BOARD01297

• Board Meeting Date: 5/23/2005
• Description: ISF Section - Adoption of Strategic Plan
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Stream and Lake Protection Section
2005 Strategic Plan

April 26, 2005

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Section Fundamental Obiectives

The fundamental objectives of the Stream and Lake Protection (SLP) Section relate to three key areas of
practice - current authorities, program applications, and program advocacy,

1. Obiectives related to Current Authorities:
The CWCB has the exclusive authority to appropriate
waters of natural streams and lakes to preserve the
natural environment to a reasonable degree, and to
acquire such water, water rights or interests in water to
preserve or improve the natural environment to a
reasonable degree, As a result of this authority, the CWCB must provide the SLP Section with the legal. technical
and policv staff, and associated resources necessary to:

Base Programs Related to Current Authorities:

Legal protection
Physical protection
New Appropriations

Engineering and Water Quality
iSF Methodology and Biology
Water Acquisitions

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Administer the program, in accordance with the statutes, and
Maintain the base programs required to perform the duties specified in statute,

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2. Objectives related to Program Applications:
The SLP Section is tasked ,vith using the
CWCB's authorities \lnd resources, embodied by
the Section's stated mission and base programs, to
support the mission of the CWCB which includes
the protection, conservation, management and
development of the waters of the State,

To achieve this fundamental objective, the SLP
Section will apply the base programs to support
the needs of the State's water community and
citizenry, with respect to the preservation and,
where possible, improvement of the natural
environment in alignment with two key areas of
practice:

Direct and Indirect Benefits of the SLP Programs include:

. Preserving, and improving, the natural environment to a
reasonable degree while protecting:
o Existing uses; and
o Compact requirements
. Protecting native species
. Providing regulatory stability
o NEPA mitigation and permitting
o USACE permitting
o By,pass flow resolution and management
. Supporting
o River and stream restoration
o Water supply protection
o Water quality stabilization
o Recreation
o Aesthetics

i) Supporting and implementing the "conserve, protect and restore (or CPR)" framework identified in the
Statewide Water Supply Initiative,
ii) Maintaining regulatory stability by using program tools to assist with permitting and mitigation needs, as
only can be accomplished by a state agency,

Stream and Lake Protection Section
Colorado Woter Conservation Board
2005 Strategic Plan

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