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• Board Meeting Date: 9/19/2006
• Description: CF Section - Finance Subcommittee Meeting
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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Non-Reimbursable Application - CWCB Construction Fund

Form Revised June 2006

3. Provide a brief description of your organization below:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is a federal science agency, which serves
the Nation by providing reliable scientific information to: describe and
understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural
disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and
enhance and protect our quality of life_

)art B. - Description of the Project or Study

1.

Name of the study or project:

Changes in the timing of snowmelt onset in the Colorado
Rocky Mountains

2. What is the purpose of this grant application? Check one.

X Study

Demonstration project.

Rehabilitation or
replacement of existing

Other (Please describe)

3.

General location of the study or demonstration project. (Please include county, and approximate distance
and direction from the nearest town):

The study would cover all of the major river basins in western Colorado, including the Front
Range.

4. Please provide a brief narrative description of the proposed study or demonstration project including
purpose, need, and service area. (Attach scope of study, if available)

The USGS, Colorado Water Science Center would like to conduct and publish a detailed
analysis of snowpack melt timing, streamflow runoff timing, and trends in monthly air
temperature and precipitation in high-elevation areas in Colorado. The objective is to
document recent trends in snowmelt and runoff timing, and to quantify how those parameters
are affected by changing climate to better understand implications to Colorado water resources.

Please see attached document for additional details.

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