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Memorandum to CWCB Page 3 An allocation of $50,000 was used, along with funds that had been allocated to flood hardening projects in previous years, to flood harden several critical stream gaging sites. The following table is a summary of the flood hardening projects initiated or completed in FY07: Surface Creek near Cedar Ed e, Cablewa final hale ' $870.00 So. Platte at Waterton $5 412.82 So. Platte below Chatfield Res $140.00 Cucharas River at Bo d Rand' ,500.00 Rio Grande River at Coun Une Rd' $24,483.80 Arkansas River bl Catlin Dam' $255.03 Arkansas River at Portland $1 154.95 Hi h flow msmtlratin verification-StreamPro ADCP $20,240.00 Indirect ratin extension sunre mt $4 321.80 ' work at gages marked with (') is only partially complete and will carryover into FY08. • Planned Refurbishment Hof Existing Stream Gages in FYO$ DWR, in responding to the needs of CWCB, COEM, LEM and NWS, will use its FY08 $55,000 allocation from CWCB for refurbishing several existing stream gages. Approximately half of Colorado's satellite- linked gaging stations are located in the rivers and streams of the state. The others are located on ditches, canals, and reservoirs. The electronic equipment is attached to mechanical equipmen# in and along the stream channel, and electronically relays the data sensed by the mechanical measuring devices. If the mechanical equipment and associated stream gage structures are not properly maintained and periodically refurbished, the quality of the data diminishes. In FY08 refurbishment projects and estimated costs have been identified at the following sites (sites and amounts may change due~to circumstances}: Roubideau Creek at the Mouth near Defta $7,500.00 Boulder Creek near Orodell $5 500.00 Cache La Poudre at Can on Mouth $1 000.00 N. Fork Cache La Poudre below Seaman Res $3,000.00 Hoosier Pass Tunnel $500.00 San Antonio River near Manassa $2 100.00 Gamer Creek near Villa Grove $500.00 N. and S. Crestone Creeks near Crestone $800.00 S. Channel Cone'os River near LaSauses $2 500.00 Razor Creek below Vou a Reservoir $1 500.00 Arkansas River at Granite cablewa refurb $1,300.00 Pur atoire River at Trinidad -install wire wei ht a e $500.00 Div 6-ILLRANCO MICMERCO shelters stillin wells $1 200.00 'Willow Creek bl Steamboat Lake `~ $1,000.00 Florida R. above Lemon Reservoir $500.00 Nava'o River at Banded Peak Ranch $500.00 LAPBRECOMPCHECO ram flume stabilization $6,000.00 Strai ' ht Creek Tunnel $4,000.00 Rep_Iacement of Satellite Telemetry Etauinment DWR requests $245,000 for replacement of out-dated DCPs and associated satellite telemetry equipment and upgrading satellite transmission components. The'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAH) operates the satellite via which we relay the water flow data to the central computer in Denver. The use of this satellite and all the ancillary hardware and software, including staffing, is valued at $430 million dollars and is provided to the State of Colorado at no charge. The worldwide use of the satellite has increased to the point that, yin the future, more data will be transmitted more often. NOAA has, therefore, mandated that all DCPs using the satellite for data transmission must be upgraded tv transmit at a faster rate by 2013. Many of the ~DCPs that DWR operates cannot be upgraded. The useful life of the