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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />detail two "Critical Areas" to analyze characteristics of erosion and channel movement and potentiatcauses. <br />It is part of a watershed master planning effort by the affected local governments. <br /> <br />The results of the watershed master planning work will be made available to the Corps for their General <br />Investigation of the watershed. The Corps study will examine in greater detail the flooding and erosion <br />problems along Fountain Creek and Monument Creek, the causes of those problems, and potential mitigation <br />actions to lessen the impacts of the problems. At the CWCB's September 2001 meeting in Cortez, the <br />CWCB Finance Committee recommended providing $300,000 in funding to Colorado Springs as part of the <br />local-state share ofthe Corps study. <br /> <br />The Department of Local Affairs has also awarded $300,000 in state funding for the project. <br /> <br />Finally, the CWCB and PP ACG hosted a meeting in Colorado Springs on Oct. 23 with Corps staff, including <br />South Pacific Division Engineer, Colonel Robert 1. Davis, and Albuquerque District Engineer, Colonel <br />Raymond Midkiff, and local officials, to discuss the study. <br /> <br />Colorado River Basin Issues <br /> <br />Colorado River Quantification Settlement Facilitation Act: H.R. 2764, the Colorado River Quantification <br />Settlement Facilitation Act, was introduced by Congressman Hunter of California to obtain $113 million <br />required for Salton Sea Reclamation and off-stream re-regulation reservoirs. Unless this legislation is <br />implemented, California will be unable to complete all required actions necessary to reduce their use of <br />Colorado River water to their 4.4 million acrecfoot entitlement. If this happens, the Interim Surplus Criteria <br />that all Colorado River Basin States have worked so hard to implement will be suspended. It is important to <br />help do what we can to get this legislation passed. DNR Executive Director Greg Walcher has sent a letter <br />urging the support of our delegation for this legislation. <br /> <br />Snowmass Creek 404 Permit Update: Our staff met with representatives of the Corps, SnOWffiass Water <br />and Sanitation District, Snowmass/Capital Creek Caucus, and the Division of Wildlife on Oct. 11. The <br />purpose ofthe meeting was to discuss the development and implementation of a biologic monitoring plan to <br />assess the health of the Snowmass Creek fishery. DOW personnel agreed to develop an initial draft of the <br />biologic monitoring plan by December 2001. <br /> <br />Colorado River Salinity Control Forum and Advisory Council: The Colorado River Salinity Control <br />Forum and Advisory Council met in Phoenix on Nov. 7 and 8. On the agenda for discussion include <br />damages due to salinity in the Lower Colorado River, USDA issues including the new Farm Bill, the BLM <br />report to Congress and the Triennial Review of Water Quality Standards in 2002. An informal meeting with <br />IBWC US Commissioner Rameriz is on the agenda for the evening of the 7. Steve Miller is representing the <br />Board at these meetings. <br /> <br />Colorado - Big Thompson Project Operations (CBT): In October 2000 the Colorado River Water <br />Conservation District raised issues concerning certain CBT operations and in particular the legality of the <br />Non-Charge Program. Following nearly a yearlong review by Reclamation, reclamation has concluded that <br />CBT operations are "prudent and consistent with governing legal authorities." It remains nncertain whether <br />the Colorado River Water Conservation District will continue to pursue this issue. "- <br /> <br />Coordinated Facilities Study Nearing Completion: The Coordinated Facilities Study was mandated by the <br />IS-Mile Reach Programmatic Biological Opinion. The purpose ofthe study is to identify 20,000 acre-feet of <br />water that can be used to augment the spring peaks in the IS-mile reach ofthe Colorado River. The study <br />was divided into 2-phases. The first phase looked at a large number of possible options for supplying the <br />water and the second phase took a more detailed look a number of the more viable alternatives. We received <br />the preliminary draft report on Nov. 2. The Executive Committee will meet to review the draft report in late <br />November or early December and the final report will hopefully be completed in January, Upon completion <br />of the report, it will be presented to the Recovery Program Management Committee along with a <br /> <br />12 <br />