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. . . . . 227 Water Project Construction Program - Project Data Grantee: Colorado Watcr, Conscrvation Board and Division of Watcr Resources Project Nnme: CWCB Gaging program for Project Type: Stream Gaging monitoring and data collection projects and DWR Satellite Unked Monitoring System County: Statewide Drainage Basin: Water Source: N/A Statewide Drainage Basins Total Study Cost: $573,000 Funding Sources: eWCB Type of Borrower: State Agency Median Household Income: NIA CWCB Grant: $573,000 Interest Rate: N/ A Term: N/A This project entails the development and implementation of a long-range plan to address the gaging needs of the Colorudo Water Conservation Board and the Division of Water Resources (DWR). As the state's primllry water planning agency, the eWCB relies upon gages operated by the DWR, United States Geological Survey (USGS) and private entities in order to meet the needs of its mission critical program areas including Compact Protection, Decision Support System Development, Floodplain Management and Stream and Lake Protection. However, CWCB gaging needs are often different from those of the DWR and USGS. Although many existing' gages provide needed data, the DWR's mission is to administer the state's water rights, while the USGS collects data for long-term scientific record purposes, As a result, stream gages are not always located where the eWeB needs them, nor are they necessarily designed to fit CWCB data collection parameters, Implementation of this project will enable the eWCB to strengthen its cooperative efforts with the DWR and USGS to expand, refurbish, redesign and create new gages as well as develop new strategies to obtain data that will not only benefit the CWCB but statewide swkeholder interests, Of the $573,000 requested, approximately $175,000 will be utilized this year for the implementation of specific eWCB gaging projects including flood hardening of critical USGS gages, low flow monitoring, the development of new gages and refurbishment of existing gages, A key component of this program is the continued, long-tenn operational viability of the State Satellite Linked Monitoring System, which is administered by the Division of Water Resources, This system, which is comprised of over 300 satellite gaging stations, requires continued renovation of existing gages, replacement of outdated data collection platfOlms and upgrades to transmission components, In addition, many existing gaging stations need to be modified to provide critical stream flow data for flood warning and low flow monitoring, Changes in technology, which will ultimately increase reliability and real time data transmissiol) rales will require the DWR to upgrade the system over a 10 year period, The costs associated with the continued refurbishment and operational viability of the system are estimated at $398,000 per year,