BOARD02085

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

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Northern High Plains-Eastern Cheyenne Designated Groundwater Basin covers the eastern part of the county. The
Great Plains Reservoirs are the central water feature. The county is affected by the outcome of the Kansas vs
Colorado litigation,

In regard to Flood Mitigation: two studies have been completed, Kiowa County is currently working with
Cheyenne and Lincoln Counties to develop a master plan for the three-county area. A flood disaster declaration
occurred in 1997 and 1999, FEMA paid out nearly $150,ilOO in grant assistance for public facilities in 1999,

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

KIT CARSON COUNTY

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

Kit Carson County is located in the Republican River Basin and is affected by the Republican River Compact and
the Northern High Plains Designated Groundwater Basin (Arikaree and Plains Subunites), The county may be
affected by the outcome of the Kansas vs Nebraska litigation.

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

LAKE COUNTY

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Water Conservation Board (CWCB) and Division of Water Resources (DWR)
Peter Evans, CWCB Director Steve Witte, Division Engineer
1313 Sherman St., Room 721 310 E, Abriendo, Suite B
Denver, CO 80203 Pueblo, Co 81004
[phone] [phone]

Lake County is located in the Arkansas River Basin and is affected by the Arkansas River Compact. The county is
also affected by the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District Future Water Storage and Needs
Assessment StUdy (Phase I was completed in December, 1998, Phase II is in progress), the pending V,S, Forest
Service Federal Reserved Water Rights Claims for Water Division 2, and the operations of the Frying-Pan-
Arkansas Project (Turquoise and Twin lake Reservoirs), The county maybe affected by the outcome of the Kansas
vs Colorado Compact litigation,

Instream Flow Water Rights appropriated exclusively in this county total 140 miles and 38 stream segments. Staff is
currently working on 1998 Instream Flow Appropriations in this county,

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 ODe county and end in another.

This county has three Designated Floodplain Studies affecting 40 stream reaches, The county participates in the
National Flood Insurance Program. One new floodplain study was completed for the upper Arkansas River,

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

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