BOARD02617

• Board Meeting Date: 3/24/2003
• Description: CWCB Director's Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

the promulgation of similar rules and regulations for the Arkansas and approved by Division 2 Judge
Anderson, and the Supreme Court's decision in the Empire Lodge case. In addition, Judge Hays'
decision deserves careful consideration in light of the apparent statutory authority provided to the State
Engineer to promulgate rules and regulations for ground water diversions. The Office of the Attorney
General has filed an appeal to the State Supreme Court. Oral arguments were herd in February and we
are awaiting a decision. The parties involved in the rule making have continued to meet to discuss
options.

Cherry Creek PMP Study: The Draft final report is finished and a project team meeting is scheduled
for Mar. 19 at the UDFCD offices in Denver. The agenda will include CWCB senior staff and
legislative representatives from Greenwood Village, Aurora, Douglas County and Englewood
discussing the future direction and strategy for the Cherry Creek Lake Project.

Currently the Corps isn't allowed to allocate or spend funds on dam safety at Cherry Creek Reservoir
and the state should consider language in the Corps budget that allocates funds to allow the Corps to
review the Applied Weather Associates Study and work on a Probable Maximum Flood Study.

The meeting will also be a forum for discussing the report and any final recommendations. We will
seek the endorsement from the local project sponsors for the study findings, which is a final step in this
project.

There will be one final meeting scheduled for April that will involve the Corps and the National
Weather Service. We do not expect the NWS to endorse the study because the nature of this project
raises questions regarding the current dam safety design paradigm.

We hope to make a Board presentation on the issues and the study in the future.

Denver Publishes Model Ordinances: Denver water has published several model ordinances to
promote water conservation on its web site www.water.denver.co.gov. The ordinances include:

. A rain sensor ordinance.
· A sub-metering ordinance (designed to conserve water within apartments and condos).
. Soil Preparation Ordinance.
· . Turf Limitations Ordinance.
. Waste of Water Ordinance.
· Median Sub-Surface Irrigation Ordinance.
· Restrictive Covenants Ordinance.

The models indicate how much water might be saved if such
measures were implemented.

Floodplaiu Easement Helps Bike Path Development: Six years
ago, the South Suburban Park Foundation launched a plan to build
a bike path connecting the Mary Carter Greenway to the bike path
system along the High Line Canal. The resulting path known as
the "Greenway" is now a bike path system that runs from
Chatfield Reservoir to the confluence of Cherry Creek and the
South Platte River. One component is the Big Dry Creek Trail.

A new clear span bridge over the Platte River was installed last
Fall 2002 at the confluence of the River and Big Dry Creek,
culminating six years offundraising and development of the Big
Creek Trail. The span provides an off-street route from Progress
Park in Littleton to the Greenway.

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