BOARD02085

• Board Meeting Date: 3/20/2000
• Description: Division of Wildlife 1999 Annual Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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A $37,760 agricultural grant for subsurfacing micro-irrigation was issued through the Office of Water Conservation
to Colorado State University Cooperative Extension. The project has been completed.

Instream Flow Water Rights appropriated exclusively in this county tota136 miles and nine stream segments.

Note: In reference to Instream Flow Water Rights, information listed above may not be inclusive of all water rights
in a given county since a stream segment may start in one county and end in another.

This county has eight Designated Floodplain studies and one Undesignated study affecting 88 stream reaches, In
regard to Flood Mitigation, seven studies have been completed, with five projects having been completed, They
also participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, A river restoration project is being considered in the N,
Fork of the Gunnison River, and a $56,000 grant has been awarded for a river stability study related to Paonia
Reservior.

DENVER COUNTY

Water Conservation Board (CWCB) and Division of Water Resonrces (DWR)
Peter Evans, CWCB Director Dick Stenzel, Division Engineer
1313 Sherman St., Room 721 8008'" Avenne, Snite 321
Denver, CO 80203 Greeley, CO 80631
[phone] [phone]

Denver Connty is located in the Sonth Platte Basin and is affected by the Sonth Platte River Compact, the Chatfield
Reservoir Study, and the U.S, Forest Service Reserved Water Rights Claims for Water Division I (denied), It is
covered by the Recovery Implementation Program for endangered species in the Platte River Basin. The
endangered Prebles Meadow Jumping Mouse is also causing concerns along wetland areas. Because of
transmountain diversion, the county is affected by the Colorado River Compact, Colorado River Recovery Program
and Colorado Salinity Contract Program, The county is also affected by Metro Water Snpply Study and SB 71
Study,

Two municipal grants have been awarded to Cherry Creek Water and Sanitation District throngh the Office of Water
Conservation, The first grant in the amount of $38,400 for development of a water conservation planning computer
model; and, the second grant in the amount of $4,225 for the Wabash risk reliability assessment project, Both
projects have been completed, This county has also participating in creating a water conservation plan,

This county has five Designated Floodplain Studies and five Undesignated Studies affecting 48 stream reaches,
They also participate in the National Flood Insurance Program and are part of the NFIP Community Rating System,
Work continues on the South Platte Rehab Project. The probable maximum flood determination for Cherry Creek
Reservoir is also a significant issue.

DOLORES COUNTY

Water Conservation Board (CWeB) and Division of Water Resources (DWR)
Peter Evans, CWCB Director Ken Beegles, Division Engineer
1313 Sherman St, Room 721 1474 Main Avenue, Suite 211
Denver, CO 80203 P.O, Box 1880
[phone] [phone]

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