Colorado Water Conservation Board Strategic Plan Revised & Readopted: March 2002

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Policy Implementation Obiectives Instream Flow and Natural Lake Level Protection Section 'f Instream Flow and Natural Lake Level Program — �t CWCB's exclusive statutory authority to appropriate, acquire and protect instream flow and natural lake level water rights in the State. Develop, manage, implement, and administer the program to correlate the activities of mankind with the preservation of the natural environment to a reasonable degree by: • Identifying streams and lakes that would benefit from a Board held water right • Quantifying the amount of water needed to protect the environment • Filing for new water right appropriations • Acquiring water rights via donation lease, and purchase +-, • Monitoring the amount of water in streams and lakes to ensure water rights are being met • Protecting existing water rights by filing Statements of Opposition, seeking settlements or going to trial Technical Support ' dd44Xpft&d1tft — Provide technical support�and es to CWCB and other sate, federal, and local entities, as needed, in the areas of: • Biological data collection and scientific analysis • Hydrologic and engineering analysis • State water policy and water law • Water quality • Gaging and measurement Statewide Outreach and Education — Each Section shall perform outreach and education including participating in public awareness and program advocacy activities to increase public and organizational understanding of CWCB and develop opportunities for each Section to achieve their goals. Water Information — Make information accessible to CWCB's customers and the public regarding stream and lake protection, instream water rights, and lake level protection, as well as general information related to the Section, through publications, the Internet, databases, and the imaging of documents. Page 6 of 10 4/2/2002