BOARD02085

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

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Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program. Taylor Draw Reservoir is one of the significant water projects in
the county.

In this county there are four loans from the CWCB Construction Fund, which were completed for a total of
$254,000,

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Water Project Construction Loan Program - Completed Projects by CWCB through FY 1999

Proiect Name
Rangely Water Supply System
Rangely Raw Water Intake Rehabilitation
Lower Hay-Bretherton Ditch Lining Project
DD&E Wise Dam Rehabilitation

Amount Loaned
$ 150,000
34,000
20,000
50,000

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

Instream Flow Water Rights appropriated exclusively in this county total 237 miles and 34 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 one county and end in another.

This county has five Designated Floodplain Studies affecting 26 stream reaches. They also participate in the
National Flood Insurance Program,

RIO GRANDE COUNTY

Water Conservation Board (CWCB) and Division of Water Resources (DWR)
Peter Evans, CWCB Director Steve Vandiver, Division Engineer
I3I3 Sherman St., Room 721 422 Fourth Street
Denver, CO 80203 P,O. Box 269
[phone] Alamosa, CO 81101
[phone]

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Rio Grande County is located in the Rio Grande Basin and is affected by the Rio Grande Compact, The county is
covered by the Rio Grande Decision Support and affected by the Rio Grande Project Investigation and the pending
D,S, Forest Service Reserved Water Rights Claims for Water Division 3, It is also affected by operations of the
Closed Basin Project. Endangered species issues in New Mexico conld impact Rio Grande flows in Colorado,

In this county there are two loans from the CWCB Construction Fund. One was completed in the amount of
$59,120 and one is under design for $188,000.

Water Project Construction Loan Program - Completed Projects by CWCB through FY 1999
Proiect Name Amount Loaned
Fuchs Dam Spillway $ 59,120

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

Instream Flow Water Rights appropriated exclusively in this county iotal 99 miles and 17 stream segments,

Note; In reference to Instream Flow Water Rights, infonnation 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 six Designated Floodplain Studies affecting 32 stream reaches. They also participate in the
National Flood Insurance Program, and are part of the NFIP Community Rating System. Rio Grande Headwater
Restoration study is currently being scraped, Del Norte requested a master drainage plan,

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