Arkansas - Rotational Land Fallowing - Water Leasing Program_Application

• Basin Roundtable: Arkansas
• Applicant: Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District
• Description: Rotational Land Fallowing - Water Leasing Program - Lower Arkansas Valley Super Ditch Company
• Account Source: Basin
• Board Meeting Date: 1/23/2008
• Contract/PO #: 150425
• WSRA - Doc Type: Grant Application

Form Revised May 2007

Administrative
Assistant 8 8 15
Total 124 378 468 725

Name Task A Task B Task C Task D
Economic Analysis Storage Analysis Facility Analysis Injury Analysis
Project Manager
($190) $760 $26,600 $19,000 $36,100
Project Engineer
($100) $0 $11,600 $17,400 $26,100
Associate Engineer
($85) $0 $7,650 $10,200 $15,300
Senior Economist
($135) $13,500 $0 $0 $0
Associate
Economist ($90) $3,600 $0 $0 $0
Administrative
Assistant ($75) $0 $600 $600 $1,125
Total $17,860 $47,050 $59,200 $94,625

Schedule

Work on this project will commence upon receipt of a contract (assumed to be on or about
December 31, 2007).

It is anticipated that draft reports will be completed by March 31, 2008. A final rep0l1 will be
completed two weeks from the time of receipt of comments.

Matching Funds and In-Kind Contributions

The Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District has expended over $500,000 to date to
develop the Rotational Land Fallowing-Water Leasing program and Lower Valley Super Ditch Company,
and will continue to expend funds for that purpose to address the organizational and operational issues of
the Super Ditch Company. In addition, the Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District in
cooperation with potential lessors, lessees and ditch companies wiil provide matching funds and/or in-kind
contributions sufficient to complete the Scope of Work included in this Roundtable Request ($68,735).

6. Water Availability and Sustainability. This infon11ation is needed to assess the viability and effectiveness of
the water project or activity. provide a description of each water supply source to be utilized for, or
the water body to be affected by, the water activity. For water supply sources being utilized, describe its
location, yield, extent of development, and water right status. For water bodies being affected, describe its
location, extent of development, and the expected effect of the water activity on the water body, in either

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