BOARD01740

• Board Meeting Date: 3/24/2003
• Description: Flood Section - Easement Request for Excel Energy
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Department of Nato.ral Resources
13 13 Sherman Sneer, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.state.co.us

MEMORANDUM

Bill Owens
Governor

TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members
Larry Lang, P .E., Chief, and Flood Protection Section
March n, 2003
Agenda Item 17, March 24.26, 2003 Board Meeting--
Easement Request for Xcel Energy
(South Platte River in Denver)

Greg E. Wa1cher
Executive Director

Rod Knharich
CWCB Director

Dan McAnliffe
Deputy Director

Introduction
At the November 6-7, 1995 Board Meeting, approval was given by the Board to grant requests for
easements in CWCS's right.of-way along the Chatfield Downstream Channel Improvement Project
(project) on a case-by-case basis. In addition, at the November 21, 2001 Board Meeting, the Board
adopted the "Easement Guidelines for the Chatfield Downstream Channel Improvement Project" dated
November 2001. The Staff has received a written request from Xcel Energy of Denver, Colorado (Xcel)
by letter dated January 15,2003 (attached). A formal application has been submitted by Xcel Energy
dated March II, 2003. This request and application, if approved, will provide Xcel an easement for the
relocation and construction of a service road for access to their transmission line, which is located in the
South Platte River floodplain in Littleton, Colorado. The proposed relocation site is South of West
Bowles A venue in the right overbank of the South Platte River floodplain and outside of the limits of
the 100- year floodplain.

Discussion
Xcel has requested a service road relocation easement for permanent access to their South Platte River
transmission line. The Xcel request is in response to a request from the adjacent landowner to move the
Xcel service road from the middle of the adjacent landowner's property. The service road reallocation
project for the Xcel's request is located in Littleton, Colorado. The Xcel's relocation proposal may be
subject to the approval by the City of Littleton and the South Suburban Park and Recreation District's
Board of Directors. The development does not impact any of the District's recreational features. The
Xcel development site is in the CWCB right-of-way limits. CWCB staff conducted a field inspection of
the Xcel request on March 6, 2003.

CWCB staff advises the Colorado Water Conservation Board (Board) that Xcel will vacate their
existing service road easement and return the land back to the Board without any reservations. The
existing easement is referenced by access easement Book 1332 page 390. Xcel will provide the Board
with a survey of this easement, which is 20 foot wide and approximately 130 feet long (See attached
map).

Flood Protection. Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Ptotection
Water Supply Protection. Conservation and Drought Planning

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