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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Shennan Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441 <br />FAX. (303) 866,4474 <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br /> <br />To: <br /> <br />CWCB Members, RICD workshop attendees <br /> <br />Greg E. Walcher <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />From: Tom Browning, Ted Kowalski <br /> <br /> <br />Date: November 6, 2003 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Proposed Policy regarding RICDs; <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich <br />CWCB Director <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />Background <br />The Board has received three RICD applications, and held hearings on two of these three RICD <br />applications. The Staff is aware of at least seven other communities that are developing whitewater <br />parks or considering filing for an RICD for existing whitewater parks. At the July Board meeting, in <br />anticipation of the many RICD applications that the Board may consider in the near future, the Staff <br />presented the Board with a draft policy regarding RICDs that reflected some general guidelines to <br />serve the Board in an advisory manner to explain the terms of Senate Bill 216 and to describe the <br />factors that the Board will consider in future RICD hearings without binding the Board to any <br />particular result. The Recreational In-Channel Diversion Policy was developed with the assistance <br />of experts in the design, construction, and evaluation of white water parks. At the July Board <br />meeting, the Board directed the Staff to: 1) make certain changes to the proposed policy; 2) post the <br />amended policy on the website; and, 3) hold a special telephonic meeting on September 2,2003. At <br />the special telephonic meeting and the September Board meeting, the Board provided additional <br />comments to the Staff and received additional comments from the interested public. The Staff has <br />made the appropriate changes to the proposed policy, which is attached. <br /> <br />At the September Board meeting, the Board instructed the Staff to hold a workshop, in conjunction <br />with the November Board meeting, so that the Board may have one more opportunity to obtain input <br />from the interested public. The Staff has scheduled an informal workshop for Wednesday <br />November 19, 2003 from 8:00 am until 10:00 am at the Radisson Stapleton Plaza. A proposed <br />agenda is below: <br /> <br />8:00 <br />8:05 <br />8:25 <br />8:45 <br />10:00 <br /> <br />Welcome by CWCB Chair <br />CWCB Staff Introduction of the Issues, Presentation by Rick McLaughlin <br />Questions/Comments by the Board members <br />Public comments/Board discussion on proposed policy <br />Adjournment <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Flood Protection. Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation and Drought Planning <br />