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Senate Bill 179: Passed in 2006 by the Colorado legislature, this allocates $10 million per year for <br />four years to be allocated among the 9 roundtables to pay for water projects or studies (aka the <br />Water Supply Reserve Account). <br />Shoshone Call: Xcel energy has a call on the Colorado River with a priority dating to 1907 <br />permitting it to run 1,250 cfs through the Shoshone power plant turbines. In 2006, Xcel and <br />Denver Water entered into an agreement which permits Denver to reduce the call by 550 cfs at the <br />Shoshone power plant between March 20 and May 20 in years that Denver Water's projected <br />reservoir storage capacity is less than 80%; discussed at the July 2006 CBRT meeting. <br />SWSL CWCB manages the Statewide Water Supply Initiative (SWSI), which was created to <br />study long term water needs in Colorado after the Big Straw Initiative failed in 2003. <br />Water Availability Study: SB 07-122 appropriated $500,000 to study the extent of Colorado water <br />available for current and fiiture needs. The Water Availability Study is designed to identify <br />whether Colorado still has water available under the 1922 Colorado River Compact for <br />development, and what risks are associated with developing it. Phase 1 of the Water Availability <br />Study is expected to be completed by July 2009. <br />Wolcott Pumpback: A plan to build a reservoir on a tributary to the Eagle River near Wolcott. <br />This would store water that could be exchanged back to Dillon Reservoir to enhance Denver <br />Water's yield from the Blue River (Dillon Reservoir/Roberts Tuiulel). <br />Yampa Pumpback: A proposal to pump 300,000 acre feet from the Yampa River near Maybell to <br />the Front Range, first discussed in detail at the October 2007 CBRT meeting. <br />I:AInterbasin Compact Coimnittee~Basin Roundtables\Colorado~Minutes~Ivlumtes Dec 2007 CBKT.doc 12 4~2, <br />