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<br />ISSUES BEFORE THE BOARD <br /> <br />Since the 1990 conveyance, the Board has had several requests from public and private <br />entities for permanent and temporary easments on the Board's Right-of-Way (ROW) which are <br />part of the project. Through consultation with the Colorado Attorney General's Office, the <br />following issues have emerged: <br /> <br />. By State statute, the CWCB can convey ROW easements to public <br />entities only, <br /> <br />. If easements are to be conveyed, guidelines/regulations by the <br />Board must be established to grant such easements, <br /> <br />. Such easements must be conveyed through contract between the <br />entity seeking the easement and the Board, and <br /> <br />. Can the Board convey easements for drainage by the common law <br />drainage principle ("water flows downhill"). <br /> <br />Listed below are the current requests for easements and actions including a short <br />description of the proposed project. <br /> <br />Number <br /> <br />Public (governmental) Requests for Easements <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Citv of Emdewood - Requesting a 20 foot easement for the construction <br />of a 24 inch water line on the east side of the South Platte River from west <br />Oxford Avenue to Englewood's raw water intake at Union Avenue. <br /> <br />11. <br /> <br />Urban Drainaf!e and Flood Control District and Columbine Vallev - <br />Requesting a construction easement (for an equipment staging area) and <br />permission to tie into the Chatfield Downstream Channel Improvement <br />Project at Dutch Creek. The Town of Columbine Valley and UD&FCD <br />are proposing channel improvements to Dutch Creek upstream of its <br />confluence with the South Platte River. <br /> <br />111. <br /> <br />South Surburban Park and Recreation District - Requesting a permanent <br />easement for the construction and usage ofrecreational facilities including <br />trails, bridges, culverts, footbridges and boat landing/launching sites. <br /> <br />IV. <br /> <br />Colorado DeDartment of TransDortation - Requesting a permanent <br />easement for the construction of a segment of the new Santa Fe Drive. <br />