27a ‎(2)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 11/19/2008
• Description: CF Section - En-Bloc Non-Reimbursable Investment Recommendations - Satellite Linked Monitoring System & Flood Hardening Program
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor

TO : Colorado Water Conservation Board
Harris D. Sherman
DNR Executive Director
Finance Committee

Jennifer L. Gimbel
FROM : Jeff Baessler
CWCB Director

Tom Ley
Dan McAuliffe

CWCB Deputy Director
DATE : November 5 , 2008
Agenda Item 27 a , November 18 - 19, 2008 Board Meeting
SUBJECT :
Water Supply Planning and Finance Section
En - bloc Non - Reimbursable Investment
Satellite Linked Monitoring S ystem & Flood Hardening Program
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The Division of Water Resources (DWR) has requested an annual appropriation of approximately
$350,000 for the continued operational viability of the state Satellite - linked Monitoring System and the
stream gage Flood Hardening Program. Each year, funding for these programs has been reviewed and
approved by both the Finance Sub - committee and the Board. It has been recognized that it is critical for
- of - art
strea m gaging programs and continue to provide accurate water resources data to support multi - agency
and water user needs. The DWR Satellite - linked Monitoring program is outlined in §37 - 60 - 121 and
§37 - 80 - 102 C.R.S.
It should be noted that in previous years , CWCB staff has requested approximately $250,000 from the
Construction Fund in order to address specific on - going CWCB stream gaging needs related to flood
forecasting and warning, instream flow monitoring, compact protection, and Decision Support System
data collection efforts. In 2007, the legislature created a stream gage fund under §37 - 60 - 124 in the
longer applying for annual non - reimbursable constru ction fund dollars. This request is solely for the
DWR Satellite Monitoring System and the DWR/CWCB Flood Hardening Program.
Discussion
Following are the key elements of the DWR Satellite - linked monitoring system and Flood Hardening
Program:
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