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<br />1 <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OFNATURAL RESOURCES <br />FY 00-01 <br />SEVERANCE TAX BUDGET REQUEST <br /> <br />Statutory Purpose: <br />Funding Programs that Promote and Encourage Sound Natural Resource Planning, Management and <br />Development Related to Minerals, Energy, Geology and Water. <br /> <br />DIVISION OF: <br /> <br />Water Conservation <br /> <br />PROGRAWPROJECT: <br /> <br />Water Supply Protection Program <br />(formerly Local Water Planning Program) <br /> <br />FUNDING - FTE TREND <br /> <br /> ACTUAL ESTIMATE REQUEST <br /> FY 98-99 FY 99-00 FY 00-01 <br />FUNDING FTE FUNDING FTE FUNDING FTE <br />$ 135,000 None $ 365,000 None $ 245,000 None <br /> <br />NARRATIVE <br /> <br />Program/Project Description: <br /> <br />The CWCB is authorized by statute (Section 37-60-115, CRS) to make water resource studies and <br />investigations, including groundwater studies, watershed planning studies, and river restoration projects. This <br />program provides for a wide variety of projects for the identification of water supplies related to energy <br />production. <br /> <br />Program/Project Objectives: <br /> <br />This funding continues support for regional and basin water needs assessments, watershed planning <br />studies, and acquisition of water data related to compact entitlements. An opportunity exists for the study of <br />a rural domestic water supply created as a by-product of methane gas extraction near Trinidad. This study <br />could evolve into other water/energy production related technologies. A total of $245,000 is requested for 4 <br />various watershed planning and energy production related studies from the FYOl Severance Tax Operational <br />Account funds. <br /> <br />Performance Measures: Timely completion of a technical report in conformance with an approved scope of <br />work. <br /> <br />5 <br />