BOARD01181

• Board Meeting Date: 9/10/2002
• Description: Review of Proposed Policy Regarding Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Fund Application
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Prior to a Board meeting, the CWCB staff will prepare for the Board's
consideration a summary of the technical, financial, and institutional
characteristics of each proposed instream flow water right appropriation or
acquisition, river restoration feasibility study or construction project.
Each application will be reviewed for conformity with the goals and
objectives of the CWCB Strategic Plan. Grant applications will be
considered only in the following two categories:

1. The appropriation or acquisition of water rights for the
purpose of preserving or improving the natural environment
to a reasonable degree to mitigate the impact of an existing
water facility.
2. River restoration feasibility studies and construction projects
that are designed to directly mitigate or significantly
improve the environmental impacts of/water facilities.
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The Board will consider and CWCB staff will evaluate and r'€commend to
the Board grant applications for appropriation or acquisition of water
rights to be held by the Board based on the following project types:
. Instream flow water rights that assist in the administration of compact-
entitled waters, or address problems relating to compact-entitled
waters,
. Instream flow water rights that facilitate the resolution of federal water
rights issues, and
. Instream flow water rights that assist in the recovery of threatened or
endangered wildlife species or the conservation of existing wildlife
species within riparian ecosystems.

The Board will consider and CWCB staffwill evaluate and recommend to
the Board grant applications for river restoration feasibilitv studies and
construction proiects based on the following:
. Soundness ofthe project design, work plan or plan of study,
. The need for the proposed project,
. The need for financial assistance.
. Financial, technical, or administrative participation or coordination by
all affected local governments.

Recognizing that future needs and responses to those needs cannot be
predicted with certainty, the Colorado Water Conservation Board reserves
the right to recommend for funding any instream flow acquisition, river
restoration construction project, or study that rit determines is aff9steEl l?;' -
an existing water supply facility and furthers the purpo of the Fish and
Wildlife Resources Fund.

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