available
unappropriated waters within the basin, and propose projects or methods, both structural and non structural, for
meeting those needs and utilizing those unappropriated waters where appropriate. Basin Roundtables shall
actively seek the input and advice of affected lo~al governments, water providers, and other interested
stakeholders and persons in establishing its needs assessment, and shall propose projects or methods for meeting
those needs. Recommendations from this assessfuent shall be forwarded to the Interbasin Compact Committee
and other basin roundtables for analysis and con~ideration after the General Assembly has approved the
Interbasin Compact Charter. I

Water Supply Reserve Account Criteria and Guidelines - Adopted: October 18, 2006

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