FLOOD11756

• County: Jefferson
• County: Arapahoe
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Chatfield Reallocation Study: CWCB Resolution 05/20/2008
• Date: 5/20/2008
• Prepared By: CWCB
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Resolution

C\VCB Resolution
lVlay 20, 2008
Storage Space Redistribution for the Chatfield Reservoir Reallocation Project

WHEREAS, The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) entered imo a "Feasibility Cost Share
Agreement" with the Omaha District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to investigate the feasibility of
reallocating existing storage space within Chatfield Reservoir for water supply purposes; and

WHEREAS. the CWCB also entered into "Letters of Commitment" or inter-agency agreements related to
the realLocation of storage space in Chatfield Reservoir with various water entities (Water Users)
regarding the proposed reallocation of storage space in the reservoir and the proposal to "reassign a
portion of the storage space in Chatfield Lake to joint flood control-conservation purposes, including
storage for municipal and industrial water supply, agriculture, and recreation and fishery habitat
protection and enhancement"; and

WHEREAS, the Letters of Commitment were executed by the Water Users and established a distribution
of the reallocation of storage space in Chatfield Reservoir as provided in the attached Exhibit A, which is
a correct copy of the Exhibit A attached to each of the individual Letters of Commitment. The Water
Users were divided into the Upstream and Dmmstream Groups as provided in Exhibit A; and

WHEREAS, the Letters of Commitment provided that if any Water User elected to opt out of its storage
allocation in Chatfield Reservoir, it would provide written notice to all of the Water Users in that Water
Users assigned group (the Upstream or Do\vnstream Group) and each of the remaining Water Users
within that group would have the option of acquiring their prorated share of the surrendered allocation;
and

WHEREAS, by letter dated December 20,2006, Hock Hocking, LLC, a Water User within the Upstream
Group, provided notice to the CWCB of its intent to opt out of its lOO acre-feet of allocation in Chatfield
Reservoir and of the proposed terms for acquisition of their surrendered allocation; and

WHEREAS, Water Users within the Upstream Group with the exception of Roxborough Water and
Sanitation District, Parker Water and Sanitation District, and Perry Park Country Club elected to acquire
their proportional share of Hock Hocking's surrendered allocation, A table distributing the prorated
amounts of the Hock Hocking surrendered allocation among the participating Water Users of the
Upstream Group is attached as Exhibit B as approved by the CWCB at its July 2007 meeting in Craig,
Colorado; and

WHEREAS, by letter dated February 13, 2008, Parker Water & Sanitation District (PWSD), a Water User
within the Upstream Group, provided notice to the CWCB and to the Upstream Water Users of its intent
to opt out of its 2,000 acre-feet of allocation in ChatfIeld Reservoir and of the proposed terms for
acquisition of their surrendered allocation; and

WHEREAS, Water Users within the Upstream Group including Centennial Water & Sanitation District,
Castle Pines Metropolitan District, Castle Pines North Metropolitan District, and Center of Colorado
Water Conservancy District elected to acquire their proportional share of PWSD's surrendered allocation,
In addition, all existing Water Users and the CWCB staff ah:rreed to allow for a transter of 400 acre-feet of
storage space toMt Carbon Metropolitan District with the condition that all parties execute an acceptable
"waiver and release" document attached as Exhibit E. Furthermore, a revised table showing the
redistributing of prorated amounts of the PWSD surrendered allocation among the partkipating Water
Users is attached as Exhibit C; and