WSP00618

• File Number: 8441.300
• Description: The Colorado Big Thompson Project - Legislation
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 7/16/1996
• Title: Water Legislative Report - Colorado Water Congress - July 16 1996 and May 12 1997
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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court cases to enforce orders to curtail ground water pumping for purposes
compliance with interstate water compacts. Imposes a civil penalty, not
exceed $500. a day, for violations of groundwater diversion rules an
reporting requirements as well as for interfering with groundwater diversio
measuring equipment. Provides for the enforcement of such penalties byth
state engine~r and water division engineers through the attorney general'
office. Ma~es persons responsible for excess groundwater diversion
resulting in :violations of interstate compacts liable for expenses of th
state in mitigating any such violations.

For fisc.al year 1995-96, appropriates $309,963 and 3.6 FTE from th
general fund :to the department of natural resources for allocation to th
state engineer, out of which amount $75,011 and 1.2 FTE are appropriated t
the department of law and $8,870 to the department of personnel fo
allocation to the division of central services; for fiscal y.ear 1996-97,
appropriates $701,836 and 9.5 FTE from the general fund to the state
engineer, out of which amount $250,038 and 3.0 FTE are appropriated to the
department of' law and $21,288 to the division of central services. For
fiscal year 19'96-97, appropriates $20,004 and 0.5 FTE from the general fund
to the trial courts division in the judicial department.

APPROVED by Governor March I, 1996

EFFEC1'IVE March I, 1996

S.B. 96-153 Water conservation board project
deauthorizatioQ - studies - appropriations. Authorizes
conservation board to expend moneys from the Colorado
board construction fund on the following:
. Cert~in enumerated water projects;
. The colorado river compact decision support system;
. The s~tellite monitoring system maintenance;
. Inves~igation of water resources in the lower South Platte river
basin:;
South. Platte river multi-objective management plan;
Roari\lg Fork and Frying Pan rivers multi-objective management plan;
Consolidated water resources information center;
Analysis of the economic life of the Denver basin aquifer.

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Appropriates $480,000 from the Colorado water conservation board
construction fund for the purpose of retaining a contractor to design the
Colorado river compact decision support system and $113,000 for the purpose
of maintaining ~he satellite monitoring system.

Deauthorizes certain projects authorized in previous years. Changes the
a~ounts authorized for certain projects in a previous year. Authorizes the
Colorado water ~onservation board to adjust the interest rate of loans in
cases of financial hardship. Specifies that security interests to secure