Finance Committee Meeting 2013

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

0F,.�,lo DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
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— Mike King
Executive Director
Dick Wolfe,P.E.
Director/State Engineer
MEMORANDUM
To: James Eklund, Director, Colorado Water Conservation Board
From: Scott C. Cuthbertson, Deputy State Engineer
Cc: Jeff Baessler - (j9, j. __
Date: July 29, 2013
RE: Division of Water Resources Satellite-linked Monitoring System and Stream Gage
Refurbishment Funding Request for FY2014-15
Summary
The Colorado Division of Water Resources (DWR) requests a total of$330,000 from the CWCB
Construction Fund for FY2014-15. The requested funds will support the continued, long-term operational
410 viability of over 520 satellite-linked water resources monitoring sites, including replacement of out-dated data
collection platforms and satellite telemetry transmission components and refurbishment/renovation of gaging
stations. The specific distribution of the funds requested is as follows:
1. The sum of$275,000 will be used to replace out-dated Data Collection Platforms (DCP) and
associated satellite telemetry equipment and upgrading satellite transmission components. The
rate of replacement of DCPs is based on a life expectancy from normal wear, tear and software life
cycle issues of 10 years.
2. The remainder of$55,000 will refurbish existing stream gages as needed to maintain
operational reliability of stream flow data collection. This is a recurring annual request to cover
refurbishment and repair costs which arise due to deterioration of the physical stream gage
infrastructure.
Introduction
The Division of Water Resources and CWCB, consistent with Section 37-60-121 and Section 37-80-
102 C.R.S., maintain the stream gaging program to support multi-agency and water user needs such as
water rights administration, compact protection, flood forecasting and warning and Decision Support
System implementation and use. DWR must:
• maintain the electronic equipment in satellite-linked data collection stations;
• refurbish deteriorating gage station infrastructure and non-electronic station hardware;
• refurbish/replace cableways used for high flow measurements or implement alternate means of
high flow measurement (for calibration of the upper end of stage-discharge relationships);
• rebuild gage sections damaged by high flows;
• • flood harden, when possible, critical gages; and,
• continue, as necessary, the operation of vital gages operated by the United States Geological
Survey (USGS) when that program can no longer provide the required support.
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