BOARD01997

• Board Meeting Date: 3/21/2002
• Description: Flood Section - Proposed Stream Restoration Program
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Department ofN atura! Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.state.co.us

Bill Owens
Governor

MEMORANDUM

Greg E. Walcher
Executive Director

TO:
FROM:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members
Larry Lang, P .E., Chief, Flood Protecti~Section L- P-L/
Brian Hyde, Flood Protection Section ~.:5 R'f(
March 11, 2002
Agenda Item 23. i, March 21 - 22 CWCB Meeting
Proposed Stream Restoration Program

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

DATE:
RE:

Introduction
Since the floods of 1995, the Board has approved staff recommendations to authorize money
from the Construction Fund for non-reimbursable investments in multi-objective studies and
stream restoration projects in several Colorado watersheds, In one other instance, funds from
the Severance Tax Operational Account are supporting an ongoing watershed study. The
funding provided for these studies was not formally part of a CWCB program, but effectively
it functioned like a program. Generally studies were performed using similar technical
methodologies and a similar menu of watershed issues was initially considered for each study.
The finished products from one study provided explicit guidance for the scope of work for the
next study, ensuring a high degree of continuity in study approach. Staff has become
comfortable with developing a scope of work and overseeing the completion of future
watershed studies, because of the experience that has been gathered in the past 6 years. Staff
envisions a long-term program to continue with much-needed stream restoration studies and to
support the implementation of stream restoration projects, Stream restoration activities are
very compatible with flood protection, in-stream flow, irrigation delivery, and habitat
enhancement projects.

Discussion

Background
The CWCB, in cooperation with many partners, and through the hard work of many
consultants, has participated or is currently participating in 8 stream restoration studies. 5
studies have been completed. 2 studies are in progress. 1 study that has been funded will
begin when the Scope of Work has been finalized and approved by all of the participants. In
addition, 1 design effort (construction funding is coming from another source) and 1 design
and construction project are also in progress. That is a total of8 studies, I design project and 1
design and construction project. The 10 projects are listed in the table below:

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