BOARD01164

• Board Meeting Date: 3/21/2006
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Wiens said much of the work on water storage to date has focused on building large dams and diversion
projects, but that he thought the same results can often be achieved in a more environmentaIly sound and
economicaIly feasible manner with underground water storage. .

This is the first water bill to clear the Senate Agriculture Committee this session. The bill now moves to
the Senate Appropriations Committee.

A WRA Hosts Presentation on Water RIghts and Beneficial Use of Produced Water From 011 and
Gas Wells In Colorado: On February 28, Dick Wolfe from the State Engineer's Office gave a
presentation at Denver Water that included the relationships among constitutional provisions, statutory
language, and various administrative rules and regulations as they relate to water rights and beneficial use
of produced water from oil and gas wells. Presenting an overview of the three jurisdictional authorities as
it relates to water rights and beneficial use and an explanation of where conflicts may exist now and in the
future. Dick also provided an update on the Coalbed Methane Stream Depletion Assessment Study in the
Northern San Juan Basin in Colorado.

Colorado Water Congress 2006 Meetings:
The 2006 Summer Convention August 24 - 25, 2006 will be held at the Great Divide Lodge in
Breckenridge, Colorado. The Program and Registration Form wiIl be posted at a later date at the
CWC website.

CWC Seminar and Workshop Schedule: The Colorado Water Congress prepares a serics of
four to eight workshops each year for the purpose of increasing and updating water knowledge
both for the actively involved water community and general public knowledge. The seminar and
workshops for 2006 wiIl all be held in the Colorado Water Congress Conference Room, 1580
Logan Street, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado. The 2006 programs and registration forms wiIl be
posted in late Spring, 2006. CLE credits will be shown on the forms for the workshops when .
awarded.

The 49th CWC Annual Convention wiIl be January 25 - 26, 2007 at the DIA Hotel and John Q.
Hammonds Convention Center, 15500 East 40th Ave., Denver, Colorado

Colorado Watershed Assembly SeekIng Applications for Statewide Association Executive Director:
The Colorado Watershed Assembly was recently accepting applications for a full-time, year round
executive director until February 6, when the application review process started. The position is salaried
and exempt. The Executive director reports to a smaIl board of directors and will be the lead staff member
of the organization with limited administrative support from one part time paid intern based in Ft. Collins.

The Colorado Watershed Assembly stated that the ideal candidate will have a passion for environmental
protection and the power of grassroots, citizen's groups to positively affect their local community. The
Colorado Watershed Assembly supports collaborative efforts to protect and improve the conservation
values of the land, water and other natural resources of Colorado's watersheds. Responsibilities for this
role will include growing the association's paid membership; identifying and providing educational and
training opportunities that foster the capacity and sustainability of member watershed organizations;
expansion of participation in annual conference; fundraising to support organizational expenses; soliciting
and managing a variety of new and existing private, state and federal grants and reporting requirements
for the organization. QualifIed candidates wiIl have a wide variety of proven fundraising success and
experience.

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