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Northern: The Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, the agency that contracts for <br />delivery of water from the Colorado Big Thompson Project that diverts water from the Upper <br />Colorado River at collection facilities in Grand County for distribution to the eastern slope. <br />PBO: A Progranunatic Biological Opinion for the Recovery of the Endangered Colorado River <br />fish, which requires a number of measures which function as "reasonable and prudent alternatives" <br />for diversions that would otherwise harm endangered fish in the Upper Colorado River. <br />RICD: Recreation In Channel Diversion. A water right awarded in order to protect recreational <br />boating in the river. <br />Senate Bill 179: Passed in 2006 by the Colorado legislature, this allocates $10 million per year for <br />four years to be allocated among the 9 roundtables to pay for water projects or studies (aka the <br />Water Supply Reserve Account). <br />Shoshone Call: Xcel energy has a call on the Colorado River with a priority dating to 1907 <br />permitting it to run 1,250 cfs through the Shoshone power plant turbines. In 2006, Xcel and <br />Denver Water entered into an agreement which permits Denver to reduce the call by 550 cfs at the <br />Shoshone power plant between March 20 and May 20 in years that Denver Water's projected <br />reservoir storage capacity is less than 80%; discussed at the July 2006 CBRT meeting. <br />SWSL CWCB manages the Statewide Water Supply Initiative (SWSI), which was created to <br />study long term water needs in Colorado after the Big Straw Initiative failed in 2003. <br />Wolcott Pumpback: A plan to build a reservoir on a tributary to the Eagle River near Wolcott. <br />This would store water that could be exchanged back to Dillon Reservoir to enhance Denver <br />Water's yield from the Blue River (Dillon Reservoir/Roberts Tuiu7el). <br />17 <br />