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Rio Grande Inter-Basin Roundtable <br />clo San Luis Valley Water Conservancy District <br />415 San Juan Avenue <br />Alamosa, Ca 81101 <br />Telephone. ~119} 589 - 2230 <br />Email: slvwcdco 1 a~qwest. net <br />January 16, 2008 <br />Mr. Harris D. Sherman, Executive Director <br />Colorado Depar#ment of Natural Resources <br />Mr. Eric Hecox, Manager, aff~ce of Interbasin Compact Negotiations <br />Colorado Depar#ment of Natural Resources <br />Mr. Rick Brown, Section Chief, Intrastate Water Management & Development <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Gentlemen: <br />The Rio Grande Inter-Basin Roundtable ~RGRT} has determined that the single, most <br />critical water issue confrontir~g ~rhe Rio Grande Basir~ is the current unsustainable <br />management of surface and ground water. The RGRT is determined that water activities <br />that address this issue and suppor# ourfuture sustainability will be favorably considered for <br />funding from the Water Supply Reserve Account, SB 2005 -119, providing that the <br />proposed water activities meet the SWSI findings for the Basin and the CWCB and IBCC <br />Criteria and G~~iidelines forfunding. <br />The RGRT is requesting authorization and consideration for distribution of funds pursuant <br />to SB 2005 -119, for Basin Funds of $200,000.00 and Statewide Funds of $1,300,0~0,00, <br />per the enclosed application from the Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust ~RiGHT} for the <br />Rro Gran~e Inr~iatrve, a collaborativ~, community-based effort to protect the land and water <br />along the Rio Grande rivercorridor, <br />At the regular RGRT meeting on January 8, 2008, the membership voted unanimously to <br />requestfunding ~from SB 2005 -179-- Basin-wide and Statewide Funds, forthe Rro <br />Grana~e lnitr"ative as follows: <br />PR~JECT AND AMOUNT REQUESTED ~. SOURCE <br />SB ~ l9 <br />J4io Granafe ln~t~a~ive STATE <br />$ ~,300,000.~4 <br />R~o Granafe ln~~ia~ive BAS~N <br />~ zoo,ooo.oo <br />Page ~ of 3 <br />