BOARD02114

• Board Meeting Date: 1/24/2001
• Description: CF Section - Consent Agenda - Alamosa-LaJara Water Conservancy District - Request for Addition of Recipient
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLOMDO

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Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone, 1303) 866.3441
'FAX; 13031 866.4474
www.cwcb.state.co.us

Bill Qwens
Governor

M E M 0 RAN 0 U M-

GregE. Walcher
Ex....cutive Director
Rod Kuharich
CWCljDlrector
Dan MCAuliffe
Deputy Director

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Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

FROM:

Jan lilian, Contract Administrator ~. .' 'J.! r
Mike Serlet, P.E., Chief, Water Su~ly Planning and Finance se#,E9

January 17, 2001

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SUBJECT:

Consent Agenda Item 1 (b)- January 24-25,2001, Board Meeting
Water Supply Planning and Finance Section - Alamosa.LaJara Water
Conservancy District - Request for addition of recipient

INTRODUCTION.

In H.B.00-141 9, Section (8), the legislature authorized the CWCB to allocate $300,000 to
the Alamosa-LaJara Water Conservancy District (District) for participation in the design
and construction of portions of the Alamosa River Watershed project.

Due to complications associated with Amendment One, also known as TABOR, the
District has requested that an additional recipient, the Alamosa River Watershed
Restoration Foundation, a nonprofit corporation, be approved by the Board and
authorized by the legislature to receive the funds for the project.

DISCUSSION.

The Alamosa River Watershed Project was established in April 1995 by executive order.
This project is a combined effort among local landowners, water users, and concerned
citizens with the primary goal of stabilizing river banks and improving riparian habitat
along the Alamosa River.

At its January 2000 meeting, the Board recommended approval of the District's request
for a grant in the amount of $300,000 for the design and construction costs associated
with a portion of the Alamosa River Watershed Project.

The District and the CWCB started working on the contract and the project scope of work
in August 2000. The issue arose that the District may be unable to spend the funds due
to TABOR limitations on spending by governmental entities.

Flood Pr~tection . Water Project PI<tnning and Financi~g. Stream and lake Protection
Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning

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