BOARD00151 ‎(3)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 3/12/2007
• Description: WSP Section - Animas-La Plata Project Updates - Intergovernmental Agreement Establishing the ALP Operations and Maintenance Association and Proposed Concept Paper
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

5. Recreational In-Channel Diversion Support
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Beneficiary/Grantee/Contractor: CW<j=B, Various .
Amount of Request: $75,000 Ranking: High

Product Produced: The CWCB has cehain responsibilities to make findings to the water court in
the con.text of lo.cal communi~ies t~at hare appli~d for ~ecreational In-c~~nnel Diversion (RICO)
water nghts. ThIS program wIll assIst the Board In assunng that commumtles that have applied for
an RICO comport with the law. This mayl occur through different ways. First, in instances where an
RICD would not satisfy the requisite statutory authorities the CWCB may use the funds to secure
engineering and technical support neededlto assure compliance with the law. This work may assist
the CWCB staff in preparing for water court presentation to support the Board's findings. Second, if
there are instances where a community s~eks to comport with the law but needs technical or other
financial assistance, these funds could be Imade available to these in this regard. Third, these funds
could be used to complete more general studies (i.e. affects that existing RICD's have had on water
management) regarding RICO's that coJld be used in specific RICD cases or to guide policy
regarding RICD's. r
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Water Planning Relationship: Recreational In-channel Diversion water rights affect water
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planning in many important ways. The statutes and the CWCB's policies on these types of rights
demonstrate a need to ensure complianc:e by local communities and to help protect Colorado's
compact entitlements and to assure maxim]1m utilization of Colorado's water resources.

Recommendation: Staff gives a high recommendation to this project because the fund will help
to enhance compliance with the goals ofm~ximum utilization of water resources.
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6. Transit Losses and Travel Tim~s in the Arkansas River Basin from Pueblo to John
Martin Reservoir

Beneficiary/Grantee/Con tractor:
Amount of Request:

SoutHeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, Various
$50,ObO Ranking: High
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Product Produced: An updated transit i loss model for the mainstem of the Arkansas River
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between Pueblo Reservoir and John Martin Reservoir to complement a similar model being
developed by the Arkansas River Compact!Administration from John Martin to the Kansas Stateline.

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Water Planning Relationship: The PC based models will be used to improve the accuracy of water
deliveries in the Arkansas Basin, includink trans-mountain storage and return flows to ensure full
utilization in Colorado as required by the qolorado River Compact and state water court decrees and
agreements. The Division 2 Engineer will utilize the models to administer deliveries and reduce
potential sources of conflict with Colorado ~ater users and the State of Kansas.

Recommendation: Staff gives a high recommendation to funding for this study because of its
importance in local, trans-basin, and interktate water administration, allowing better utilization of
scarce water supplies in a highly over-apptopriated basin, while fully meeting Colorado's Arkansas
River Compact obligations I

7. Lower Mancos River Restoration )>>artnership

Beneficiary/Grantee/Contractor:
Amount of Request:

Mancos Conservation District, Various
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$75,000 Ranking:
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High

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