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• Board Meeting Date: 9/17/2008
• Description: Director's Report - CWCB Director
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

• October 7, 2008 at 7 p.m., McKee Conference Center, 2000 Boise Ave., Loveland, CO 80538
• October 9, 2008 at 7 p.m., Inn at Silver Creek, 62927 US Highway 40, Granby, CO, 80446
A copy of the DEIS is available at: www.usbr.gov/gp/ecao. (Eric Hecox)
COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL PROGRAM: Staff has been working
with other members of the Advisory Council on a draft report to Congress describing implementation of
the Basin States Program as required by the authorization in the new 2008 Farm Bill This new aspect of
the Salinity Control Program will replace the old "Parallel Program" which had operated in a less formal
manner for the States to meet their cost-share obligations on the program using the Upper and Lower
Colorado River Basin Development Funds. The old program has been delivered in Colorado by the
Colorado State Conservation Board within the Colorado Dept. of Agriculture for approximately 10 years
and has been extremely popular with local entities.
The draft report proposes that the new Basin States Program continue to use that method for program
delivery. We are also continuing to work through the Forum and Work Group to implement a new pilot
incentive program in the Plateau Creek area of Colorado. USBR's has begun discussions with USGS
concerning further hydrogeology studies in the Paradox area where a brine disposal project located along
the Dolores River near Bedrock is undergoing further review. Final adoption the 2008 Triennial Review
will occur at the Forum's fa112008 meeting Oct. 28-30 in San Diego, after which the Colorado Water
Quality Control Commission will hold a hearing and also adopt the 2008 Review. The draft review report
may be viewed and downloaded at the Forum's website: www.ColoradoRiverSalinity.org. Comments or
questions can be sent by fax, e-mail or regular mail to Steve Miller at the Colorado Water Conservation
Board prior to September 15, 2008. (Steve Miller)
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BOXELDER CREEK ALLIANCE UPDATE: The Boxelder Creek Alliance (Alliance), a
fledgling entity in the Boxelder Creek Basin of Larimer County, continues to move forward. The
Alliance was formed to address the known flooding issues within the Boxelder Creek watershed at a
basin-wide level in a cooperative program that includes each of the affected jurisdictions. These
jurisdictions include Larimer County, the Town of Wellington, and the City of Fort Collins.
The Town of Wellington and Larimer County have already signed the Intergovernmental Agreement, and
the City of Fort Collins agreed to sign the agreement at a City Council meeting on August 19th. With a
signed IGA, the next step for the Alliance is to select a Board of Directors and consider hiring an
Executive Director for day to day operations. It is anticipated that the Alliance will begin collecting
storm water fees for residents sometime in 2008 according to a rate study already conducted by the
Alliance. The Alliance's first big project will be the expansion of Clark Reservoir, which will include a
new flood storage pool. This project, which has already been designed and is awaiting final funding
allocation was selected fora $3 million grant by FEMA as part of its Pre-Disaster Mitigation grant
program. CWCB staff were instrumental in securing the grant for the Alliance. (Kevin Houck)
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