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<br />Alamosa-La Jara Water Conservancy District
<br />January 26-27,2000
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<br />Agenda Item 12b.
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<br />Fundin!! sources 00 (FY) 01 (FY) T
<br />EPA SECTION 319 FUNDS
<br />1) FY99 Funds (FA) $ 116,784 $116,784 $ 233,56
<br />SUBTOTAL $ 116,784 $ 116,784 $ 233,56
<br />OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS
<br />1) NRCS (TA) $ 5,250 $ 8,750 $ 14,000
<br />SUBTOTAL $ 5,250 $ 8,750 $ 14,000
<br />LOCAL MATCH
<br />1) A-LJ WCD (FA) $ 18,333 $ 18,333 $ 36,66
<br />2) Adams State College (FA & TA) $ 6,455 $ 6,455 $ 12,91
<br />3) Conejos County (FA & TA) $ 21 ,800 $ 1,700 $ 23,50
<br />4) Conejos County SCD ( FA & TA) $ 4,525 $ 2,700 $ 7,22
<br />5) SLB (FA) $ 36,960 $ 36,96
<br />6) Landowner Contribution (FA) $ 12,640 $ 12,640 $ 25,28
<br />7) Nature Conservancy (FA) $ 11 ,333 $ 11,33
<br />8) SLV RTP (FA & TA) $ 550 $ 300 $ 851
<br />SLV TU (FA) $ 1,523 $ 1,52:
<br />SUBTOTALS $114,119 $ 42,128 $ 156,24"
<br />TOTAL BUDGET $ 236,153 $ 167,662 $ 403,811
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<br />FA = Financial Assistance
<br />TA = Technical Assistance
<br />NRCS = Natural Resources Conservation Service
<br />A-LJ WCD = Alamosa-La Jara Water Conservancy District
<br />SLB = State Land Board
<br />SCD = Soil Conservation District
<br />SLV RTP = San Luis Valley Rural Telecommunications Project
<br />SL V TU = San Luis Valley Trout Unlimited
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<br />Recent Accomplishments
<br />Below is a partial list of significant accomplishments of the ARWP since it's inception in 1995.
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<br />1. Coordinated a Survey of the riparian area along the Alamosa River. (Survey conducted by
<br />the NRCS in January 1996.)
<br />2. Coordinated a River Assessment of the Alamosa River. (Assessment conducted by the
<br />NRCS regional riparian team in July of 1996.)
<br />3. Helped develop a Management Plan for the Alamosa River Watershed. (Completed in
<br />cooperation with the Conejos County Soil Conservation District, December 1997.)
<br />4. Compiled aerial photography of the Alamosa River for planning and design work for
<br />restoration, September 1997.
<br />5. Installed 2 erosion-control pilot projects to demonstrate restoration techniques, 1998
<br />6. Obtained funding for Conceptual Design for the Alamosa River. (D. Rosgen, March 1999.)
<br />7. Obtained a regional permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for river restoration.
<br />8. Completed river field survey for winter 1999 - 2000 projects, in partnership with the NRCS.
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<br />Proiect Area Description
<br />The project area is the 18-mile stretch of the Alamosa River from Terrace Reservoir, through
<br />the Town of Capulin, ending at highway 285 near La Jara. Land use in the project area is
<br />predominantly agricultural and 98% of the land is privately owned. Approximately 100 owners
<br />along the river run small farming operations that combine cropland, range, and pasture.
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