Rio Grande - Romero-Guadalupe Channel Rectification Project_Application

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Water Supply Reserve Account – Grant Application Form Form Revised May 200 7 _______________________________________ We, the applicants, trust that this water activity shall undergo an evaluation by and (we hope) be approved by the Rio Grande Basin Roundtable an d , once approved, we anticipate that it will include a description of the results of the Rio Grand Basin Roundtable’s evaluation and approval of the activity , including the level of agreement reached by the roundtable, and any minority opinion(s) if there was not general agreement for the activity. We anticipate that the description will also include reasons why general agreement was not reached (if it was not), and who opposed the activity and why they opposed it. 4. The water activity meets the provisions of Section 37 - 75 - 104 (2), Colorado Revised Statutes. The requirements/language from the statute is provided in Part 3 of the Criteria and Guidelines. This water activity meets the provisions of Section 37 - 75 - 104 (2) (c), C.R.S. in that we have actively sought the input and advice of all local affected county and municipal governments, including Conejos County Commissioners, and affected town councils in the watershed. We especially have focused on the community of Guadalupe where the memory of two feet of water down mainstreet are still vivid. We have consulted the Division of Wildlife, the Rio Grande Water Conservation District, and Alamosa Riverkeepers. All land owners and priority shares on our two ditch companies are aware of this problem and are loo king forward to the solution of a problem we all know too well. All previous make - shift home - grown and spontaneous measures taken over the years by land owners along this stretch of the Conejos have tried stop - gap measures to prevent erosion of the north bank of the Conejos, to no avail. We now are looking forward to implementing this proposal, as it will finally establish a stable channel, using a proven technology which we all know works. 3. [sic] For A pplications that include a request for funds from the Statewide Account, describe how the water activity E valuation C riteria meets the . See P art 3 of Criteria and Guidelines. Although we are applying for funds from the SB179 Rio Grande Basin account, this application form is new, and, in compliance with the former “locked” form of this application form, we have actually addressed every one of the Evaluation Criteria – so we include this work here, and ask that it be considered on the basis of its merit, since it goes beyond the new form’s requiremen ts. EVALUATION CRITERIA – Part 3 Promoting Collaboration and Cooperation a. The Romero - Guadalupe Channel Rectification Project addresses multiple consumptive and non - consumptive needs of the Romero Irrigation Company and the Guadalupe Main Ditch Company, as well as the Conejos River. We are two of the oldest ditch companies in Colorado, representing 58% of all number - one priority water rights on the Conejos. The total system length of these two companies is approximately 800 miles of canals an d laterals. Basin and interbasin cooperation extends as well to the ability of Colorado to fulfill its commitments under the Rio Grande Compact. 5