AppendixI

• Basin: Statewide
• Title: SWSI Phase 1 Report - Appendix I
• Date: 11/15/2004
• Author: CWCB
• SWSI - Doc Type: Final Report

Appendix I
Overview of Relevant Funding Programs
taxes, water assessments, service charges, and other
sources for the year ending September 30, 2002
(NCWCD 2002).
There are three conservation districts in the State of
Colorado:
Denver Water. 2003. "Denver Water 2003 Budget."
February 27.
Law, Daniel. 2004. Executive Director of the Colorado
Water Resources and Power Development Authority.
Phone and e-mail correspondence, January.
^ Colorado River Water Conservation District
^ Rio Grande Water Conservation District
^ Southwestern Water Conservation District
Conservation districts can also assess taxes and build
and operate water projects, like conservancy districts,
but conservation districts are more oriented for bigger-
picture tasks such as
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~ CONSERVATION DISTRICT development.
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must be authorized by the Colorado General Assembly,
and have boards appointed by county commissioners
(Quillen 2001). The Colorado River Water Conservation
District, as an example, generated almost $3.5 million in
revenues from property taxes, specific ownership taxes,
and other sources in fiscal year 2003 (CRWCD 2003).
References
CRWCD [Colorado River Water Conservation District].
2003. "General Fund - 2003 Budget Summary -
Revenue/Expenditures", updated September 30.
www.crwcd. gov/2004budget/2004generalbudget. pdf.
CWCB [Colorado Water Conservation Board]. 2003.
Strategic Plan, Revised July.
. 2003. "CWCB Activities (Multimedia Kiosk
Presentation)." http://cwcb.state.co.us/Kiosk/index.html.
. 1999. "New Construction Loan Policies" fact
sheet, October 4.
http://cwcb.state.co. us/Fact_Sheets/construction%20poli
cies.pdf.
CWRPDA [Colorado Water Resources and Power
Development Authority]. 2004. "All Programs, Loan
Status Report, As of December 31, 2003" tabular fax.
January 13.
. 2002. "Annual Report: Fiscal Year 2002."
April 30.
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Legislative Council of the Colorado General Assembly.
2003. "Analysis of the 2003 Ballot Proposals", Research
Publication No. 515-0.
NCWCD [Northern Colorado Water Conservancy
District]. 2002. 2002 Comprehensive Annual Financial
Report. September 30.
Serlet, Mike. 2004. Colorado Water Conservation Board
Chief of Water Supply Planning and Finance. Phone
conversations, January.
Quillen, Ed. 2001. "Water by the District, Water
Conservancy Districts", Colorado Central Magazine No.
86, pg. 17. April.
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