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Operating Guidelines The following defines the operating guidelines within which the Strategic Plan has been developed. The guidelines include the identification of CWCB's major programs, the structure and role of the Board, the statutory authority of the Board and Board Staff, and the identification of the customers that CWCB serves. The CWCB was created in 1937. It is responsible for water supply protection, flood protection, water supply planning and finance, stream and lake protection, and water conservation and drought planning, as well as management of related water information. CWCB's Major Programs include: . Water supply protection Flood protection Water supply planning and finance Instream flow and natural lake level protection Conservation and drought planning Water information and education . . . . . Strategic Planning efforts were performed recognizing the current structure of the CWCB's major programs. Structure, Authority, and Role of the Board The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) consists of 15 members. The Governor appoints one representative Board member from each of the state's eight major river basins and one representative member from the City and County of Denver. All appointees are subject to Senate confirmation and serve three-year terms. The Executive Director of the Department of Natural Resources is an ex-officio, voting member. The Director of the CWCB, the State Engineer, the Attorney General, the Director of the Division of Wildlife, and the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture are also ex-officio, non-voting members. To the greatest extent possible, Board appointees are persons experienced in water resource management, water project financing, engineering, planning, and development of water projects, water law, irrigated farming andlor ranching. No more than five appointees can be members of the same political party. By statute, six voting members constitute a quorum for the conduct of business, with six affu:rnative votes needed for the Board to take a position on any matter. Statutory authorities and responsibilities of the Board and Board Staff are defined in 37-60 and 37-92 CR.S. The specific authorities are presented in Attachment A.