BOARD02085

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

Dolores County is located in the Dolores River and San Jnan River Basins and is affected by the Colorado and
Upper Colorado River Compact, It is covered by the Colorado River Decision Support System (CRDSS), the
Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin, the San Juan
Recovery Implementation Program Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program, Dolores Project (McPhee
Reservoir) operations are of significant interest to this county. The Dolores Water Conservancy District is working
hard to implement the WETPACK project The county is also impacted by the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights
Settlement via the operation of the Dolores Project

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In this county there are two loans from the CWCR Consttuction Fund which have been completed for a total of
$480,000,

Water Project Consttuction Loan Program - Completed Projects by CWCB through FY 1999
Proiect Name Amount Loaned
Rico Water Supply System $ 80,000
Dove Creek Water System 400,000

Instream Flow Water Rights appropriated exclusively in this county total 84 miles and 15 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 three Undesignated Floodplains. They participate in the National Flood Insurance Program and are
part of the NFIP Community Rating System,

The Office of Water Conservation has planned to assist the county with their water conservation and drought plans,

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Water Conservation Board (CWeB) and Division of Water Resources (DWR)
Peter Evans, CWCB Director Dick Stenzel, Division Engineer
1313 Sherman St, Room 721 800 8th A venue, Suite 321
Denver, CO 80203 Greeley, CO 80631
[phone] [phone]

Douglas County is located in the South Platte River Basin and is affected by the South Platte River Compact, the
Chatfield Reservoir Study, and the U.s. Forest Service Federal Reserved Water Rights Claims for Water Division I
(denied), It is also affected by Metro Water Supply Investigation and SB 74 Study, The county benefits from the
Platte River Cooperative Agreement. The Prebles Meadow Jumping Mouse endangered species issues are also a
concern.

In this county there are three loans from the CWCB Construction Fund which have been completed for a total of '
$575,304,

Water Project Consttuction Loan Program - Completed Projects by CWCB through FY 1999
Proiect Name Amount Loaned
Larkspur Water System $ 219,000
Castle Pines North Metro District Well A3 Rehabilitation 100,500
Castle Pines Well Rehabilitation 255,804

A municipal grant for a pilot demonstration project has been awarded through the Office of Water Conservation to
the town of Castle Rock in the amount of $25,000 for a home interior/exterior conservation demonstration. The
project has been completed, This county has also participated in creating a water conservation plan.

Instream Flow Water Rights appropriated exclusively in this eounty total 47 miles and II stream segments, Staffis
currently working on 1998 Instream Flow Appropriations in this county,

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