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• Board Meeting Date: 11/18/2007
• Description: IWMD Section - Alternative Agricultural Water Transfer Methods - Grant Program
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

l must be used to collaboratively address issues and concerns related to agricultural
water-tl~e transfer. Funds shall not be used to solely advance the cause of the
project proponents.
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project cosh(past expenditures and "in kind" can not be counted toward the 10
percent match).
The following list includes examples of activities related to alternative agricultural
transfer methods/strategies that would qualify for funding.
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• Technical analysis of transferable consumptive use
• Identification and examination Hof administrative and legal
considerations or issues related to alternative agricultural water
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• Technical, logistical, ^ a~,;~;~+r~+~~~° and/or legal analysis/work to organize the
institutional'framework necessary to unplement an alternative transfer method
• Technical and/or logistical analysis of water supply delivery options. This may
include concepts and the feasibility of implementing the delivery of water to the
new use. ~
• Assist in addressing potential third party concerns
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Note: Design and construction of infrastructure is not an eligible activity. Other funding
sources such as the Water Supply Reserve Account or the CWCB loan program would be
more appropriate sources of funding for these types of activities.
Evaluation Criteria
The following grant~ievaluation criteria will be used by the CWCB to evaluate and make
recommendations toy fund, partially fund or not fund a grant application. The criteria are
aimed at advancing alternative transfer methods from the literature to actual on the
ground projects/programs that provide reliable water supply and sustain key elements of
the agricultural area;from which the water is transferred. The applicant should fully
address and explain in detail in the application howz and the extent to which, the
proposed project/program meets each of the criteria. However, it should be noted that the
project does not have to meet all of the criteria to be eligible to receive funding.
~ ~1.The °~r+°~* *^ ,~,~,;°'~ *'~° proposed project/program has the ability/potential to
produce a reliable water supply and can be administered thorough the State of
Colorado, Division of Water Resources.
~2.The ~°~r°° *~ ~_~'~~^'~ *~° proposed project/program produces information that is
transferable to other users and other areas of the state (i.e., would provide a
"template" or roadmap to others wishing to explore alternate transfer methods)
43.The proposed project/program addresses key water needs identified in SWSI or a
basin needs assessment.
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