BOARD00244

• Board Meeting Date: 7/23/2002
• Description: CF Section - Statewide Water Supply Investigation - Review Plan of Study
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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July 12, 2002

DRAFT

SCOPE OF WORK FOR A
STATEWIDE WATER SUPPLY INVESTIGATION

Introduction

At its March 2002 meeting, the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) heard presentations
from legislators, groups and indiyiduals regarding the need for new water storage and deliyery
projects in Colorado. The Board directed the CWCB staff to deyelop elements ofa study to address
the concerns expressed at the meeting.

The CWCB staff presented preliminary concepts for a study at the May 2002 Board meeting along
with a recommendation to prepare a "Plan of Study" (referred to here as a Scope of Work) for a
Statewide Water Supply Inyestigation (SWSI). The recommendation was approyed by the Board for
presentation at the July 2002 Board meeting.

Following the May 2002 Board meeting, a large number of existing studies and reports from
Colorado and other states were reyiewed and interviews were conducted with a number of
indiyiduals familiar with Colorado water supply issues. The results of the
data reyiew and the interviews as well as staff discussions on the proposed study are incorporated in
. the Scope of Work presented below.

If approyed at tbe July 2002 Board meeting, this Scope ofW ork (with any reyisions suggested by the
Board) will be incorporated in a Request for Proposals (RFP) to be distributed in early August. A
meeting ofthe staff with interested consulting firms is tentatiyely scheduled for August 7. Proposals
will be due about two months following distribution of the RFP.

Staff will reyiew the proposals and present a recommendation for a study consultant to be approyed
by the Board in Noyember 2002 and, at the same meeting, request the Board's approyal for funding
of the study to be included in the 2003 water projects bill. Work on the study is expected to begin in
mid-2003 or sooner following legislatiye authorization.

Consultant selection will be based on written proposals and on interviews with several firms which
are selected from staff reyiew of the written proposals. Consultant selection criteria will be described
in the Request for Proposals. An important qualification for selection is the ability of the consultant
(or team of consultants) to perform all of the work outlined here.

This study is consistent with the role of the Board as defined in 37-60 and 37-92 C.R.S. and on page
fiye of the CWCB Strategic Plan as reyised and readopted in March 2002 which includes:
· Establishing policy to address state water issues,

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· Mediating and facilitating resolutions of disputes between basins and water interests, and

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