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Glossary 10825 water. The Bureau of Reclamation designated 10,825 acre feet in Ruedi Reservoir as being available to support the Endangered Fish Recovery Program (EFRP). This was discussed at the November 2006 CBRT meeting. In an agreement scheduled to expire 12/31/09, Denver Water has voluntarily released '/2 of that amount, or 5,412.5 cfs, from Williams Reservoir, and the Colorado River Water conservation District has released the remaining 5,412.5 cfs from Wolford Reservoir. If the agreement is not extended beyond 2009, prior water project approvals which permitted water appropriations from the Colorado River may not comply with the Endangered Species Act, and may be called into question. 20% Gap. The CBRT created the Statewide Water Supply kiitiative (SWSI) to study long term water needs in Colorado. SWSI Phase 1 determined that by 2030, there would be 20% greater demand than supplies existing in 2005; this is known as the 20% Gap. Aspinall Unit: The Aspinall Unit includes three reservoirs on the Gunnison River. (1) Blue Mesa Reservoir, designed for water storage; (2) Morrow Point Reservoir, a dam with high head in a narrow canyon designed to generate peaking hydroelectric power; and (3) Crystal Reservoir, which collects Morrow Point Reservoir releases and moderates fiirther releases into the Guiuuson River at more constant flow levels. Blue Mesa Pump Back. A proposal to drill a tunnel below the Collegiate Range to transport water from Blue Mesa Reservoir on the Gunnison River to the Eastern Slope. Blue River Decree. A collection of water rights which dictate how the Dillon Reservoir/Roberts Tunnel system that divert Blue River water to the Front Range shall be operated with respect to the Colorado-Big Thompson Project, other rights on the Blue River how it shall be used on the Front Range. CBRT: Colorado Basin Roundtable CDM: Camp, Dresser, McKee, the engineering firm selected by CWCB to assist the Roundtables in perform the needs assessment called for in Section 35 75-104(2)(c), CRS (as created in HB 1177) . CDSS: The Colorado Decision Support System, a computer modeling program developed by the CWCB that models river flows in Colorado. The CDSS is accessed at: http://water. state. co.u s/pubs/datasearch. asp. Colorado Water Conservation Board: This is an agency of the State, with board appointed by the governor. It was created in 1937 for the purpose of aiding in the protection and development of the waters of the state. The agency is responsible for water project planning and finance, stream and lake protection, flood hazard identification and mitigation, weather modification, river restoration, water conservation, drought plam7ing, water information and water supply protection. It is the sole entity which can receive grants of conservation easements of water flows. It also administers grants from the Water Supply Reserve Account called for by SB 179. Compact call. A call by Lower Basin States (California, Arizona and Nevada) that would require I: AInterbasnl Compact Committee~Basin Roundtables\Colorado~IVlimrtes~2007~Minutes Sep 2007 CBRT.doc g 10~.