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<br /> <br /> <br />'I(! <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />28 <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Department of Natural Resources <br /> <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: 13031 666.3441 <br />FAX, (3031 666.4474 MEMORANDUM <br />'NWW.cwcb.state.CQ.us <br /> <br />Q <br /> <br />eill Owens <br />Covemor <br /> <br />Greg E. Walcher <br />ExecurflfflDirector <br /> <br />Rod Kuharlch <br />CWCB DIrector <br /> <br />OanMCI\uUrfe <br />Dl!puty Director <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Larry Lang, P .E., Chief, Flood Protection Section <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />May 9,2001 <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />Agenda Item No. 16 - May 21-22, 2001 Board Meeting- <br />Drought Planning Survey <br /> <br />Introdnction <br /> <br />As a follow up to the concerns expressed at the Governor's Flood and Drought <br />Conference at the end of 1999 and the water supply issues faced in the near drought like <br />conditions of summer 2000, the Board requested authorizations and funding to conduct a <br />Drought Planning Survey. Senate Bill 01-157 the "Construction Fund Bill" has language <br />to address these concerns and issues. SB 01-157 states: <br /> <br />SECTION 13. Drought Planning Survey - appropriation <br /> <br />. (I) The Colorado Water Conservation Board is hereby authorized to contract with <br />responsible contractors for the purpose of preparing a statewide water user survey to collect <br />information regarding demographics, growth, water supplies, drought plans, water supply <br />depletions, water use limitations and drought preparedness. .The survey will result in a report <br />containing a database and expert analysis of the information listing recommendations addressing <br />future drought plarming needs. The survey is to be conducted in year 2001, with the final report <br />completed by July 31,2002. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />(2) In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, out of any <br />moneys in the Colorado water conservation board construction fund not otherwise appropriated, <br />to the Colorado water conservation board, the sum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars <br />($350,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, to conduct a statewide drought planning <br />survey. <br /> <br />(3) The moneys appropriated in subsection (2) of this section shall remain available for <br />the designated purposes until the project is completed. <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />The staff envisions two main tasks for the drought survey. <br /> <br />Flood Protection t Water Project Planlling and Financing. Stream and lake Protection <br />. Water Supply Protection t Conservarjo.n Planning <br /> <br />", "'~"." . <br /> <br />"',..'::',,' <br />