BOARD02573

• Board Meeting Date: 11/16/2004
• Description: CF Section - En-Bloc Non-Reimbursable Investment Recommendations - South Platte Decision Support System ‎(SPDSS)‎
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Colorado Water Conservation Board

Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone:@03)866-3441
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www.cwcb.state.co.us

STATE OF COLORADO

MEMORANDUM

Bill Owens
Governor

To:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

Russell George
Executive Director

From:

Randy Seal10lm ~
Ray Alvarado

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

Date: November 4, 2004

Re: November 17, 2003 CWCR Agenda Item 15c- En-bloc Non-Reimbursable Investments Recommendations,
South Platte Decision Support System (SPDSS)

.ntroduction

This request is for the continued implementation of the CWCB South Platte Decision Support System (SPDSS).
The implementation of the SPDSS is anticipated to take a total of 6 to 7 years to complete as described in the
feasibility study and approved by the Board. The SPDSS is currently in its second year of implementation.
SPDSS is part of the CWCB long-range plan related to the CDSS effort, which is to have a decision support
system for each river basin in Colorado. For FY 05-06, an appropriation of $1,500,000 is being sought from
the Construction Fund to continue the CWCR SPDSS program. The next proceeding 2 years an
additional $2,000,000 per fiscal year will be requested. The SPDSS was initiated in 2001 With the approval
of $2,000,000 from the construction fund. The program was again funded in 2002 & 2003, with the approval of
$2,000,000 & $2,500,000 respectfully, from the construction fund.

At the November 19-21, 2003 CWCB board meeting, Board members approved a motion to approve staff
recommendation that the SPDSS be funded for fiscal year 2004-2005 for $2,500,000 and that the subsequent 3
years, an additional $2,000,000 per year will be requested. However at the Septernber 2004 CWCB Board
Meeting, the Board determined that this years funding request would be limited to $1,500,000.

Discussion

Development of the SPDSS is being built upon the experience, databases, tools and models already completed

for the CRDSS and RGDSS. The South Platte River basin, however, is a more complex river basin from

.YdrOIOgiC, hydrogeologic and institutional perspectives than either the Colorado River or the Rio Grande

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