BOARD01648

• Board Meeting Date: 7/20/2004
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

members at these three agencies (CWPF Committee) will meet in late July for collective review and
ranking of these applications. Based on this ranking and the level of funding available, the CWPF
Committee will prepare its recommendation to the CWCB and Water Quality Control Commission
Designees (CWPF Designees) who will select award-winning proposals. Grants will be awarded by
September 30.

The General Assembly created the CWPF, a tax checkoff program in the 2002 legislative session. The
stated purpose of the program is to, "assist in the restoration and the protection of lands and natural
resources within watersheds of the state", by providing grants ''for local watershed 4forts". The
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Watershed Assembly, will administer the program. The CWCB is also responsible for the
administration of the funds. The four-member CWPF Designees are Barbara Biggs and Rod Kuharich
(CWCB), and Brian Nazarenus and Dick Parachini (wQCC).

Fish and WUdlife Resources Fund: Weare in the process of developing a grant application package
for the Fish and Wildlife Resources Fund (FWLRF).

Pursuant to CRS 37-60-122.2, the CWCB has been vested with the authority to grant moneys for
mitigating the effects of the construction, operation, and maintenance of water diversion, delivery, and
storage facilities. Given the statewide importance of fish and wildlife resources, the legislature has
made funds available to mitigate the impacts of water projects on them in a manner that maintains a
balance between development of the state's water resources and the protection of the state's fish and
wildlife.

The Board adopted Policy 15 as the governing document for the FWLRF in September 2002. The
development of an application form and guidance documents will help ensure that these funds are
available throughout the state and that they are used in a manner consistent with Policy 15.

Change of Use of Donated Water Rights: In June, the Attorney General's Office filed two
applications on our behalfto change the use of the donated water rights to instream flow use.

The first application was filed in the Division 6 Water Court for the water rights donated by Ms. Nancy
Holzen on Hot Spring Creek. The Board will use this water right to extend its existing ISF right on
Hot Spring Creek from the Forest Service Boundary to the confluence with the Elk River.

The Second application was filed in the Division 7 Water Court for the rights donated by the San Juan
Resources Conservation and Development Council on Big Horn Creek Gulch and Mineral Creek.
These rights (Carbon Ditch) will be used to establish new ISF rights to preserve as well as to improve
the natural environment of Big Horn Gulch and nearly 5 miles of Mineral Creek.

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