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<br />"" ". ~ <br /> <br />~ , -, -~ Other Activitie's <br />- <br />,'" -- <br /> <br />SLP Section staff are also involved in other activities that support the Instream Flow <br />Program and the Board's overall mission. <br /> <br />Engineering Support <br /> <br />~ Provide engineering and technical support for <br />new appropriations, acquisitions and legal and <br />physical protection program areas. <br /> <br />~ Provide expert testimony in water courts <br /> <br />~ Retain consultants and manage engineering <br />studies <br /> <br />~ Process applications under various umbrella <br />augmentation plans <br /> <br />Issues and Challenaes <br /> <br />~ Utilize/incorporate ISF/DSS and other new <br />"tools" in engineering studies. <br /> <br />~ Provide quality engineering support for the <br />Instream Flow Program activities. <br /> <br />ISF Decision Support System <br />(ISF DSS) <br /> <br />~ Provides new data, tools and enhancements as <br />a component of the Board's Colorado Decision <br />Support System (CDSS) to support investiga- <br />tions and analysis by the ISF Section Staff and <br />the public. <br /> <br />~ Provides integration and enhancement of ISF <br />databases that track appropriations, acquisi- <br />tions, and court cases as well as integration of <br />the DOW ADAMAS, DWR Hydrobase, and <br />CWCB content manager databases. <br /> <br />Issues and Challenaes <br /> <br />~ Data development, compatibility and integration <br />with existing information tools <br />~ Continued funding <br />~ User education <br /> <br />Water Quality <br /> <br />~ Review water quality actions/policies for impacts <br />to water rights and provide comments in <br />response to requests for consultation. <br /> <br />~ Represent and speak on the Board's behalf in <br />the water quality related meetings and <br />rule making hearings <br /> <br />~ Coordinate quarterly meetings between various <br />agencies within the DNR & CDPHE <br /> <br />Issues and Challenaes <br /> <br />~ Coordinate/integrate water quantity and water <br />quality activities <br /> <br />Grant Programs <br /> <br />~ Process grant applications, award grants and <br />manage the Colorado Watershed Protection <br />Fund to "assist in the restoration and the <br />protection of lands and natural resources within <br />watersheds of the state." <br /> <br />~ Evaluate applications and recommend proposals <br />to the Board for funding from the Fish and Wildlife <br />Resources Fund to mitigate the impacts of water <br />projects. <br /> <br />Issues and Challenges <br /> <br />~ Education and outreach. <br /> <br />~ Promote multiple objectives projects. <br />