BOARD00470

• Board Meeting Date: 9/13/2004
• Description: Flood Section - Approval of a Construction Proposal from South Suburban Parks and Recreation District, Littleton, CO
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.state.co.us

MEMORANDUM

Bill Owens
Governor

TO:
FROM:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members
Larry Lang, P ,E., Chief, Flood Protection Section
Presented by Linda Bassi
September 3, 2004
Agenda Item 16, September 13-16,2004 Board Meeting --
Approval of a Construction Proposal from South Suburban Parks and
Recreation District, Littleton, Colorado

Russel George
Executive Director

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

DATE:
SUBJECT:

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

Introduction
At the November 6-7, 1995 Board Meeting, approval was given by the Board to grant requests for
easements in CWCB's right-of-way along the Chatfield Downstream Channel Improvement Project
(project) on a case-by-case basis. In addition, at the November 21, 2001 Board Meeting, the Board
adopted the "Easement Guidelines for the Chatfield Downstream Channel Improvement Project" dated
November 2001. The Colorado Water Conservation Board entered into a contract with South Suburban
Parks and Recreation District (District) on May 5, 1997 for the implementation of certain Public
Recreational Facilities within the Project Recreational Lands.
The Staff has received a request from the District by a Power Point presentation and submittal dated
August 31, 2004. The District is submitting their request under contract provision no. 7 page 4 of said
contract dated May 5,1997.
If this request is approved, it will provide the District the ability to construct a gravel walking/trail along
the entire length of Reach No.2, which is located in the South Platte River floodplain in Littleton,
Colorado and outside of the limits of the 100- year floodplain.

Discussion
Provision no, 7 page 4 of said contract states: "The Grantee (District) may construct additional public
recreational facilities only after submitting plans and specifications for such facilities to the Grantor
(Board) and obtaining Grantor's written approval. The Grantee must construct such facilities in
accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the Grantor and must submit as-built
drawings of such facilities to the Grantor upon completion. The Grantor agrees that the Grantee may
construct or temporary special events, and public art pieces without submitting plans and specifications
or obtaining the Grantor's written approval, provided that such maintenance of the Project. All public
art pieces installed by the Grantee shall be located fIjieen feet from the top of the channel slope and ten
feet from the edge of the multi-use trail.

Flood Protection. Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection
Water Supply Protection. Conservation and Drought Planning