BOARD00349

• Board Meeting Date: 9/9/1980
• Description: CWCB Meeting
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

Members, Colorado Water Conservation Board
July 1, 1980
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b. Irrigation (new or supplemental).

c. Drainage.

d. Water quality improvement.

10. Impact on water quality.

11. Contribution to state's resources and economy.

12. Amount of state funds required.

13. Environmental impact.

14. Recreational, fish and wildlife benefits.

It is proposed that the Board initiate a discussion of the proj-
ect selection process at its July 8 meeting in order that the staff
might have the benefit of the Board's ,thoughts prior to formulating
final recollllDendations. The Board could then take final action at the
September meeting.

Discussion

With the exception of fiscal year 1978-1979, when construction
funds were quite limited, the Board has been accepting all applications
for feasibility studies on a first come-first served basis. If a
proposed project conformed with the project purposes expressed in the
statutes and appeared at all to have merit, the staff arranged for the
conduct of a feasibility investigation of the project in cooperation
with the local sponsoring entity. In the conduct of these feasibility
investigations, the staff evaluated findings of fact relating to the
criteria outlined above. If, after the completion of such an evalu-
ation, the staff concluded that a proposed project was feasible, it was
submitted to the Board for approval or disapproval.

The Board has, as required by statute, been submitting its list
of recommended projects to the legislature each year with an indication
of the prioritization of those projects, The priorities were estab-
lished on a yearly basis with no effort being made to re-prioritize
pending projects as new ones came in. Priorities have been established
based upon an evaluation of the criteria outlined above.