BOARD02085

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

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CONEJOS COUNTY

Water Conservation Board (CWCB) and Division of Water Resources (DWR)
Peter Evans, CWCB Director Steve Vandiver, Division Engineer
1313 Sherman St., Room 721 422 Fourth Street
Denver, CO 80203 P,O, Box 269
[phone] [phone]

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Conejos County is located in the Rio Grande Basin and is affected by the Rio Grand Compact, the Rio Grand Decision
Support System (RGDSS) (midway through year one of a three-year development period), the Rio Grande Project
Investigation, the U.S. Forest Service Federal Reserved Water Rights Claims for Water Division 3, and the San Luis Valley
Project - Closed Basin Division and Platoro operations,

In this county there are three loans from the CWCB Construction Fund which have been completed in the amount of
$2,708,600,

Water Project Construction Loan Program - Completed Projects by CWCB through FY 1999
Proiect Name Amount Loaned
Terrace Reservoir Dam Outlet Rehabilitation $ 608,600
Alamosa Creek Canals and Laterals 1,650,000
Platoro Reservoir Purchase' 450,000

Instream Flow Water Rights appropriated exclusively in this county total 176 miles and 23 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 county.

This county has three Designated Floodplain Studies, In regard to flood mitigation, one study is now competed and project
funding has been requested for Guadalupe, Colorado, They also participate in the National Flood Insurance Program,

The Department co.anchors the Alamosa River Restoration Project on the Alamosa River. Authorization and funding for
Guadalupe Subdrain Project is being sought.

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

COSTILLA COUNTY

Water Conservation Board (CWCB) and Division of Water Resources (DWR)
Peter Evans, CWCB Director Steve Vandiver, Division Director
1313 Sherman St., Room 721 422 Fourth Street
Denver, CO 80203 P,O, Box 269
[phone] (719) 5898-6685

Costilla County is located in the Rio Grande Basin which is affected by the Rio Grand Compact, the Costilla Creek Compact,
the Rio Grand Decision Support System (RGDSS) (midway through year one of a three-year development program), the Rio
Grande Project Investigation, and the U,S, Forest Service Federal Reserved Water Rights Claims for Water Division 3,

In this county there are four loans from the CWCB Construction Fund which have been completed for a total of $1,398,167,

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