27n ‎(2)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 11/19/2008
• Description: CF Section - En-Bloc Non-Reimbursable Investment Recommendations - Colorado Foundation for Water Education - Annual Appropriation
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
TO: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members
DNR Executive Director
Jennifer L. Gimbel
FROM: Veva Deheza, Section Chief
CWCB Director
Office of Water Conservati on & Drought Planning
Dan McAuliffe
CWCB Deputy Director
DATE: November 19, 2008
Agenda Item 27n, November 18-19, 2008 Board Meeting Water Supply
SUBJECT:
Planning and Finance Section – En -bloc Non-Reimbursable Investments
Colorado Foundation for Water Education – Annual Appropriation
Recommendation
CWCB staff recommends that the Board a pprove the continuati on of the $150,000 Non-
Reimbursable expenditure to support the on-goin g activities of the Colorado Foundation for
Water Education.
Background
HB 02-1152 established the Colorado Foundation for Water Education Foundation (CFWE). The
legislation allowed the Board to initially provide $250,000 to establ ish the Foundation and
authorizes the Board to provide $150,000 each year thereafter to support the Foundation.
The Board can stop providing funds after notice has been given notice to the CFWE that the
purposes for which the Foundation was established have ceased, or when the Foundation
becomes self-sufficient.
The Bylaws of the CFWE provide seats fo r the CWCB Director and another Board
representative for two year terms. Currently those seats are bei ng filled by Jennifer Gimbel and
Veva Deheza. The Department of Natural Res ources Executive Director’s Office also has a
Board seat. And that seat is currently filled by Alex Davis.
This non-reimbursable expenditu re would provide the next $150,000 increment of funding for
the Fiscal Year 2009-2010. A scope of work for the FY10 will be presented to the Board for
approval at the May 2009 Board meeting.
Water Supply Protection • Watershed Protection & Flood Mitigatio n • Stream & Lake Protection • Water Supply Planning & Finance
Water Conservation & Drought Planning • In trastate Water Management & Development