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<br />" <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441 <br />FAX: (303) 866-4474 <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Greg E. Walcher <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />To: <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Finance Committee <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich <br />CWCB Director <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />From: <br /> <br />Dan Merriman <br />Todd Doherty <br /> <br />Date: <br /> <br />August 18, 2004 <br /> <br />Re: <br /> <br />September 14, 2004, CWCB Finance Committee Meeting <br />Water Supply Planning and Finance - Non Reimbursable Projects <br />Natural Lake Level Data Collection and Water Rights Filings. <br /> <br />Introduction <br />To date, the Colorado Water Conservation Board has appropriated 476 natural lake level water <br />rights. Aside from Hanging Lake (1996) and Jewell Mountain Lake (2002), the majority of <br />natural lake level water right filings have occurred prior to 1981. From 1981 to the present, <br />much of staffs' efforts have been directed towards the appropriation of instream flow water rights <br />on hundreds of streams and rivers throughout Colorado. Despite staffs' resource limitations and <br />attention to the appropriation, acquisition and protection of streams and rivers, much of the data <br />necessary for the appropriation of natural lake level water rights is readily available. Utilizing <br />the CWCB's Instream Flow Decision Support System (ISFDSS), Geographical Information <br />System and a database produced by the Colorado Division of Wildlife, staff has determined that <br />over 1800 unprotected natural lakes exist in Colorado. Table 1 and Figure 1 illustrate the <br />distribution of natural lakes throughout Colorado. Taking into account land ownership (Table 2), <br />the great majority of unprotected natural lakes are located on public lands within the higher <br />elevations. <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Financing. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning <br />