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<br />.' , <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />FY 1998 ANNUAL REpORT <br /> <br />August 31, 1998 <br /> <br />1.0 <br /> <br />. . '. <br />CWCB Over;VJew .. <br /> <br />1.1 <br /> <br />Mission <br /> <br />The Colorado Water Conservation Board was created by the Legislature in 1937 "for the purpose <br />of aiding in the protection and development of the waters of the state, for the benefit of the present <br />and future inhabitants of the state. ". (37-60-102, CRS] <br /> <br />The duty of the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) is "to promote the conservation <br />of the waters of the state of Colorado in order to secure the greatest utilization of such waters and <br />the utmost prevention offloods." [37-60-106(1), CRS] <br /> <br />1.2 <br /> <br />Board Compositiqn <br /> <br />) '. ~ <br /> <br />: .';:~ 'i ~ <br /> <br />The Colorado Water Conservation Board is a Type 1 agency within the Department of Natural <br />Resources. The CWCB consists of fourteen members. The Governor appoints eight members from <br />the state's major river basins and one member from the City and County of Denver. All of the <br />appointees are subject to Senate confirmation and serve three year terms. The Executive Director <br />of the Department of Natural Resources is an ex-officio, voting member. The Director of the <br />CWCB, State Engineer, Attorney General, and the Director of the Division of Wildlife are <br />ex-officio, non-voting members. <br /> <br />To the extent possible, appointments to the Board include persons experienced in water resource <br />management, water project financing, engineering, planning, development of water projects, water <br />law, and irrigated fanning, or ranching. No more than five appointees can be members of the same <br />political party. <br /> <br />. .. CWCB FY98 Annual Report, page I <br /> <br />".' <br />