BOARD02240

• Board Meeting Date: 5/11/1998
• Description: CF Section - Status Report on CWCB/Colorado Division of Wildlife Feasibility Study and MOU
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
721 Centennial Building
1 31 3 Sherman Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]

STATE OF COLORI\DO

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Roy Romer
Governor

MEMORANDUM

Jitmes S. lochhea.d
Executive Director, DNR
DtlriesC.lile. P.E.
Director, CWeB

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Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

Bill Green, P.E~
Project Planning and Construction

FROM:

DATE:

April 29, 1998

SUBJECT:

Agenda Item 19, May 11-12, 1998 Board Meeting - Status Report on
CWCB/Colorado Division of Wildlife Feasibility Study and MOU

Background
At the March 1998 Board meeting, the Board authorized the Acting Director to sign the
Memorandum of Understanding with the Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) for
CWCB participation in the first increment (phase I) of a Native Aquatic Species
Recovery Facility near Alamosa at such time as all feasibility investigations have been
completed to his satisfaction.

Feasibility Study
CWCB staff has prepared the first draft of a feasibility report for the facility, The
feasibility study is based primarily on available information from a conceptual design
report that was submitted to the CDOW in 1993 by the consulting firm ofFishPro of Port
Orchard, Washington.

Recent discussions with CDOW staff have indicated that the design concept will
probably change in the next few weeks when the consultant begins the design work for
the facility. Changes in the design will almost certainly change the 1993 cost estimate. In
addition, there may be a number of additional costs, such as the construction of new wells
for the facility, which were not included in the 1993 report. CDOW has compiled a list of
species proposed for rearing in the Phase I facility.

Funding
Total funding that CDOW expects to have available this year will amount to about $2.35
million. With a 40 percent match by Construction Fund, Fish and Wildlife Resources
Account funds, the total amount available for Phase I development would amount to
about $3,92 million. Subtracting the $1.1 0 million cost of property acquisition leaves
about $2.82 million at the present time for design and construction. The 1993 cost
estimate for design and construction was $3,52 million.