Arkansas - Model Transfers Ag to Urban in the Arkansas Basin_Application

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Water Supply Reserve Account - Grant Application Form Form Revised May 2007 The Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District (District) was formed under Colorado State Statutes on April 29, 1958 by the District Court in Pueblo, Colorado. The District's purpose is to develop and administer the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project. The District holds the water rights to the Project. The District has allocated an average of 55,600 acre-feet of water annually to cities, towns, municipalities, and ditch, canal, reservoir and irrigation companies within the District. In addition, the District provides water and return flows for well augmentation. The District encompasses portions of Bent, Chaffee, Crowley, EI Paso, Fremont, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers, and Pueblo counties within the Arkansa<; River Basin. The District includes large metropolitan cities, small rural towns, and agricultural areas ranging from very small fanus to large ranching operations. It truly is representative of "Rural America" where the agricultural sectors are suffering out-migration and the larger metropolitan areas are facing problems common to growing area,,>. The District is governed by a IS-member Board of Directors that are appointed by district court judges. The District's daily operations are managed by an Executive Director, with a staffthat includes a Manager of Projects, Director of Engineering and Resource Management, Water Conservation coordinator, Administrative Manager, Engineering Support Special ist, Finance Manager, and an Administrative Associate. District activities are supported and financed by ad valorem taxes paid by taxpayers within the District boundaries. Property owners pay up to a I percent mill ad valorem tax to support District operations and guarantee the repayment contract with the Federal government. The overriding priority of the District continues to be the annual fu lfillment of its obi igations as defined by statute and contract commitments with its water users and the United States. Among these priorities are ongoing commitments to water conservation. As the largest wholesale water distributor in the area, District operations, to some degree, influence all water and related land resource activities in its service area. Policies established by the Board of Directors consistently have been aimed at yielding maximum possible benefit.. to its water users through flexibility of operations and adaptability to changing needs. The District Board members and staff encourage policies of wise and efficient use of all available water supplies. 4. If the Contracting Entity is different then the Applicant (Project Sponsor or Owner) please describe the Contracting Entity here. Part B. - Description of the Water Activity - Please Refer to Criteria and Guidance Document for Eligibly Requirements 1. Name of water activity/project: Development of ag to urban model transfer prototypes by a committee of agricultural and municipal interest.;; of the Arkansas Basin Roundtable What is the purpose of this grant application? 2