BOARD02544

• Board Meeting Date: 9/27/1999
• Description: Flood Section - Platte River Basin Issues - Chatfield Reservoir Reallocation Investigation - Progress and Planning Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conservation Board
.partment of Natural Resources
Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: (303) 866,3441
FAX: [phone]
www.dnr.state.cD.us/cwcb

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MEMORANDUM

Bill Owens
Governor

Greg E.Walcher
Executive Director

To:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

Peter H. Evans
eWeB Director

From:

Larry Lang

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

Date:

September 20, 1999

Re:

Agenda item 11.e Chatfield Reservoir Reallocation Investigation - Progress and Planning Report

PROJECT OVERVIEW

In my January 19, 1999 memorandum, I provided the Board with a complete project overview for the
"Chatfield Storage Space Reallocation Study," The purpose of the feasibility study is to investigate the
.ential for reallocation of storage from flood control to multi-purpose use, to formulate operational plans for
water control manual, to formulate plans for proposed changes in the overall operations of the reservoir
system, and to obtain approval of higher Corps' authority, The Chatfield Study Group, Corps of Engineers, and
the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) have accepted the study objectives for the project. The
copies of the "Scope of Work" and the "Contract Agreement between the Department of Army (Corps of
Engineers) and the Colorado Water Conservation Board" for the Chatfield, Cherry Creek and Bear Creek
Feasibility Study are on file at the CWCB office, It should be noted that Cherry Creek and Bear Creek are
included in the Corps' authority, This authorization will offer us the opportunity to review possible exchange
opportunities with these two reservoirs, The present "Scope of Work" does not include any specific work tasks
for Cherry Creek and Bear Creek Reservoirs.

ACTIONS

In my January 19, 1999 memorandum, I provided a project status and a proposed schedule for the study, The
project schedule has changed substantially due the extended time required in the final negotiations for the final
terms of the contract agreement. The final contract agreement is expected to be fully executed by October I,
1999, Upon receipt of the executed agreement, the Board will commence with the following assignments:

. Participate with the Corps in the selection of the study contractor from the list of the four finalists;

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Flood Control and Floodplain Management. Larry Lang, Chief. Watee Project Planning and Construction- Mike Seelet, Chief. Instream Flows and Watee
Rights Investigations-Dan Merriman, Chief. Interstate Streams Investigations-Randy Seaholm, Chief. Office of Conservation Planning-William Stanton,
Chief. Personnel and Budget -Susan Maul, Chief