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Water Project Construction Program—Project Data <br /> Applicant: Colorado Water Conservation Board and Division of Water Resources <br /> • Gaging ProjJ ect Name: CWCB program for Project Type: Stream Gaging <br /> P �' J YP <br /> monitoring and data collection projects and the <br /> DWR Satellite Linked Monitoring System <br /> County: Statewide Drainage Basin: Water Source: N/A <br /> Statewide Drainage Basins <br /> Total Study Cost: $563,000 Funding Sources: CWCB <br /> CWCB Investment: Interest Rate: N/A Term: N/A <br /> $563,000 <br /> This project entails the development and implementation of a statewide gaging program to <br /> address the gaging needs of the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Division of Water <br /> Resources (DWR). <br /> As the state's water planning agency, the CWCB relies upon gages operated by the DWR, <br /> United States Geological Survey(USGS) and private entities in order to meet the needs of its <br /> mission critical program areas including Compact Protection, Decision Support System <br /> Development, Floodplain Management and Stream and Lake Protection. However, CWCB <br /> • gaging needs are often different from those of the DWR and USGS. Although many existing <br /> gages provide needed data,the DWR's mission is to administer the state's water rights, while the <br /> USGS collects data for long-term scientific record purposes. As a result, stream gages are not <br /> always located where the CWCB needs them, nor are they necessarily designed to fit CWCB <br /> data collection parameters. This project will enable the CWCB to strengthen its cooperative <br /> efforts with the DWR and USGS to expand,refurbish, redesign and create new gages as well as <br /> develop new strategies to obtain data that will not only benefit the CWCB but statewide <br /> stakeholder interests. Of the $563,000 requested, $210,000 will be utilized this year for the <br /> implementation of specific CWCB gaging projects including new gaging methodology <br /> development, low flow monitoring,regional regression GIS model for synthetic hydrology, the <br /> development of new gages and refurbishment of existing gages. Another$50,000 will be used to <br /> continue the joint CWCB/DWR flood-hardening program. <br /> A key component of this program is the continued, long-term operational viability of the State <br /> Satellite Linked Monitoring System,which is administered by the Division of Water Resources. <br /> This system,which is comprised of over 300 satellite-gaging stations,requires continued <br /> renovation of existing gages, replacement of outdated data collection platforms and upgrades to <br /> transmission components. In addition, many existing gaging stations need to be modified to <br /> provide critical stream flow data for flood warning and low flow monitoring. Changes in <br /> technology, which will ultimately increase reliability and real time data transmission rates will <br /> require the DWR to upgrade the system over a 10-year period. The costs associated with the <br /> continued refurbishment and operational viability of the system is currently estimated at <br /> • approximately$303,000 per year. <br />