16-m ‎(2)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 11/18/2007
• Description: CF Section - En-bloc Non-Reimbursable Investment Recommendations - City of Greeley/CWCB Flood Section - Cache La Poudre River General Investigation Study
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

STATE OF COLORADO
Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Deneer, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
wuu . c~~ cb. state. co. us
Bill Ritter, Jr.
TO: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members Uo.e~rior
FROM: Joe Busto Harris D. Sherman
DNR Executiee Director
Watershed Protection and Flood Mitigation Section
Dan McAuliffe
Acting CWCB Director
DATE: November 5, 2007
SUBJECT: Agenda Item 16m, November 15-16, 2007 Board Aleeting
City of Greeley/CWCB Flood Section -Cache La Poudre River General Investigation
Study
Introduction
Greeley entered into a 50/50 Cost Share agreement with the U. S. Arlny Corps of Engineers (Corps) to
investigate the feasibility of flood damage reduction, environmental restoration and other improvements
in the Cache La Poudre River floodplain (Project) throughout the City of Greeley. The CWCB
approved $150,000 in the 2003 Construction Fund Bill, and CWCB staff contracted with Greeley to
assist in meeting non-federal cost share requirements for the study.
Discussion
Dave Wells, project manager for Greeley, made a presentation at the 2006 CWCB Finance Committee
meeting. At that time there was still CWCB funding in the contract between the CWCB and Greeley and
they withdrew their application. Greeley has made progress on this Project but federal funding has been
difficult to obtain. This means that receiving less federal funds than requested adds time to the Project
timetable. The original contract between the CWCB and Greeley is now essentially completed. Reports
on Cultural Resources, Biology, Socio-Economics, Real Estate, Hydrology, Hydraulics and Floodplain
Conditions are completed. Dave Wells again presented to the CWCB Finance Committee in September
2007 explaining how the CWCB funds assist in keeping the City and Corps focused on this worthwhile
project.
Staff Request
Staff requests that the Board consider the use of additional CWCB funds to assist Greeley in meeting its
non-federal cost share obligations. The funds will be used for anon-reimbursable investment to
Greeley to assist the City and the Corps in the completion of the deliverables in the Cache La Poudre
River General Investigation Study.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Board request that the General assembly authorize $150,000 from the
Construction Fund to be appropriated to the Cache La Poudre River General Investigation Study.
Water Supply R•otection • Flood Protection • Stream & Lake Protection • Rater Supply Planning & Finance
Water Conservation & Drought Planning • Intrastate Water Management & llevelopment