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Water Supply Reserve Account – Grant and Loan Program <br />Water Activity Summary Sheet <br />Applicant: <br /> <br />La Plata West Water Authority <br />Water Activity Name: <br /> <br />La Plata West Rural Domestic Water Supply System <br />Amount Requested: <br /> <br />$1,000,000.00 Statewide Account <br /> $100,000.00 Basin Account <br />Source of Funds: <br /> <br />Statewide Account <br />Matching Funds: <br /> <br />Possibly, but a little unclear at this time. The following summary was provided. <br />SWCD ($100,000; 10/2007) <br />DOLA ($400,000; 3/19/2008) <br />CWCB - Southwest Roundtable ($100,000; 1/9/2008) <br />CWCB - Statewide ($1,000,000; 3/19/2008), <br />ALPWCD ($10,000; 3/2008) <br />Others may be applied for in the future <br />Note: According to the applicant, Federal legislation will be sought to fund construction of the backbone <br />infrastructure of the water supply system. Currently, lobbyists have been authorized to work on the project. <br />Water Activity Purpose: <br /> <br />Application indicates multiple purposes: environmental compliance and feasibility study, technical assistance <br />permitting etc., study of structural projects, and structural project <br />County: <br /> <br />Multiple – La Plata with possible delivery to Montezuma and Northern San Juan Counties, Southern and Ute <br />Mountain Ute Reservations and Upper La Plata Water User’s Association in New Mexico <br />Drainage Basin: <br /> <br />La Plata, Possible Mancos (Southwest Basin Roundtable) <br />Water Source: <br /> <br />Lake Nighthorse - Animas River [Animas La Plata Project (ALP)] <br />Water Activity Summary: <br /> <br />The La Plata West Water Authority (LPWWA) is managing the design and construction of a critically <br />needed rural domestic water system to serve residents in southwestern La Plata County. The system will <br />also potentially serve the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Southern Ute Indian Tribe and the Upper La Plata Water <br />Users Association (New Mexico). For further description of the LPWWA's anticipated service area and <br />users, see the Project Overview (Appendix A in the application). <br /> <br /> 1 <br />