Platte River Channel Becomes a Focus for Platte River Cooperative Program Studies2001

• Description: various documents including, emails, RFP, Press Release, etc.
• State: CO
• State: NE
• State: WY
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 2/2/2001
• Author: CWCB Staff
• Title: Staff files for Platte River Endangered Species Partnership ‎(aka Platte River Recovery Implementation Program or PRRIP)‎
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Meeting

STATE OF COLORADO M1
OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Department of Natural Resources POW, 7 wi't
1313 Sherman Street, Room 718
Denver, Colorado 80203 E,F,1rs
Phone: [phone]
TDD: (303) 866 -3543
FAX: [phone] DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL
RESOURCES
MEMOR,
Roy Romer
Governor
TO: CWCB Members Wade Buchanan
Executive Director
Ron Cattany
FROM: Doug Robotham Deputy Director
DATE: September 21,1998
RE: Status of Platte River Endangered Species Cooperative Agreement
Implementation
The memorandum is intended as a status report on on -going efforts to implement the Platte River
Basin Cooperative Agreement Relating to Endangered Species Habitats (Cooperative Agreement).
Though no action is sought at this time, my objective is to ensure your understanding of this effort
remains current in the event that any formal decision(s) is required in the future.
Introduction
On July, 1, 1997, Governor Romer, Governor Nelson (NB), Governor Geringer (WY), and Secretary
of the Interior Babbitt signed the Cooperative Agreement. The Cooperative Agreement describes a
long -term habitat restoration program and commits the parties to a series of activities, including a
three year NEPA compliance process, that provide the foundation from which to launch the
program. The Cooperative Agreement also provides a predictable Endangered Species Act
compliance mechanism for water facilities in the Platte River basin while NEPA compliance on the
long -term program proceeds. Major Cooperative Agreement features and activities are summarized
briefly below:
L The Governance Committee
The Cooperative Agreement establishes a 10 member governance structure consisting of one
representative from each of the states, two representatives from the federal government, three water
user representatives, and two representatives from environmental organizations. I am presently
functioning as Colorado's representative to the Governance Committee. Water users (urban and
agricultural) in the South Platte Basin are represented by Mr. Alan Berryman. Mr. Dan Luecke,
Director of the Rocky Mountain Regional Office of the Environmental Defense Fund based in
Boulder, is one of the environmental representatives. The Governance Committee has hired Mr.
Dale Strickland, a principal with the Cheyenne, Wyoming based private consulting firm WEST,
Inc., as its Executive Director. Costs for Mr. Strickland's services are split between the parties in
accordance with the agreed upon "fair share" cost share formula: 50% -- federal government; 20% -
- Nebraska; 20% -- Colorado; 10% -- Wyoming. In FY 98 -99, Colorado's share of costs associated
Board of Land Commissioners - Division of Minerals & Geology /Geological Survey,
Oil & Gas Conservation Commission - Colorado State Parks - Soil Conservation Board
Water Conservation Board - Division of Water Resources - Division of Wildlife