CWCB Annual Report December 1996

• Year: 1996
• Title: Annual Report to the 61st Colorado General Assembly First Regular Session
• CWCB Section: Agency-wide
• Publications - Doc Type: CF Annual Report

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4.1 Colorado River Compact Decision Support System
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The Colorado Water Conservation Board recommends it be authorized to expend up to $320,000 r
from the Construction Fund to manage the continuation of the design of a decision support system
for the Colorado River basin including the development of the necessary databases,models and user
tools; and to acquire, operate, and maintain the associated computer hardware and software.
The funds would be transferred to the Department of Natural Resources for allocation to the
Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Division of Water Resources, for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 1997. The amounts authorized would be in addition to amounts authorized
previously for CRDSS for contract years one, two, three, and four, and remain available for the
designated purposes until the project is completed.
4.2 Satellite Monitoring System Maintenance
The Board recommends it be authorized to expend up to $120,000 from the Construction Fund '
to continue its long-term commitment to the State Engineer's Office to rehabilitate and up-grade the
existing Colorado Satellite Monitoring System established and operated pursuant to the section 37-
80-102 (10), CRS. This request is for the fifth year of a ten year replacement program. The funds
would be transferred to the Department of Natural Resources for allocation to the State Engineer for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997. '
4.3 Continuation of the Extreme Precipitation Study and
Revisions to the NOAA Atlas
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The CWCB,in cooperation with the state engineer,recommends it be authorized to expend up '
to $400,000 from the Construction Fund for the following purposes:
(A)up to$300,000 to continue the extreme precipitation study authorized in SB 94-029 directing
the State Engineer and CWCB to investigate available evidence of extreme precipitation in the
mountains of Colorado to establish reasonable standards and criteria for the design and evaluation
of reservoir spillways to safely pass a design flood event. The funds would be used to contract with
a consultant or consultants to develop a state model based on the characteristics of 20 selected storms
identified in the first phase of the project to predict extreme rainfall for any selected drainage basin I
above 5,000 feet elevation.
(B)up to $100,000 in matching funds to cooperate with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric I
Agency(NOAA) to revise the NOAA Atlas precipitation maps for Colorado to include additional
base data from 1960 through at least 1990 to improve the design of class III dams, the design of
highway structures, and improve in the identification of hazardous floodplains.
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