BOARD02312

• Board Meeting Date: 11/19/2001
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Water Congress Publications: In July the Colorado Water Congress published a book containing the water and
water-related laws ofthe second regular session ofthe 63rd General Assembly. Only 25 copies of this book are
available. The Water Congress will also be printing the 2001-2002 Water Almanac and Directory. New to
this edition are e-mail addresses and web page sites pertaining to water and water-related entities. For further
information or to place an order e-mail macravevlalcowatercongress.org. .

Colorado Water Trust: At its September meeting, the Colorado Water Trust (CWT) formally adopted
Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation. The Trust also appointed Peter Nichols to serve as its first Executive
Director (Peter also deserves congratulations for passing the bar). Representatives from CWT will make a
presentation to the CWCB in January to provide an update on its activities and describe how it plans on
working with the CWCB. An official "kick-off' event for the Colorado Water Trust has been scheduled for
Jan. 29 at the REI store in the lower Platte River Valley.

Upcoming Water Congress Convention: The 44th Annual Convention of the Colorado Water Congress will
be held Jan. 24 - 25,2002 in Northglenn. The conference will be devoted to water supply security,
constitutional amendment reform and challenges to the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction
Fund. Our January meeting will coincide with the convention.

New State Parks Director: DNR Executive Director Greg Walcher has announced that Lyle Laverty will be
the new Director of the Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation. He starts on December 1. Laverty served
in the U.S. Forest Service for 38 years and was the Rocky Mountain Regional Forester.

GreenCO: We are working with Green Industries of Colorado (GreenCO) to improve landscape water
conservation. They have requested funds to inventory, compile and standardize regional "best management
practices" (BMPs) for landscape water use, including design, installation and maintenance practices. They
intend to work with water providers and other key stakeholders to accomplish this project.

. The goals of the project are:

. Inventory and prioritize existing BMPs by region.
. Address the range of practices for the design, installation and maintenance of landscapes by industry, and
address variations on a regional basis.
. Where needed, suggest additional or improved BMPs.
. Develop a BMP resource guide and central contact site; post results on CWCB web site.
. Synthesize findings to create a solid framework for industry-wide discussion and adoption ofBMPs as an
industry standard,

Our project will be under taken using Severance Tax Operational Account funds designated for Conservation
and Drought Planning projects. The BMPs and other information will reside on our website.

GreenCO representatives will be at our meeting to introduce themselves and answer questions about this
initiative. Additional information will be provided in your notebook.

Flood Documentation Report: Weare contracting with consultants to document several flood events that
occurred during 2001. This $25,000 project will be funded via the new Flood Response Fund. CWCIhtaff
have identified the following locations where flood documentation is needed: Colorado Springs, Greeley,
Holyoke, MeekerIRio Blanco County, New Castle, Palisade/Grand Valley, Telluride to Placerville. All of
those locations experienced some type of flooding and/or debris flows that were caused by intense
rainstorms.

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Flood Mitigation Assistance: The Flood Protection staff has mailed its annual notice to Colorado's National
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) communities soliciting proposals for Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)
grant program. FEMA will provide the CWCB with $11,900 and $109,000, respectively, in FY 02 for flood
mitigation planning and flood mitigation projects in eligible communities. These pass-through funds are

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