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7/23/2002
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CWCB Director's Report
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<br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Water Availability and Colorado Flood Task Force: Representatives from the state and state and <br />federal agencies met on June 20. A copy of the minutes from this meeting is posted on the web at . <br />http://cwcb.state.co.us/flood watch!. <br /> <br />A representative from the Govemor's office announced that the Governor has two main natural resource <br />concems right now. The first is ensuring federal agencies open additional grazing lands to assist <br />ranchers in the drought, the second was to have the DNR Executive Director coordinate state and federal <br />efforts to secure as many federal and state grants for watershed restoration and protection as possible in <br />the fire areas. Kent Holsinger will provide a report on this second item at our meeting. <br /> <br />The Governor has already sent a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman requesting assistance <br />through the NRCS - Environmental Quality Incentives Program to help farmers and ranchers implement <br />sound grazing and farming practices to lessen the impact of the drought on the environment. Another <br />letter sent by the Governor requested assistance through the NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection <br />Program. <br /> <br />The Governor also plans to focus Colorado Cares Day activities around the recent fires and give citizens <br />an opportunity to assist in watershed restoration activities. These activities are tentatively planned for <br />the Hayman burn area. <br /> <br />FEMA announced that Steve Emery is the federal coordinator and that Tommy Grier ofthe OEM is the <br />state coordinator for the disaster declarations. <br /> <br />FEMA also said that Colorado was advanced $20 million for fire management grants that is separate <br />from the new disaster declaration. The current declaration is aimed at funds for the homeowners and <br />businesses that were recently lost in the fires. The FEMA and State Disaster Field Offices are located at <br />730 Simms Street, Lakewood, Colorado. The telephone number is (720) 544-2511. . <br /> <br />Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) announced it has pass through funds <br />from the EP A that are part of the "Section 319" funds for non point source pollution prevention. The <br />funds are tied to drinking water quality projects. The CDPHE is attempting to determine how many <br />watersheds and communities are affected and how to get the funds to local governments. Typically they <br />get $2.4 million in funding with one-half used for general program activities and the other half <br />specifically earmarked for 303D listed segments ofTMDL streams. Officials said the Governor can <br />request that these funds be used in forest fire areas, otherwise they are awarded on a competitive basis. <br />For more information contact Laurie Fisher, Non Point Source Program Coordinator at (303) 692 3500 <br />ext. 3570. <br /> <br />A representative from the Natural Resource Conseriration Service stated that the June 1 snow pack was <br />two percent of average and ten percent of last year. Their data indicates that snow melted by June 9, the <br />earliest date ever. Typically our snowmelt is completed by July 27. <br /> <br />A representative from the Division of Water Resources stated that reservoirs did not get topped off, <br />reservoirs are either low on water or are empty and: that in some basins well owners and well user groups <br />are not able to replenish water for their augmentation plan requirements and will be curtailed from <br />pumping. In the Arkansas basin the well augmentation program is running out of water and the well <br />users associations must curtail use. The State Engineer may be forced into well administration this <br />summer. Streamflow peaks are one-half ofthe 1977 water year and it was the lowest runoffin May ever <br />recorded. The average runoff for the Arkansas is around 650,000 AF and this year's forecasted runoff is <br />200,000 AF. <br /> <br />John Henz stated that summer flash flooding is m(>st acute in urban areas along the Front Range and the. <br />Cheyenne Ridge, Palmer Divide and Raton Mesa features and fire-bum areas. The fire bum zones pose a <br /> <br />
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