BOARD02447

• Board Meeting Date: 3/10/1998
• Description: CF Section - Native Aquatic Species Facility - Status Report and Proposed MOU with CDOW
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
721 Centennial Building
1313 Sherman Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX, [phone]

STATE OF COLORADO
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Roy Romer
Governor

MEMORANDUM

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Executive Direl..10r, DNR

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Director, eWeB

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Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

FROM:

Peter Evans
Bill Stanton
Bill Green
Mike Serlet
Sue Uppendahl

DATE:

March 3, 1998

SUBJECT: Agenda Item 14., March 10-11, 1998 Board Meeting -
Native Aquatic Species Facility - Status Report and Proposed
MOU with CDOW

Introduction
The CWCB and Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) staffs are close to agreeing on
the language of the attached draft MOD, which we would like to present for your review
before we finalize it.

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In November 1996, the CWCB and the Colorado Wildlife Commission approved ajoint
resolution for the development and maintenance of a Native Aquatic Species Facility
(NASF). In the 1997 Construction Fund bill, the General Assembly approved a grant of
up to $2.0 million as recommended by the CWCB on the condition that the CDOW
submit a detailed proposal for the facility.

The proposed site for the facility, Chiles Fanus, is located in the San Luis Valley about
two miles west of Alamosa. The property includes 760 acres of land and several deep
wells drawing warm water from the confined aquifer. The availability of warm
groundwater will substantially reduce long-term operating expenses and is one of the
most attractive features of this property in view of the design requirements for the NASF.