BOARD02468

• Board Meeting Date: 5/22/2000
• Description: Flood Section - Rio Grande Basin - Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conseroation Board

Department of Natura 1 Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
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MEMORANDUM

Bill Owens
Governor

Greg E.Walcher
Executive Director

To:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

Peter H. Evans
CWCB Director

From: Larry Lang, Chief, Flood Protection Section

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

Date: May 15,2000

Re: Agenda Item n.f, May 22-23, 2000 Board Meeting
Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project

Introduction

This memorandum is intended to provide Board members with an update regarding the Rio
Grande Headwaters Restoration Project. Much work has been conducted since the fall of 1999.
The Board staff has provided five status reports on that work for interested parties, dated
November 8, 1999, November 15, 1999, December 22, 1999, January 12,2000, and April 4,
2000. During that time several scoping meetings were held in the study area and a Scope of
Work was drafted, revised, and finalized. The Board staff has received a great deal of assistance
from residents of the Rio Grande basin in drafting that Scope of Work. The assistance is greatly
appreciated. The Scope of Work was distributed to engineering consultants on April 4 - 5, 2000.
On April 17, 2000 a pre-submittal meeting was held in Monte Vista for those consultants
interested in submitting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ's). By the submittal deadline of May
3, 2000 twelve (12) SOQ's had been received. The evaluation process has been initiated. On
May 17,2000 the selection of finalists for interviews will have been completed in Alamosa. On
June 7, 2000 the finalists will present oral proposals. The top consultant will be selected by the
interview panel and contract negotiations will begin.

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The legislation that authorized the project, Senate Bill 99-173, stated:

The purposes of the investigation will be to evaluate the feasibility
of various restoration projects to improve channel conveyance
capacity, reduce vulnerability to flood damages, improve water
diversion, restore riparian habitat, and facilitate delivery of
interstate compact commitments.