WSRA Nov 2007 Board Memo

• Title: WSRA November 2007 Board Memo
• Date: 11/14/2007
• Interbasin CC - Doc Type: Correspondence/Memos

STATE OF COLORADO
Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
WWW.CWCb.State.CO.US
TO: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members
FROM: Rick Brown, Todd Doherty, Eric Hecox
Intrastate Water Management and Planning
DATE: November 14, 2007
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Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
DNR Executive Director
Dan McAuliffe
Acting CWCB Director
SUBJECT: Agenda Item 5, November 14-15, 2007 Board Meeting
Interstate Water Management and Development -Water Supply Reserve
Account -Criteria and Guidelines
Background
At least once a year the Colorado Water Conservation (CWCB) and Interbasin Compact
Committee (IBCC) review the Criteria and Guidelines for the Water Supply Reserve Account
(WSRA). On October 24 staff meet with the joint committee established by the CWCB and
IBCC. Committee members in attendance were: CWCB -Barbara Biggs, Harold Miskel, Eric
Wilkinson and IBCC -Mike Gibson (for Ray Wright), Melinda Kassen, John Porter, and Wayne
Vanderschuere.
The committee met from 1:30-5:00 pm and had a very productive a lively discussion. Overall
the committee concluded that the only substantive change to the Criteria and Guidelines was an
adjustment to the funding schedule as a result of changes to the revenue to the grant program
(extended from 4 to 5 years and reduced revenue in two years from $10-$6 million for a net
increase from $40 million over 4 years to $42 million over 5 years). A summary of the topics
discussed is provided below. It is emphasized that the summary is staff's best effort to
characterize the meeting. Staff has not yet had a chance to get the committee's comments on the
summary but will obtain that review prior to finalizing the summary.
Preliminary Draft Summary of October 24 Criteria and Guideline Committee Meeting
Topic -Roundtable Review Process- currently the Criteria and Guidelines require
roundtables to identify any opposition to the application and who and why they oppose
the application. The committee may wish to consider a modification where we identify
the opposition and the reasons but allow that to be done in anonymously. Currently it
appears that some roundtable members may be reluctant to publicly voice opposition to
applications.
Water Supply Protection • Flood Protection • Stream & Lake Protection • Water Supply Planning & Finance
Water Conservation & Drought Planning • Intrastate Water Management & Development