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<br />ROY ROMER <br />Governor <br /> <br /> <br />JERIS A. DANIELSON <br />State Engineer <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />l. <br /> <br />OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br /> <br />,..., r r ": <br /> <br />1313 Sherman Street-Room 81B <br />Denver, Colorado B0203 <br />(303) 866-3581 <br /> <br />fFEB ~15}988 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I am pleased to release the FY 1986-87 Annual Status Report of the <br />Colorado Satellite-Linked Water Resources Monitoring System. The report <br />addresses all aspects of the monitoring system including examples of system <br />utilization for all seven major drainage basins in the state of Colorado. <br />After just two full years of operation, the system has proven to be a highly <br />effective tool in the management of our precious water resources. <br /> <br />There are several key aspects of the system that I would like to point <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />out. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The system provides cost benefits estimated to amount between <br />$1.3 and $1.5 million annually. <br /> <br />The system is a public system with access available to all <br />Colorado water users. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The system can be easily expanded with additional monitoring <br />stations and additional sensor types. <br /> <br />The system has received national merit awards from the <br />Council of State Governments and the National Society of <br />Professional Engineers for innovation and design. The state <br />of Colorado remains on the leading edge of technology in this <br />area. <br /> <br />!. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />One critical area of concern that needs to be addressed is funding. The <br />State Legislature appropriated from the General Fund $86,135.00 for operation <br />of the system in FY 1986-87. The remainder of the $232,741.00 budget was to <br />be collected from user fees. Insufficient user fees were collected resulting <br />in a $38,968.00 underfunding. This had an impact on the operation of the <br />system. A budget proposal has been submitted to the Joint Budget Committee <br />requesting that the General Fund appropriation be increased to $155,525.00 for <br />FY 1988-89. <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br />It is the consensus of this office and the water user community statewide <br />that water rights administration is the responsibility of the State and should <br />be funded accordingly. A budget proposal requesting total General Funding <br />will be submitted by this office in FY 1989-90. <br /> <br /> <br />~. ~UJ.i <br /> <br />" t-- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />