BOARD02104

• Board Meeting Date: 3/20/2000
• Description: WSP Section - Colorado River Basin Issues - Animas-La Plata Project Status Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: (3D3) 866-3441
FAX, [phone]

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MEMORANDUM

Bill Owens
Governor

TO:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

Greg E.Walchcr
Executive Director

FROM:

Randy Seaholm
Chief, Interstate Streams Investigations

Peler H. Evans
eweB Din'ctor

DATE:

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

March 10, 2000

SUBJECT: Agenda Item 23h, March 20-21, 2000 Board Meeting-
Colorado River Basin Issues - Animas-La Plata Project Status Report

Backl!round

At the January Board meeting, the Board asked staffto review ~he status and schedule of
actions that need to be completed prior to initiating actual construction of the Animas-La
Plata Project (ALP),

Discussion

We have reviewed with Reclamation the actions that need to occur prior to start of
construction on ALP, The following general activities and schedule are currently
envisioned,

April 17.2000
-June 23. 2000
-July 23. 2000
-July 23. 2000-01
-July 2001-02
-July 2002

DSElS comment period closes
Send FSEIS to EPA
Reclamation issues Record of Decision
Develop final design specifications, obtain permits, contracts, etc,
Release documents for bid and contractor selection
Start earth work construction

Assuming we obtain a favorable "Record of Decision" through the ElS process, the
Board then needs to focus attention on the following activities between that point and the
release of the bid documents in July 200 I,

I, Get the legislation amending the 1988 Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement
Agreement passed, Representative Scott McInnis has introduced H,R, 3112 to
accomplish this purpose, This includes resolving any project water allocation
differences between the preferred alternative in the "Record of Decision" and the
legislation,