Finance Committee Meeting 2007

• Board Meeting Date: 9/18/2007
• Description: Finance Sub-Committee Meeting September 18, 2007
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

STATE OF COLORADO
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Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street,Room 721 Its 1 d,
Denver,Colorado 80203 cv
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Bill Owens
MEMORANDUM Governor
Russell George
Executive Director
To: Colorado Water Conservation Board
Finance Committee
Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director
From: Jeff Baessler Dan McAuliffe
Jack Byers Deputy Director
Date: September 5,2007
Re: CWCB Finance Committee Meeting
Water Supply Planning and Finance—Non Reimbursable Projects
Division of Water Resources Satellite Monitoring System& Flood Hardening Program
EDBackground
The Division of Water Resources(DWR)has requested an annual appropriation of approximately$350,000 for
the continued operational viability of the state Satellite-linked Monitoring System and the stream gage Flood
Hardening Program. Each year, funding for these programs has been reviewed and approved by both the Finance
Sub-committee and the Board. It has been recognized that it is critical for both the State's water planning and
water administrative agencies to support and maintain state-of-art stream gaging programs and continue to
provide accurate water resources data to support multi-agency and water user needs. The DWR Satellite-linked
Monitoring program is outlined in§37-60-121 and§37-80-102 C.R.S.
It should be noted that in previous years, CWCB staff has requested approximately$250,000 from the
Construction Fund in order to address specific on-going CWCB stream gaging needs related to flood forecasting
and warning, instream flow monitoring, compact protection, and Decision Support System data collection efforts.
In 2007,the legislature created a stream gage fund under§37-60-124 in the amount of$250,000 to address the
CWCB's gaging needs. Since this fund has been created, staff is no longer applying for non-reimbursable
construction fund dollars. This request, is solely for the DWR Satellite Monitoring System and the
DWR/CWCB Flood Hardening Program.
Discussion
Following are the key elements of the DWR Satellite-linked monitoring system and Flood Hardening Program:
• Continue the long term operational viability of over 450 satellite-linked water monitoring sites by:
o Replacement of out-dated data collection platforms and upgrading of satellite transmission
components.
Flood Protection•Water Project Planning and Financing•Stream and Lake Protection
Water Supply Protection•Conservation Planning