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<br />, <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ADDENDUM <br />to <br />Colorado Water Availability Task Force <br />Review and Reporting Task Force Report <br />May 1, 2002 <br />referring to Water Providers Section, 2nd Bullet <br /> <br />While portions of the Energy Impact Assistance Fund may be redirected as necessary to fund <br />drought planning and mitigation measures at the local level, this should be considered as part of <br />the following more comprehensive strategy: <br /> <br />The costs of dealing with drought impacts are primarily a local responsibility. If outside funding <br />is needed, loans should be the first consideration as water providers have the capacity to repay <br />loans through user fees. Water systems can currently choose from the following loan programs: <br /> <br />CWCB Construction Loan Program (statutorily restricted to loans for raw water <br />systems) <br />USDA Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Grant and Loan Program <br />Energy Impact Assistance Fund (statutorily restricted to loans for treated water <br />systems) <br /> <br />If it is determined that a community cannot afford a loan for all project costs, grants may be <br />available from: <br /> <br />USDA Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Grant and Loan Program <br />Community Development Block Grant Program (statutorily restricted to benefit <br />low and moderate income populations) <br />Energy Impact Assistance Fund (statutorily restricted to benefit areas socially or <br />economically impacted by energy or mineral development) <br />