20b

• Board Meeting Date: 9/18/2007
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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River in Englewood. The boat chutes are within the CWCB right-of-way as part of the Chatfield
Downstream Channel Improvement Project. The original design of drop structure # 1 was a 13-
foot drop that led to several boating fatalities. The drops structure was redesigned to become a
series of seven boatable chutes with more gradual drops.

In the recent past, the CWCB received a letter from the South Suburban Park Foundation on
August 13,2007 requesting that Staff complete a thorough investigation into the events that led
to the death of a 28-year-old man in August of 2006. Staff has spoken with the Park Foundation
regarding this incident. A 9 News web site aliicle stated that "The police said the 28-year-old
father lost his footing while tlying to rescue his sons from the current of the river". Staff has
contacted the Sheridan Police Department to request a copy of the official police report.

Staff also intends to set up a site visit with Rick McLaughlin, a consultant to the CWCB and a
recognized boating chute expert, to request professional advice regarding the condition and
functionality of Chute # I. The Sheridan Police Department, Urban Drainage and Flood Control
District, and the South Suburban Park Foundation will be invited as well. Based on
recommendations from Rick McLaughlin, Staff will work with the UDFCD to fund, design, and
construct improvements to Chute # 1.

These events are similar to an issue the board faced in 2006 that was detailed in an attachment to
the JanualY 2007 Director's Report. In that case, a kayaker sustained a head injury and drowned
near boat chute #7 in 2005. A field visit and recommendation letter from Rick McLaughlin in
August 2006 led to a $98,000 design and construction project by Icon Engineering for UDFCD
during the winter 2006-07. Flood Protection staff consider this to be an important issue and will
be diligent about developing the appropriate course of action. We will update the Board in the
future regarding progress on this issue.

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ANIMAS - LA PLATA PROJECT: We are in receipt of a letter from the Southwestern Water
Conservation District (SWCD) requesting that the state consider the purchase of water available
to them in the Animas-La Plata Proj ect (copy attached as 22b-14). The state is considering the
costs involved and potential markets for the water, in light of the significant water supplies the
two Ute Tribes have in the Project and are interested in leasing on an interim basis. Along these
lines Board staff as been participating in discussions concerning the development of a long-term
O&M plan for the Project and the establishment of an operating entity for the project.

Also, it is again time to initiate another diligence proceeding for the water rights held by the
SWCD for the Project.

SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST / PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT PLAN REVISIONS
GOVERNMENTAL WATER ROUNDTABLE UPDATE: The Governmental Water
Roundtable held its 16th meeting on August 22,2007. Mark Stiles, Manager of the San Juan
Public Lands Center (SJPLC), gave an update on the SJPLC's planning efforts. The Water
Roundtable meetings were halted for several months in order to give the San Juan National
Forest and the Bureau of Land Management's San Juan Resource Area agencies time to

Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Finance. Sn-eam and Lake Protection
Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning