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_ Rich Muzzy, Watershed Coordinator from PPACG, made a presentation to us last November. His ,., presentation addressed the grant of $50,000 in Severance Tax funds to the Watershed Forum by the CWCB. The Watershed Forum is plarming a presentation for our March 2000 Board meeting, which will be held in Colorado Springs. In addition, it has suggested that a short field trip to Fountain Creek would be beneficial. One of the two co-chairs of the Watershed Forum's Policy Development Committee is Colorado Springs City Councilwoman Linda Barley, who would like to speak to the Board. On January 21, 2000 the Watershed Forum will have its next meeting; they plan to focus specifically on the work that will be performed under the $50,000 in Severance Tax funding. If they pursue their present intention, creating a GIS database, they can provide a foundation for housing hydrologic information, floodplain delineations based on that hydrologic information, erosion information that could be developed separately, and even sediment transport information. During the spring of2000 they will be able to form a clearer picture of the possibility of GIS work and of the Corps of Engineers hydrologic analysis. We will continue to support to the Forum on your behalf. 1999 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program: The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) has targeted the acquisition of flood prone properties in Otero County. Forty-eight homes will be demolished and 62 homes will be acquired. An additional 14 homes are being bought with Community Development Black Grant funds. In the Manitou Springs area the program is funding the acquisition of two homes substantially damaged by landslides. Completion is expected in late spring 2000. Five percent of the HMGP funds are being used to I) complete the 1999 Flood Documentation Report, 2) flood proof the town offices of the Town of Crowley, and 3) develop and implement a flood warning system for Otero County. These projects should be completed in the spring of 2000. e SECWCD Water Needs Assessment Status: Phase 11 of the Southeastern Water Conservancy District's Water and Storage Needs Assessment is underway. The most recent meeting was held in Rocky Ford on Jan. 13 to discuss interruptible supply and water banking concepts. These two non-structural measures are being examined in detail with additional financial assistance from the Board. Six other measures including re-operation and/or enlargement of existing reservoirs and two new off-charmel reservoir sites are being considered as the Enterprise conducting the study develops a preferred storage options plan to be presented early this spring. Phase I identified the need for more municipal and agricultural water storage capacity, but these needs may be modified as locations and costs become more refined during Phase II. Arkansas River Compact Administration Meeting and Trinidad Operating Principals: Further modification to the Trinidad Reservoir Operating Principles is unlikely at this time because Kansas and the Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District failed to agree on proposed modifications recommended by Reclamation as part of their 1996 review of the Principles. At the Arkansas River Compact Administration meeting on Dec. 7, Kansas continued to express concern over differences they have with the way the Operations Secretary (Division 2 Engineer, Steve Witte) is accounting for releases from accounts during flood control operations. As a result, Kansas again did not accept Witte's armual report. Kansas and Colorado representatives have committed to additional meetings this winter to discuss and, if possible, resolve the differences. e 7