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<br />GUNNISON BASIN ROUNDTABLE <br /> <br />May 9,2007 <br /> <br />Eric Hecox <br />Office of lnterbasin Compact Negotiations <br />1313 Sherman St, Rm. 718 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Technical Assistance for Gunnison River Basin Water Needs Assessment and <br />Related Tasks (pursuant to HB1400) <br /> <br />Dear Eric: <br /> <br />The following is a request from the Gunnison Basin Roundtable (GBRT) for continued <br />technical assistance un.def House Bill 06-1400 to assist in completing Water Needs <br />Assessment and related tasks for the Gunnison Basin. <br /> <br />T.his request is for additional technical assistance funding that will become available after <br />July 1, 2007~ The Gunnison Basin Roundtable requests development of Task Orders which <br />will provide for the following tasks. Task numbering is continuous with the previous request <br />made by the R.oundtable for technical assistance~ Tasks are requested to be initiated based <br />upon the timelines described below. Please note that the request for Task 4 is for scoping <br />and task execution. The requests for the remaining tasks are for project scoping only~ <br /> <br />· Scoping and execution of Task 4 ~ Agricultural shortages <br />· Scopin.g of Task 9 ~ Aspinall Unit Operations and PBO/RPA Issues <br />· Seoping of Task 11 ~ Resolve Water Supply Vulnerabilities <br />· Scoping of Task 12 ~ Identify Deficiencies in Storage Systems <br />· Scoping of Task 16 ~ Impact Analysis of Energy Development <br /> <br />The Roundtable has identified two additional tasks which it may desire to complete with FY <br />20.08 HB 1400 funding depending upon \vhether additional detail beyond that included in the <br />.upcoming CWCB water availability study and in statewide recreation studies is found to be <br />needed~ <br /> <br />· Scoping of Task 5 - Water Availability <br />· Scoping of Task 10 - BIlle Mesa Storage N.eeded for Recreation <br /> <br />The Roundtable will inform you of wllether there is a need to proceed with the latter two <br />tasks once the Roundtable b.as had a chance to review the scope of work for the two <br />statewide studies described above~ <br /> <br />The Roundtable requests that a cost estimate for completing the scoping of the seven <br />HB1400 tasks listed above (and the execution of Task 4) be prepared by the technical <br />assistance team as soon as possible. If it is determined that the cost estimate totals more than <br /> <br />5 -9-07 <br />