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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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1) Yes, the expansion project will help sustain agriculture by providing a
supplemental and secure source of water.
2) A better supply of water for agriculture will delay conversion of
agriculture lands for subdivisions and, thereby, helps to preserve open
space.
3) The expansion project will help meet environmental needs by allowing
for more in-stream flows during hot summer months when the river is
at its lowest (dry in some stretches).
4) Recreation needs at the reservoir and adjoining Mancos State Park will
be maintained and perhaps enhanced. Increasing viable fisheries in
the River to support recreational fishing is a goal of the concurrent
Watershed Management Plan.
p. The water activity assists in the administration of compact-entitled waters
or addresses problems related to compact entitled waters and compact
compliance and the degree to which the activity promotes maximum
utilization of state waters.
1) The increased water storage may, in some small way, address
problems related to compact entitled waters and compact compliance.
2) The added water storage would provide for more beneficial use of the
state waters.
q. The water activity assists in the recovery of threatened and endangered
wildlife species or Colorado state species of concern.
1) The proposed project could assist with the conservation of existing
wildlife species. Additional storage capacity in the Valley will extend
the time that water actually flows in the streams during dry years when
the river and some tributaries would otherwise be dry. Additional water
in the streams will enhance the efforts to be made under the Mancos
Watershed Management Plan for restoration of riparian habitat and
reestablishment of fish populations in the river.
r. The water activity provides a high level of benefit to Colorado in
relationship to the amount of funds requested.
1) It is believed by the proponents that the project will provide a high level
of benefit to Colorado in relationship to the amount of funds requested.
However, until the feasibility studies and the cost benefit analysis are
completed, we cannot be sure.
s. The water activity is complimentary or assists in the implementation of
other CWCS programs.
1) The proposed project is complimentary to the several pipeline projects
constructed in the valley under the NRCS and Colorado River Salinity
Control Programs and financed through the CWCS low interest loan
program. These pipelines significantly increase efficiency of irrigation
water uses.
1. The water activity helps to support the State's vitality and competitiveness
in national and international markets.
1) Yes, the proposed project will help to support the local agricultural
community and, in-turn, should support the State's vitality.

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