CWCB Construction Fund and Severance Tax Trust Fund Annual Report 1998

• Year: 1998
• Title: Construction Fund and Severance Fund Tax Trust Fund Annual Report
• CWCB Section: Agency-wide
• Publications - Doc Type: CF Annual Report

5.0 Studies '
and Investigations
From time to time over the years, the Board has recommended, and the General Assembly has
approved, the use of the Construction Fund to support a number of non-reimbursable(grant)studies,
investigations, and projects. In FY 98, the Board recommended 7 non-reimbursable studies and
projects totaling $2.57 million. These grant recommendations, which were incorporated into HB
98-1189 and passed by the General Assembly, are listed in the table below.
TABLE 14
Colorado Water Conservation Board
1 1998 Grant Recommendations
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CWCB and State Engineer- basinwide 2,000,000
Rio Grande Decision Support System Data Collection&Design
State Engineer- statewide 120,000
Satellite Monitoring System Maintenance Continuation
State Engineer- basinwide 75,000
Arkansas River Well Measurement Program Continuation
CWCB- Douglas 200,000
Chatfield Reservoir Reallocation Feasibility Study Increase
CWCB- basinwide 56,000
South Platte River Multi-Objective Floodplain Management Plan Continuation
CWCB- Routt 30,000
Lower Elk River Floodplain Management Plan
Denver Museum of Natural History/U.S.Geological Survey- Denver Basin 90,000
Geo-Hydrologic Investigation of the Denver Basin Aquifers
Total $2,571,000
5.1 Rio Grande Decision Support System Data Collection and Design
IUnder the guidance of a technical advisory committee (TAC), a feasibility study for a Rio
Grande Decision Support System(RGDSS)was completed and presented to the Board at its January
1998 meeting. The project was estimated to cost up to $5.0 million over 3 years including $3.5
million for data collection and$1.5 million for design. Based upon the recommendation of the TAC,
the CWCB recommended an appropriation of up to $2,000,000 during FY98-99 to the Division of
Water Resources and the CWCB to collect data, manage the design of the system, develop the
necessary databases, models, and user tools, and to acquire, operate, and maintain the associated
hardware and software. The CWCB and Division of Water Resources will continue to rely upon the
' TAC for advice.
CWCB FY98 Annual Report,page 35