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el_'�- <br />r— <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />FY 2002 -03 FIGURE SETTING <br />Decision Item #13 of 17 - River Decision Support System <br />JBC Working Document - All Decisions Subject to Change <br />Staff Recommendation Does Not Reflect Committee Decision <br />River Decision Support System (RDSS) <br />The RDSS currently includes the Colorado and Rio Grande river basins and will eve tually <br />incorporate the South Platte and the Arkansas River basins. The system consists of databa es and <br />models that facilitate decision making related to interstate compacts, water resource plannit g, and <br />water rights administration, through use of historic data and geographic information system data. <br />Devetapmenf of this program has been provided in the annual Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Construction Fund Bill, while eperations and maintenance (n& /f) has been funded through th Long <br />Bill. DevelopmentoftheRDSS beganwithH,B. 93 -1273 (Reeser/Bishop), Long Bill appropr ations <br />for 0 &M started in FY 1998 -99, with an equal split between General Fund and Water Conservation <br />Board Construction Fund (Construction Fund) cash funds exempt, Fiscal Year 2001 -02 was an <br />exception to this, when H,B, 02 -1379 (Department of Natural Resources supplement bill) <br />refinanced the General Fund portion of O &M costs with the Construction Fund. This acti n was <br />intended to be one -time. <br />Appropriations have been made to both the Water Conservation Board (the Board) and the D ision <br />of Water Resources. In the Water Conservation Board, 3.0 FTE have been authorized since <br />implementation, including; 1,0 FTE manager (general professional), 1.0 FTE IT profession 1, and <br />1.0 FTE physical scientist. In the Division of Water Resources, initially 1.0 FTE IT professio al III <br />was included, and 2,0 FTE were added in FY 2001 -02 for 1,0 FTE IT professional IV and 1, 1~TE <br />engineering technician III. While both divisions are involved, the Board generally acts as the pr gram <br />manager and the Division of Water Resources generally collects and provides data. <br />Decision Item #13 represents the first major action toward comprehensive centralized prc gram <br />management; resources requested would manage the program as it is expanded to include othe river <br />basins, although additional resources may be requested in the future. The total requested increase <br />is $387,160 and 3.0 FTE, and includes the following specifics; <br />21- Mar -2002 <br />Z:8 "d <br />Program Coordinator <br />Physical Scientist/Research Scientist 1V <br />eSTZ99eeee <br />59,796 1.0 <br />NAB' -fig <br />3$r Wd es:9e Ze- iZ -atJW <br />