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<br />- 29- <br /> <br />The Adaptive Management Work Group and the Technical Advisory Committee met in August, <br />and September to continue developing work plans for 2008 and also for the 2008-2012 <br />timeframe. <br /> <br />LETTER OF SUPPORT ISSUED: The South Platte Water Related Activities Program <br />("SPWRAP") has issued a letter of support for a NACW A federal grant that is being coordinated <br />by Ducks Unlimited. The CWCB and DNR have also issued a letter of support for this grant <br />request. There will be an item for the Board to consider during the consideration of requests <br />from the Water Supply Reserve Account. This project, if fully funded, would support recharge <br />projects and wetlands creation in the Lower South Platte within Colorado. In addition, this <br />Project would help meet some of the State's obligations to retime water as provided for under the <br />Platte River Implementation Program. <br /> <br />PLATTE RIVER TASK FORCE MAKES INITIAL RECOMMENDATIONS: The Platte <br />River Task Force has met six times since the end of June to receive testimony from the public <br />and various experts about South Platte water issues. CWCB Staff members, Ted Kowalski, <br />Andy Moore, Rick Brown, and Ray Alvarado have all assisted the Task Force in their work. The <br />initial draft recommendations of the Task Force are attached to this Director's repOli. <br />(Attachment 22b-l0) <br /> <br />Several of the recommendations encourage the CWCB to continue to pursue goals that the <br />CWCB is already pursuing, such as: I) providing loans and grants for rehabilitation of existing <br />projects and for building new storage and/or recharge projects; 2) continuing to develop the <br />South Platte Decision Support System; 3) encouraging the Colorado Congressional delegation to <br />encourage federal funding of the study to reallocate space in Chatfield for more storage; 4) <br />suppOliing any South Platte water entity in pursuing a CREP or EQIP program to the same extent <br />that the State has suppOlied other entities, such as the Republican River Water Conservation <br />District; and 5) continuing to support the Senate Bill 07-122 study regarding alternatives to dry <br />up of agricultural land. I commend the task force for their hard work and effOlis during this past <br />two months. <br /> <br />DOUGLAS COUNTY RESOURCE WATER AUTHORITY XERLS'CAPING DVD MEDIA <br />ADS: The Douglas County Resource Water Authority (DCWRA) recently purchased ads for <br />television and newspapers, to promote the Xeriscaping DVD, which was mailed out to single <br />family homes in Douglas County and parts of Arapahoe County. The CWCB has worked with <br />DCWRA on this effort and has purchased newspaper ads in the Denver Post and Rocky <br />Mountain News. The ad reads "Colorado Takes Water Conservation Seriously" at the top and <br />promotes the CWCB web site, where viewers can watch the DVD and locate demonstration <br />gardens across the Front Range. The CWCB ad will run in the Sunday Sports section and in the <br />Wednesday Food section until October 2007. <br /> <br />In addition to these public relation efforts, on September 1, Governor Ritter was interviewed <br />during the pre-game of the Rocky Mountain Showdown where he talked about water <br />conservation. <br /> <br />SOUTH PLATTE RIVER - UNION AVENUE BOAT CHUTE SAFETY: The CWCB <br />owns and maintains a series of seven boat chutes just below Union Avenue on the South Platte <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Finance. Sn-eam and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning <br />