BOARD00594

• Board Meeting Date: 7/23/2001
• Description: Water Resources and Power Authority Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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COLORADO WATER RESOURCES &
POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORllY

Logan Tower Elldg, - Suite 620,1580 Logan Street, Denver, Colorado 80203
303/830-1550 . Fax [phone] . [e-mail]

MEMORANDUM

July 23, 2001

TO:

Members, Colorado Water Conservation Board, and Rod Kuharich

FROM:

Daniel L. Law, Executive Director

RE:

Director's Report

Water Pollution Control RevolvinQ Fund

For 2002 several entities are being added to the potential funding list including: Blackhawk/Central City
Sanitation District, Castle Rock, Denver Southeast Suburban Water and Sanitation District, Douglas
County/Franktown, Englewood, Garden Valley Water and Sanitation District, Georgetown, Littleton and
Wellington.

The 2002 WPCRF Intended Use Plan will be out for public review next month, When available from the
Water Quality Control Commission, it will be published on our internet website ..www.cwrpda.com... The
Commission will taKe formal action on the Intended Use Plan at its October meeting, '

The federal appropriation for 2002 is expected to be around $1,3 billion and Colorado's share is 0,8%,
Language in the appropriation bill will make permanent the ability to transfer funds from one state revolving
fund to the other, If this language is adopted by congress, the Authority may seek a legislative change to
provide for this flexibility, To date, $6,67 million of Clean Water grant money has been transferred to the
Drinking Water Revolving Fund, (The current transfer language expires on September 30, 2001,)

Drinkina Water Revolvina Fund

The 2002 DWRF Intended Use Plan is currently being drafted, When completed and released by the Board
of Health ,for public review in September, it also will be available on the Authority's website, The Board of
Health is expected to take formal action on the Intended Use Plan in NO\ember,

The 2002 federal appropriation is expected to be 8round $850 million, Colorado's share increased from
1,35% to 1.65% due to the needs identified in a recent EPA survey, This survey identified $2,5 billion of
drinking water infrastructure needs in Colorado O\er the next 20 years,

Animas-La Plata Project

The project's proposed budget for FY2002 is expected to be around $16 million, The Authority is currently
involved with the Bureau of Reclamation in drafting an amendment to the existing cost-sharing agreement.

Future Board Meetinas

September 7 - Denver
October 5 - Durango