BOARD00157 ‎(2)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 3/13/2007
• Description: IWMD Section - Water Supply Reserve Account Grant Allocations - Criteria and Guidelines - Applications
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

EIil!ibiIitv Requirements .

Senate Bill 06-179 is very specific reg~ding eligibility requirements and these criteria and
guidelines are developed from the dirdction provided in the legislation. In order for a water
activity to be eligible for funding it mJst: 1) be approved by a roundtable pursuant to article
75 oftitIe 37, C.R.S. and the approving roundtable shall be the roundtable for the basin in
which the proposed water diversion or1lnonstructural activity would occur; 2) meet the
eligibility categories described below; -and 3) be approved by the CWCB utilizing the criteria
and guidelines jointly developed by th~ IBCC and CWCR The legislation also emphasizes
that the criteria and guidelines shall help meet the water needs identified by the SWSI and
other appropriate sources. I .
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Eligible Water Activities, as identified lin Senate Bill 06-179, include the following:

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Competitive grants for environmental compliance and feasibility studies;
Technical assistance regarding perrhitting, feasibility studies, and environmental
compliance;
Studies or analysis of structural, nonstructural, consumptive, and nonconsumptive water
needs, projects, or activities; and '
Structural and nonstructural water projects or activities.
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All request(s) for funds will be evaluat~d by CWCB utilizing the criteria and guidelines
jointly developed by the IBCC and CW!CB. The evaluation process is described in Part 3. .

Eligible entities that may apply for grants or loans from the Account include:
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. Public (Government) - municipaliti~s, enterprises, counties, state and federal government
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. Public (Districts) - special, water and sanitation, conservancy, conservations, irrigation,
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water activity enterprIses i
. Private Incorporated - mutual ditch fompanies, homeowners associations, non-profit
corporations' -
. Private (Unincorporated) - individuals, partnerships, sole proprietors
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. Non-governmental organizations - are broadly defined as any organization that is not part
of the government. These organizations are typically non-profit but they also include for-
profit corporations. '

Water Supply Reserve Account Criteria and Guidelines - Adopted: October 18, 2006
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