BOARD01017

• Board Meeting Date: 1/25/2005
• Description: Flood Section - Chatfield Reservoir Reallocation Study Progress Reports
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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2004 meeting, the Chatfield Work Group elected Rick McLoud to be the Committee Chair. The Committee, in
cooperation with the CWCB staff, prepared a comprehensive mailing list to all possible interested water users.
The Chair called the Committee's first meeting on June 30, 2004. All the Committee's meetings were well
attended - See attachment No.2.
The Committee adopted the following goals:
. Develop a formal storage space recommendation by December 31, 2004;
. Invite all possible interested water users into the process;
. Recognize Colorado State Parks' need for the Chatfield Park;
. Make sure that the evaluation process would address inflow water rights, storage demand, and the time
and rate of withdrawal; and
. Include considerations in its final recommendation for participation in the FCSA study cost, rc?1
allocation values for the W ater User Request, consensus on the final number for the individual, 'equest,
maximization of the water users' beneficial use of the storage, and an agreement document.

Rick McLoud will make a formal presentation about the Committee's recommendation to the Board. It is
anticipated that the presentation will address the Committee's outlined goals and additional issues that surfaced
during the evaluation process. I am happy to advise the Board that the Committee has worked in complete
harmony with the CWCB staff, the CWCB's study contractors, the Corps of Engineers, and the water user
entities.

This Chatfield storage space study is responsive with the Section's goals and objectives for the Statewide Water
Supply Initiative (SWSI), and the preliminary findings and recommendations meet the Section's assignment in
) the SWSI Tasks and Responsibilities, outlined in Section Il.b.b.

Staff Recommendation

Following the presentation and submittal of the Committee's findings and recommendations by Rick McLoud
and Board discussions, staff recommends that the Board approve the staff and Committee recommendation.

The recommendation considerations are:
1. Exhibit A will serve as the Board's storage space recommendation to the Corps of Engineers, Omaha
District pursuant to the State's duties and responsibilities as outlined in the MiJIch and April 1979 Corps
and State Chatfield project sponsorship agreements.
2. The "Letter ofCommitment"(Letter) - See Attachment No.1 will serve as the Board's document when
fully executed to commit the Water Users to participate in fimding to complete the FCSA with the
Corps.
3. By approving the recommendation of Exhibit A, the Board will acknowledge the priority date regarding
the right to storage in Chatfield Reservoir in cooperation with the Corps of Engineers. Note: The Corps
has requested the CWCB to accomplish this task on their behalf for the Chatfield Reservoir Project.
4. The letter implies when executed that the water user will have the first right of refusal for their
percentage of the storage space when the Corps and State approve the Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS).

The staff recommends that the Board accept and approve the storage allocations as presented in Exhibit A and
the provisions of the "Letter of Commitment" and further direct the Director to execute the "Letter of
Commitment" with the recognized water users.

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