Colorado Water Conservation Board Recovery Update

Chris Sturm Restoration Coordinator Colorado Water Conservation Board [email protected] ORGANIZATIONAL CHART GOVERNOR

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

COLORADO WATER Colorado State Colorado Division of Colorado Parks Division of Division of CONSERVATION Avalanche Land Oil &Gas Reclamation, Water & Wildlife Forestry BOARD Information Board Conservation Mining, & Resources Center Commission Safety

Stream & Lake Watershed & Interstate, Federal Protection Flood Protection & Water Information (In-Stream Flows)

Finance Water Supply Section Planning

http://cwcb.state.co.us Colorado Water Conservation Board Watershed & Flood Protection Section

Grant Programs: Colorado Watershed Restoration Program (CWRP) Invasive Phreatophyte Control Program (IPCP) Colorado Healthy Fund (CHRF) Fish and Wildlife Resources Fund (FWRF) Senate Bill 14-179 Restoration grants CWCB Flood Recovery Team

Local Stream Coalition Development and Coordination Watershed and Stream Master Planning, Updated hydrology Technical Support for exigent stabilization projects Develop Strategy for Multi-Objective Diversion Design/Construction Program Management- Design/Implementation

Watershed Coalitions •Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed •Estes Watershed Coalition •Big Thompson River Coalition •Little Thompson Watershed Coalition •St. Vrain Creek Coalition •Fourmile Watershed Coalition •Left Hand Watershed Oversight Group •Coal Creek Watershed Partnership •Middle South Platte River Alliance •El Paso County Regional Watershed Collaborative

CWCB’s mission is “to conserve, develop, protect, and manage Colorado’s water for present and future generations” Colorado’s Water Plan Colorado Water Conservation Board December 2015 Watershed Health, Environment, and Recreation

Colorado’s Water Plan sets a measurable objective to cover 80 percent of the locally prioritized lists of rivers with stream management plans, and 80 percent of critical watersheds with watershed protection plans, all by 2030.

Stream Multi-Stage Channel

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Geomorphic Floodplain 2013 Colorado Flood Recovery Phase II NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection Program • Purpose: Implement emergency recovery measures to protect life and property in watersheds impaired by a natural disaster • Funding: $63.2 mil. total/ $47.4 mil. federal • State Sponsor: Colorado Water Conservation Board • Local Sponsors: Counties, cities/towns, watershed coalitions, others • Timeline: April 1, 2018 technical assistance agreement ends Program Milestones APRIL 2018 JANUARY DECEMBER 2015 Final project 2017 CWCB contracts documentation Complete JULY 2015 Resilient and closeout Watershed Watershed Partners design and coalitions and to assist with construction communities program documents submit highest management and priority projects technical assistance based on master plans JANUARY 2018 Complete construction NOVEMBER contracts 2015 Damage Survey APRIL 2015 Reports for CWCB/NRCS highest priority sign Technical projects Assistance complete agreement Existing Resources

• Project Engineering Guidance • Bioengineering Manual • Revegetation Matrix • FAQs • Local Match Requirements Fact Sheet • EWP Phase 2 Checklist Available on coloradoewp.com Program Information/Guidelines and Resources Opportunities for Multiple Benefits • Protect Life and Property • Stabilize channel banks • Reconnect with • Manage sediment • Reduce hazards and improve flood conveyance • Improve habitat • Enhance recreational opportunities

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100 Year Floodplain

Geomorphic Floodplain More Information @ cwcb.state.co.us or email [email protected]