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Non-Reimbursable Application -CWCB Construction Fund Form Revised June 2006 Explain why you are requesting a grant, instead of a loan. (the Construction Fund exists primarily to provide low interest loans for the construction or rehabilitation of raw water projects. Non- reimbursable investinents are approved only when the project or study is of statewide interest and benefits a wide range of people and organizations, and/or a large geographical area . This study will have broad applicability throughout Colorado. Results from the study will be used to determine the minimum instrumentation required to accurately calculate sublimation across watersheds and ultimately alpine regions. Results also will be used to test the accuracy of estimates of sublimation that are currently used in snowmelt runoff forecasting models, but that have not been adequately tested. The primary objective is to increase the accuracy of water-supply forecasts with improved sublimation input data. Data will be provided in near-real time to faciliate improved water-supply model forecasting. The USGS expects to be able to contribute $35,000 in matching funds to the CWCB requested funds in 2009-10. Additional partners and funding sources are actively being sought. 6. List the names and addresses of any technical or legal consultants retained to represent the applicant or to conduct investigations for the proposed project or study. Name Address & Phone Number All personnel are USGS employees and are supervised by the contact person listed in item 2. See address above. ~ List any feasibility study or scope of work that has been completed or is now in progress for the proposed project or study. (Submit one copy with this application): The USGS has an extensive, long-term research program in the northern Colorado Front Range focused on alpine hydrology. The proposed study will add to the existing meteorological instrumentation backbone operated by the USGS Water, Energy, and Biogeochemical Budgets program on the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park. A second USGS research project will contribute some instrumentation on the west side of the Park. Total funding for these projects is approximately $300,000 per year. Integration of the new project with existing projects will allow sharing of staff, resources, and expertise.