BOARD00946

• Board Meeting Date: 3/22/2005
• Description: CF Section - General Matters Review Colorado Water Resource & Power Development Authority Memorandum of Understanding
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO '.

Colorado Water Conservation Board

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

RECEIVED
JAN 1 8 2005

January 10, 2005

Colorado Water Rtl$Oul'C88
Power Development AUIhoIlIy

Bill Owens
Governor

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Ms. Ann Nichols, Chair
Colorado Water Resources & Power Development Authority
1580 Logan Street, Suite 620
Denver, Colorado 80203

Russell George
Executive Director

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Rod Kuharich
eweB Director

Re:

CWCB-Authority MOU Dated December 1997

Dan McAuIlffe
Deputy Director

Dear Ann:

I am in receipt of yourDecember 21, 2004 letter regarding the above referenced Memorandum of
Understanding (MOD). I think a meeting between the CWCB and the Authority to discuss this
matter is appropriate. I would suggest the attendees be you and Dan Law representing the Authority,
and me and Rod Kuharich representing the CWCB. Your suggestion of meeting in conjWlction with
'. this month's Colorado Water Congress' annual meeting would be.convenient for everyone. I will
have Rod contact Dan to make the arrangements.

In addressing your comments about the recent CWCB authorization of the Central Colorado Water .
Conservancy Distclct (Central) loan, I feel the actions by the CWCB staff were appropriate. The
2002 Construction FWld statutory revisions eliminated the CWCB requirement that "all other means
of financing shall be thoroughly explored before use is made of (Construction) fund moneys". This
change has eliminated the basis for the provisions included in Section 5 of the 1997 MOD. It is also
my Wlderstanding that staff members from both the Authority and the CWCB attend regularly
scheduled meetings of the Colorado Water and Sewer FWlding Coordination Committee at which
';mp "~"nopA lM~ n~pl;M':o-" are AJ's-us-ed COm' ce the CV"CB 's th- -ru'y TIl-nlber of the
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committee that authorizes agricultural irrigation loans, the Central loan was not brought forward in
the committee discussions.

The Central loan notwithstanding, there are other sections of the MOU that have been rendered moot
by either recent legislation or by current practices of the Authority and CWCB. A discussion of the
merits of maintaining this MOU is therefore timely. I look forward to seeing you at Water Congress.

Sincerely
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Keith Catlin, Chair
Colorado Water Conservation Board

cc:

Mr. Russell George, DNR Exec. Dir.

Rod Kuhaich, CWCB Director

Flood Protection. Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection
Water Supply Protection. Conservation and Drought P1~g

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