25d ‎(2)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 11/18/2007
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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mitigation, habitat restoration, and improved recreation along the South Platte River in Denver.
$25 million for the Rio Grande Environmental Management Program in Colorado, New Mexico
and Texas.
$1 million for water and wastewater infrastructure for the Ute Mountain Project in Montezuma
and La Plata Counties.
DITCH BILL UPDATE: As part of staff's continuing effort to keep the Board informed of the U.S.
Forest Service's progress on the issuance of Ditch Bill Easements and related issues, the following
information was provided by Michele O'Connell, USFS. If you have questions regarding this
information, please contact Michele O'Connell at:
Michele O'Connell
USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region
Group Leader Lands Special Uses
[phone], FAX [phone]
mmoconnell ct~ s.fed.us
In late October, in response to concerns expressed by the Southwestern Water Conservation District about
the potential imposition of bypass flows in connection with some pending Ditch Bill Easements on the
San Juan Forest, Harris Sherman, Executive Director of the DNR, sent a letter to Rick Cables, Regional
Forester, requesting initiation of consultation between the USFS and the DNR under the April 16, 2004,
MOU between the DNR, CWCB and USFS to explore ways to find a mutually acceptable resolution of
this matter. (See Attachment 25D-19)
WESTERN STATES WATER COUNCIL WATER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
CONFERENCE: CWCB staff members Carolyn Fritz and Susan Lesovsky attended the Western States
Water Council Water Information Management Systems Conference, held September 24 -26, 2007 in
Seattle, Washington. The conference's focus was on water resource related decision support systems.
Susan and Carolyn gave a presentation on the agency's water resource management tools, including
Colorado's Decision Support Systems (CDSS), GIS applications and our document imaging system. The
presentation was well received, and by all accounts, the CDSS is the most comprehensive system
employed by any western US state.
CWCB STAFF INVITED TO ATTEND NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES MEETING: On
October 25, 2007, Veva McCaig, with the Office of Water Conserti~ation & Drought Planning, represented
the State of Colorado and the Western Governor's Association at a National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
meeting in Washington, D.C. The one-day infor-rnal planning meeting focused on science needs for local,
state, regional adaptation to climate change. The meeting was convened by the NAS Board on
Atmospheric Sciences and Climate and the Climate Research Committee and explored how a National
Research Council activity might help inform climate change adaptation efforts, either within specific
regions or sectors or across a broad range of spatial scales and applications. The meeting brought
together individuals from a variety of backgrounds to identify the most important climate and climate-
related information needs for adaptation, with an emphasis on the needs of local, state, and regional
decision makers.
Flood Protection • Water Project Planning and Finance • Stream and Lake Protection
Water Supply Protection • Conservation Plarming