BOARD00143

• Board Meeting Date: 11/25/2002
• Description: CF Section - En-Bloc Non-Reimbursable Investment Recommendations CWCB/Division of Water Resources Satellite Monitoring System
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

satellite telemetry capability, which would aid the CWCB floodplain, Stream and Lake
Protection, Compact, and DSS programs. A list of gages that have been updated through this
ongoing project, as well as gages left to be updated has been compiled and is available for
review.
Installation of up to 6 new stream flow gages.
This project entails the installation of new staff gages, dataloggers and fully equipped Satellite
Monitoring Stations. These gages will be installed by the USGS, DWR or others and may
include funding for operation and maintenance for one year. CWCB will attempt to bring in
other stakeholders to share in the future O&M costs. This project will include the purchase of
four dataloggers to be placed in Boulder Creek to help monitor senior donated instream flow water
ri hts from the Ci of Boulder.
Gaging Related Equipment Purchases.
This funding is necessary to update and maintain equipment used for the Gaging Program and
to provide for ongoing staff training. Examples of ongoing purchases include mapping software
updates, survey and portable gaging equipment purchases and/or repairs, computer hardware
u ades and associated software.
Total

$ 30,000

$ 15,000

$ 331,000

DWR Request

Controlled maintenance ofthe Satellite Monitoring System is an authorized non-reimbursable expense
from the Construction Fund (Section 37-60-121 (1)(b)(II), CRS), and it is included in the Board's Long Term
Financial Projection. Staff recognizes the value of continuing collection of real-time streamflow data and the
benefits to all of the CWCB's programs. Staff will be worRing hard with the DWR and other entities to more
thoroughly incorPorate the SateIlite Monitoring -System irito the ewcs's expanding gaging program. The
details of the DWR Satellite Monitoring System funding request are explained in detail in the attached memo .
from Hal Simpson to Rod Kuharich dated Augnst 21, 2002~

Recommendation

Staff recommends that the Board request the General assembly authorize $231,000 from the
Construction Fund to be appropriated to the Colorado Wat~r Conservation Board for flood forecasting and
warning, instream flow monitoring, compact protection, and decision support system data collection efforts;
$100,000 for stream gage flood hardening projects; and $303,000 from the Construction fund to be appropriated
to the Department of Natural Resources for allocation to thb Division of Water Resources to enhance, renovate,
and replace the Data Collection Platforms in the existing satellite monitoring system. The total cost of this joint
gaging effort is $ 634,000.

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Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Financing. Stream and Lake Protection
Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning