BOARD01617

• Board Meeting Date: 5/19/2003
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

The atlas summarizes information from many individual ground water research projects and
publications by scientists from federal and state governthent, and private industry. The CGS used water
well permit data from the Colorado Division of Water R;esources to produce maps and graphs showing
the location, depth, and yield of water supply wells in specific ground water areas. Water resource
investigations from the U.S. Geological Survey were particularly helpful in identifying ground water
resources throughout the state.

Funding for this atlas came from the Department of Natural Resources Severance Tax Operational
Account through the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Colorado severance taxes are derived from
the production of oil, gas, coal, and metallic minerals. These funds are important in providing
information for the identification, cataloging, and wise \lse of Colorado's natural resources.

Copies of the publication, Ground Water Atlas ojeolof-ado (Special Publication 53), by RalfTopper
and others, are available over-the-counter for $40 at the Colorado Geological Survey. Fees are added
for shipping and handling. VISA and MasterCard are accepted. Orders may be submitted in writing to
Publication Section, Colorado Geological Survey, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 715, Denver, CO
80203, or by phone at [phone], or fax at [phone]. See the CGS Web Site <
http://geosurvey.state.co.us/> for further information apd a list of other CGS publications.

Instream Flow Rules Published in CCR: In March, the CWCB adopted new rules concerning the
Instrearo Flow and Natural Lake Level Program. The purpose of the rule changes was to incorporate
the provisions ofSB 02-156. The new rules will be published in the May 10 issue of the CCR and are
scheduled to become effective on June 2.

Water Acquisition Program Inquiries: Colorado's drought and recent legislative activities have
focused attention on the state's Water Acquisition Program. The Program allows water right owners to
donate, lease or sell water, water rights or interests in water to the CWCB to preserve or improve the
water dependent natural environment. Inquiries have doubled from the nnmbers experienced in
previous years. Since July 2002, staff has investigated' over 20 potential water right offers on streams
throughout the state and the Board has accepted one w~ter right donation to improve the natural
environment (Carbon Lake). '

GOCO Rulemaking: On April 4 the GOCO Board co~ducted a rule-making hearing to codify
procedures to "facilitate the investolent expenditures GOCO is directed to make through the Colorado
Division of Wildlife and Colorado State Parks; competitive grant expenditures to identify, acquire and
manage unique open space and natural areas; and competitive matching grant expenditures to local
governments and other qualified entities." The Color~do Water Conservation Board provided written
comments regarding water acquisitions. The GOCO Bpard formed a sub-committee to solicit
additional comments from Board members and to tak~ additional comments from the public. More
information about GOCO's rulemaking, including corjunent letters, is available on the GOCO website
at httn://www.l!oco.orl!/rules/ruIes.html

2003 ISF Tabulation Available: The 2003 Tabulation of Instream Flow and Natural Lake Level water
rights is now available on-line at httl>://cwcb.state.co~us/isflDownloads/Index.htm The Tabulation lists
all the water rights appropriated or acquired by the CWCB through December 2002, and includes the
following information: Case Nunlber, StrearnlLake Name, County, Stream Reach, Decreed Amount and
Appropriation Date. Users may download the stream ~abulation and the lake tabulation separately, and
may select downloads by individual water division. Ifusers are only interested in information about a
particular stream, the ISF Database may be queried mi.-line at httn://cwcb.state.co.us/isfIDatabase/

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