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• Board Meeting Date: 7/11/2007
• Description: IWMD Section - Water Supply Reserve Account July 2007 Grant Allocations
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Section 8 Attachment

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project that we should rely upon in the Valley to meet the future needs.
If funding is not granted, significant time will be lost as we continue to
seek alternative funding for the study.
2) Requests for more Reservoir water to be used in agriculture are not
being met. Reservoir water presently used in agriculture is being
abandoned today for conversion to Municipal water.
e. The length of time needed to implement the water activity; preference will
be given to activities which can be implemented in the least amount of
time taking into consideration the complexity of the activity.
1) The length of time needed to study the borrow pit is September 2007-
August 2008 and, for the Jackson dam, August 2008-September 2009.
f. The applicant of the water activity has the expertise and ability to
implement the proposed activity.
1) Yes, The Mancos Conservancy District, with the technical assistance
from the Bureau of Reclamation, has the expertise and ability to
implement the proposed activity.
g. The applicant of the water activity is providing matching funds and the
amount of matching funds or is obtaining partial funding from other
sources and the amount and source of such other funds or is providing
demonstrable in-kind contributions.
1) Total cost of the studies is estimated to be $118,000. The District is
seeking $100,000 through this application.
. $80,000 To study Jackson Gulch expansion.
. $38,000 To study Lake Mancos Construction.
($18,000 (47%) from in-kind)
h. The applicant of the water activity has a demonstrated need for financial
assistance based on the inability or difficulty obtaining funding elsewhere.
1) See item c. above. Yes, the District has a demonstrated need for
financial assistance. Borrowing money is considered impractical until
the basic feasibility and specifications of the project can be
established.

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Meetino Water Manaoement Goals and Obiectives and Identified Water Needs

I. The water activity helps complete a needs assessment, including
consumptive and non-consumptive needs, that was not fully funded from
other sources.
1) No, this Project does not complete a needs assessment.
j. The water activity meets one or more of the water management objectives
identified in the Statewide Water Supply Initiative,1 helps implement
projects and processes identified as helping meet Colorado's future water
needs, and/or addresses the gap areas between available water supply

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1 The nine water management objectives are: sustainably meet municipal and industrial demands;
sustaina.bly meet agricultural demands; optirnize existing and future water supplies; enhance recreational
opportunities; provide for environmental enhancements; promote cost effectiveness; protect cultural values;
provide for operational flexibility; and comply with all applicable laws regulations, and water rights.

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