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SOUTHWEST BASINS ROUNDTABLE <br />STEVEN C HARRIS, CHAIR <br />% Southwestern Water Conservation District <br />841 East Second Avenue <br />Durango, Colorado 81301 <br />970 - 247 - 1302 <br /> <br />EMAILED February 12, 2007 <br /> <br />Mr. Rick Brown <br />Chief, Intrastate Water Management and Development Section <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />1580 Logan Street, Suite 600 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Applications for Mancos Water Conservancy District <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Brown: <br /> <br />The Southwest Basins Roundtable (SWR) is pleased to submit applications from the <br />Mancos Wa ter Conservancy District (MWCD) for funding from the Water Supply <br />Reserve Account (Account). These applications have unanimous approval by SWR. <br />Sent simultaneously with this email are: <br /> <br /> <br />1) Two files (“Basin App Email #1” and “Basin App Email #2”) which is t he <br />application from the MWCD for $80,000 from the SW Basin fund <br /> <br /> <br />2) and two files (“State App Email #1” and “State App Email #2”) which is the <br />application from the MWCD for $20,000 from the State Fund. <br /> <br />SWR agreed to fund the extensive $80,000 study by the MWCD to increase the capacity <br />of the existing Jackson Gulch Reservoir by raising the crest of the dam about 5 to 6 feet. <br />SWR is requesting that the State fund a simultaneous $20,000 study to determine if an <br />existing borrow pit near the Reservoir would be suitable for water storage. <br /> <br />SW highly recommends that the CWCB approve funding of this critical project from a <br />combination of the SW and State “pools” of SB179 funds. Please contact the applicant or <br />me at 970 - 259 - 5322, steve@durangowater.com , if you have questions on the enclosed <br />applications or wish to discuss these applications in more detail. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br />Steven C Harris, P.E. <br />Southwest Roundtable Chair <br /> <br />