BOARD00645

• Board Meeting Date: 9/22/2003
• Description: OWC Section - Technical Assistance to Covered Entities
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Internal Policies
Internal policies are needed to define water conservation plan review procedures, and to allocate resources
for plan management and review, database management, public relations and education, and technical
assistance, as appropriate.

Staff is proposing that future water conservation plans that are submitted for the CWCB approval contain
information, as listed below. The final definition of the information that covered entities will need to submit,
plus the approval criteria associated with the CWCB review, will be developed based on Board and Board
staff preference, including the consideration of cost.

. Name of entity/name of person responsible for the plan
. Map of water service area with diversions, wells, locations of supply infrastructure, etc.
· Define annual retail water use (in acre-feet) yearly over the last 10 years
. Reason for submittal (financial application, other)
. Discussion of how each of the nine measures identified by statute have been considered for plan
implementation
. Demonstration of public comment and review
. Definition of all other plan components
· Implementation schedule
. Implementation budget

Board staff will also need to develop guidelines regarding requirements for updating water conservation
plans.

Action: Need Board to approve the expenditure of $20,000 for consultant costs and to cover Board staff
expenses such that the concept identification and benefit/cost analyses can be performed for the internal
policy evaluation and development efforts.

Statute Development
It is clear from discussions with the Executive Directors Office (EDO) and water users and providers
throughout the state that there is a sincere interest in improving the current state statutes on water
conservation planning in certain water divisions. It is our intention, pending Board approval, to draft
language in close cooperation with the EDO to address water conservation regulation, which we will then
review with other water policy entities over the next few months, including:

. Colorado Water Congress
. Colorado Water Utilities Council
. Water Resources Committee
. Colorado Municipal League

A reviewed draft of legislation will be completed by December 1, 2003 for consideration by the CWC,
anticipating that a final draft of the proposed statute would come in front of the Board in January 2004.

Preliminary review of the statutes indicates that the following list of changes and updates to current statutes
may be appropriate. A copy of the current statutes is attached for your convenience.

Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Financing. Stream and Lake Protection
Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning