Finance Committee Meeting 2013

• Board Meeting Date: 9/26/2013
• Description: Finance Committee Meeting September 26, 2013
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

STATE OF COLORADO
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Department of Natural Resources t A J0
1580 Logan Street,Suite 600 Eo
Denver,Colorado 80203 .
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www.cwcb.state.co.us 4 1937
John W.Hickenlooper
Governor
TO: Finance Committee Mike King
DNR Executive Director
Colorado Water Conservation Board
James Eklund
CWCB Director
FROM: Ray Alvarado
Interstate, Federal & Water Information Section
DATE: September 13,2013
SUBJECT: Non-Reimbursable Investments Item #6
Colorado Decision Support System Operation and Maintenance
• Introduction
The Colorado Decision Support System (CDSS) goal is to help water users make informed
decisions regarding major water issues and policy positions. For the past twenty years, the DSS's
have provided the State of Colorado agencies, water users and managers a better means for
organizing, accessing and evaluating a wide range of information and alternative strategies for
managing their water resources. Over these years the CDSS has evolved and adjusted to meet the
changing water information needs and will be a vital component in Colorado's Water Plan. All
basins have a DSS in place or one is being implemented; as such, a mechanism to maintain and
operate CDSS into the future has led to this request for $200,000 for the continued operation and
maintenance of CDSS by the CWCB and DWR.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Board request the General Assembly to authorize $200,000 from the
Construction Fund to be appropriated to the Department of Natural Resources for allocation to
the CWCB for the Colorado Decision Support System operation and maintenance.
Staff recommends that the Board request the General Assembly to authorize the establishment
of a new fund for Colorado Decision Support System operation and maintenance.
Staff recommends that the Board request the General Assembly to authorize annually from the
Construction Fund, up to $200,000 in order to restore the unencumbered balance in the fund up
• to $200,000.
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