2005 Water Projects Bill Fact Sheet

• Year: 2005
• Title: The 2005 Water Projects Bill
• CWCB Section: Finance
• Author: CWCB
• Description: Fact and data sheets on the legislation.
• Publications - Doc Type: Fact Sheets

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Water Project Loans

New Construction Fund loans:

Loan Recipient Name of Project County Amount
No New Loans Recommended $0

Total $0
New Severance Tax Trust Fund Perpetual Base Account (PBA) loans:

Central Colorado Water Water Rights Purchase and Construction of Lined Weld, $20,200,000
Conservancy District Well Gravel Pit Water Storage Adams &
Augmentation Sub-District Morgan
Total $20,200,000

Recommended Non-reimbursable Investments

The CWCB accepts applications for non-reimbursable projects from the Construction Fund until August
31 of each year. Applications for non-reimbursable project investments are accepted for:

1. Projects or studies of statewide impact or importance.

2. Feasibility studies and projects designed to address statewide, region wide, or basin wide issues. The
Board examines whether such studies will result in new loans.

CWCB Funds to maintain, operate, and install satellite monitored Statewide $200,000
Satellite Monitoring and stream gauges to monitor and administer in-stream flow
Data Collection water rights and high flood flows.
Division of Water Funds to maintain, operate, and install satellite monitored Statewide $353,000
Resources stream gauges for water rights administration.
Satellite Monitoring
System Maintenance
CWCB Assist staff in conducting technical analysis and expert Statewide $50,000
In-Stream Flow testimony to resolve or defend existing in-stream flow
Engineering Support water rights, establish new in-stream flow appropriations,
Services and change the use of acquired water rights for in-stream
flow use.
CWCB Continued development of the South Platte Decision South Platte $1,500,000
Continuation of the South Support System collecting water resources information to basin
Platte Decision Support be used in preparing surface and groundwater models,
System consumptive use models, and water budget models.
CWCB Funding for the document-imaging system to make Statewide $275,000
Continuation of the information available via the internet, and to provide space
Document Imaging System and equipment for decision support system training and a
and Integrated Water library of water resource documents known as the water
Information Center resource information center .
Local Communities Assist communities to revise and improve floodplain Statewide $250,000
Continuation of the studies and maps.
Floodplain Map
Modernization Program