BOARD00043 ‎(3)‎

• 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

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Form Revised June 200(;

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5. Explain why you are requesting a grant, instead of a loan. (the Construction Fund exists primarily to
provide low interest loans for the construction or rehabilitation of raw water projects. Non-
reimbursablt: investments are approved only when the project or study is of statewide interest and
benefits a wide range of people and organizations, and/or a large geographical area.

This will be a statewide scientific study. If the results indicate a significant change in
snowmelt timing in Colorado, there will likely be implications for water resource
manageme:nt, planning and water availability.

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List the names and addresses of any technical or legal consultants retained to represent the applicant or
to conduct investigations for the proposed project or study.

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Address & Phone Number

7. List any feasibility study or scope of work that has been completed or is now in progress for the
proposed project or study. (Submit one copy with this application):

Preliminary analyses on a dozen SNOTEL and streamflow sites indicate that snowmelt and
runoff are occurring earlier at almost all of the sites that were tested, in some cases by as much
as 2 weeks. There appear to be important regional variations in the snowmelt- and runoff-
timing trends, with relatively strong trends in the Animas and Arkansas river basins and
weaker trends in the south Platte river basin. Changes in snowmelt timing at the pilot study
sites were strongly correlated with increasing springtime air temperatures. These preliminary .
results suggest a more detailed analysis is warranted, which could provide new information
having important implications for water resource management and availability in Colorado.