BOARD01214

• Board Meeting Date: 3/29/1999
• Description: WSP Section - Arkansas River Basin Issues - Trinidad Reservoir Status Report - Pueblo Reservoir Status Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Marcb 29-30, 1999 Board Meeting
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ATTACHMENT A
to CWCB Memo dated 1/25/99

PROPOSED REVISION TO HB 95-1155, SECTION 5:

SECTION S. Purgatoire River Transit Loss Investigation - appropriation. The Colorado Water

Conservation Board is hereby authorized to expend up to sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) from the

Colorado water conservation board construction fund for an investigation and assessment of transit

times and losses associated with releases of water from the Trinidad Reservoir in and along the

Purgatoire River to its confluence with the Arkansas River. to cost-share and COODerate in a study

of ditch system losses and irrigation efficiencies within the Purgatoire Riyer Water Conservancy

District. and related expenses.

PROPOSED TEXT OF NEW SECTION IN 1999 CONSTRUCTION FUND BILL:

1. The Colorado Water Conservation Board is hereby authorized to cost-share and cooperate in a

study of ditch system losses and irrigation efficiencies within the Purgatoire River Water

Conservancy District as an additional purpose of the previously authorized investigation and

assessment of transit times and losses associated with releases of water from the Trinidad Reservoir

in and along the Purgatoire River to its confluence with the Arkansas River.

2. No additional funds are hereby appropriated by reason of this authorization for expanded

purposes of the previously authorized investigation.

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