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<br />. <br /> <br />Project in August. The Raw Water Irrigation System Feasibility Study by the University of Northern <br />Colorado was delayed because construction was not completed until September. The project manager <br />needs a growing season to evaluate results and has requested an extension of the deadline to December 3 I <br />2000. A summary of all nine agricultural/multipurpose grants demonstrating water use efficiency , <br />measures since 1997 was included in the July 1999 Director's Report. <br /> <br />Ongoing Projects, County Grant Paid % Completion <br />" Out Date <br />" ' " ' ,,' , , , , Complete <br />, <br />CSU Cooperative Extension (Pueblo)- Pueblo $48,000 $43,658 90% 08/31/1999 <br />Stonewall Springs Farm Project <br />University of Northern Colorado - Raw Weld $100,000 $90,000 90% 11/30/1999 <br />Water Irrigation System Feasibility <br />Study <br />Western Colorado Botanical Society- Mesa $81,501 $73,35 I 90% 12/30/2000 <br />Botanical Gardens <br />CSU Cooperative Extension (Delta) - Delta $37,760 $32,720 85% 12/3112000 <br />Subsurface Micro-Irrigation for <br />Kabocha Squash <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Agency Personnel and Budget <br /> <br />Platte River Coordinator: We have hired Rick Brown as our Platte River Coordinator. Rick has <br />been employed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment in the Hazardous <br />Waste Division and has lots of valuable experience coordinating state program initiatives with strong <br />local interests and extensive federal policy requirements. Rick will begin work with us on October 6. <br /> <br />FY 2000-01 Budget: A meeting was held with the Office of State Planning and Budget (OSPB) in <br />early September to discuss the DNR budget and our proposed "decision items" (increases in our base <br />budget). Both of our requests have been supported by the Executive Director's Office and the OSPB. <br /> <br />The first request would increase the funds available to pay for interstate compact dues by $15,212 <br />(half from the General Fund and half form the Construction Fund). This request ranks fifth of 26 DNR <br />requests. The second request would increase our appropriation from the Severance Tax Operational <br />Account by $85,000, bringing the total annual Long Bill appropriation to $585,000. This request ranks 17 <br />of26 requests. A copy of the current severance tax project chart is attached. <br /> <br />Another budget request sponsored by the DNR Executive Director's Office proposes to increase the <br />DNR's office space appropriation by $169,019. If approved, our offices would gain about 4,875 square <br />feet within the Centennial Building while several other agencies (probably the State Land Board and the <br />Division of Parks) would move temporarily into another building. In the longer-term, the DNR proposes <br />to find (or build) office facilities adequate to accommodate all DNR agencies and the Executive Director's <br />staff. ' <br /> <br />If adopted as proposed, the CWCB's budget in Fiscal Year 2001 will be $3,994,535 ofa total DNR <br />budget of $156,262,652 (these are the figures that would appear in the Long Bill, but do not include <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />21 <br />