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<br />Rio Grande Basin Roundtable <br />c/o San Luis Valley Water Conservancy District <br />415 San Juan Avenue <br />Alamosa, CO 81101 <br />Telephone: (719) 589 - 2230 <br />Email: slvwcdco1@qwest.net <br /> <br />March 21 , 2007 <br /> <br />Mr. Harrison Sherman, Executive Director <br />Colorado Department of Natural Resources <br /> <br />Mr. Eric Hecox, Manager, Office of Interbasin Compact Negotiations <br />Colorado Department of Natural Resources <br /> <br />Mr. Rick Brown, Section Chief, Intrastate Water Management & Development <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Gentlemen: <br /> <br />The Rio Grande Basin Roundtable (R.G.R.T) has determined that the single, most <br />critical water issue confronting the Rio Grande Basin is the current unsustainable <br />management of surface and ground water. The R.G.R.T. has made the decision that <br />water activities that address this issue be favorably considered for funding from the <br />Water Supply Reserve Account, SB 2005 -179, providing the proposed water activities <br />meet the SWSI findings for the Basin and the CWCB & IBCC Criteria and Guidelines for <br />funding. <br /> <br />The R.G.R.T. is requesting authorization and consideration for distribution of Funds <br />pursuant to SB 2005 -179, for discretionary Basin Funds in the amount of $36,750.00. <br /> <br />At the regular R.G.R.T meeting on March 13, 2007, the membership voted unanimously <br />to request funding from SB 2005 - 179 - Basin Funds, for the Rio Grande Basin <br />Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Preparation of Proposal and <br />Agreement. <br /> <br />PROJECT AND AMOUNT REQUESTED SOURCE <br /> SB 179 <br />RIo GRANDE BASIN CONSERVATION RESERVE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM BASIN <br />(CREP) - PREPARATION OF PROPOSAL AND AGREEMENT <br />$ 36,750.00 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />