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<br />22 <br /> <br />This year Staff has identified the following projects, which will be funded with the proposed $174,000 <br />appropriation, It is important to note that this list will be refincd in thc next six months to identify costs associated with <br />known gaging installations and equipment needs, as well as costs, and locations for gages yet to bc identified, In <br />addition, other miscellaneous equipment will be identified as it relates to the gaging program such as survey eqUiPment.. <br />other field equipment, computer resources and software, . <br /> <br />Pro ect <br />Implementation of an instream flow pilot gaging project with DWR and Division 7, utilizing <br />GIS mapping; DSS administration tools such as the Colorado Water Rights Administration <br />Tool (CWRAT): merging an updated instream flow database into DWR's Hydrobase <br />information management system; and utilizing staff resources and expertise from both <br />agencies, The goal of the project is to develop a program that will allow for improved <br />administration and rotection of the Board's ISF ri hts, <br />ISF low flow warning system utilizing existing satellite gages, 'this project will involve <br />coordination with both the DWR and USGS, as well as IT progrdmming that will <br />alltomaticall alert CWCB staff when low flow conditions exist, <br />Flood Hardeninglflood warning systems at the mouth of the Cache la POlldre Rivel' Canyon; <br />Pawnee Creek @Hwy 14 (new gage) - $25,000 each, These gages are operated by the <br />USGS. SEO gages that will require flood hardening are covered, under the Satellite <br />Monitorin ortion of this re uest. <br />Update approximately 4 existing USGS gages, which are of interest to the CWCB, with <br />Satellite Monitoring equipment. These gages are currently being operated and maintained by <br />by the USGS through their co,op programs, however the sites do; not have satellite telemetry <br />capability, which would aid the CWCB floodplain, Stream and L;ake Protection, Compact, <br />and DSS ro rams, <br />Installation of new stream flow gages - both staff gages and fully equipped Satellite <br />Monitoring Stations, Tentative sites include Hunter Creek, Norih Clear Creek, Cow Creek. <br />and the Purgatoire River below the Trinidad Project irrigated area at Patterson Crossing, <br />These gages will be installed by the USGS or DWR and will include funding for operation <br />and maintenance for one year, CWCB will attempt to bring in other possible stakeholders to <br />share in the future O&M Costs, <br />Miscellaneous Equipnlent (Mapping Software updates, Survey I;quipment purchases andlor <br />re airs, one new field notebook com uter and associated software) <br />Total <br /> <br />DWR Request <br /> <br />Estimated Cost <br /> <br />$20,000 <br /> <br />$20,000 <br /> <br />$50,000 <br /> <br />$25,0()O <br /> <br />$52,000 <br /> <br />$8,000 <br /> <br />$175,000 <br /> <br />As previously discussed the costs to operate the Satellite; Monitoring System program bas increased significantly <br />from the previous annual requests of$120,OOO. The increase in:costs are related primarily to new teChnologies and the <br />need to refurbish equipment and maintain the operational viabili(y of the system. The details of the program and <br />associated costs are explained in detail in the attached memo froin Hal Simpson to Rod Kuharich dated November 30, <br />2000, <br /> <br />Controlled maintenance of the satellite monitoring system is an authorized non-reimbursable expense from the <br />Construction Fund (Section 37-60-121 (l)(b)(Il), eRS), and it is ,included in the Board's Long Term Financial ProjectiQn, <br />Staff recognizes the value of continuing collection of real-time streamflow data and the benefits to all of the CWCB' s <br />pl'Ograms, Staff will be working hard with the DWR and other ehtities to more thoroughly incorporate the Satellite <br />Monitoring System into the CWCB' s expanding gaging program, <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Financing. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection . C~nservation Planning <br /> <br />, .~,' <br /> <br />. <br />