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• Board Meeting Date: 11/18/2007
• Description: CF Section – Referred Non-Reimbursable Investments - CWCB - Colorado Foundation for Water Education - Annual Appropriations
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

STATE OF COLORADO
Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
wuu . o~n cU. state. co.us
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
TO: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members
H:uris D. Sherman
DNR Executive Director
FROM: Veva McCaig, Section Chief
Dan MoAuliffe
Office of Water Conser~~ation & Drought Planning Acting cwcB Director
DATE: November 15, 2007
SUBJECT: Agenda Item lSi, November 14-15, 2007 Board Meeting
Water Supply Planning & Finance Section -CWCB-Colorado Foundation
for Water Education -Annual Appropriations
Background
HB 02-1152 established a Water Education Foundation. A copy of the authorizing language is
attached.
The legislation allowed the Board to provide $250,000 to establish the foundation and authorizes
the Board to provide $150,000 each year thereafter to support the foundation.
The Board can stop providing funds after notice has been given to the Colorado Water Congress
that the purposes for which the Foundation was established have ceased, or when the Foundation
becomes self-sufficient.
The Bylaws of the Colorado Foundation for Water Education provide seats for the CWCB
Director and another Board representative for two year terms.
At the May 2007 Board meeting, you accepted the Foundation's Scope of Word for 2007-2008.
The non-reimbursable expenditure would provide the next $150,000 increment of funding for
2008-2009.
Recommendations
CWCB staff recommends that the Board recommend the inclusion of this request in the 2008
Projects Bill.
Water Supply Protection • Fluud Protection • Stream & Lake Protection • Water Supply Planning & Finance
Water Conservation & Drought Planning • Intrastate ~F'ater Management & Development