Southwest - La Plata West Rural Domestic Water Supply_Statewide Application

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The entire water supply system is a very large project that will be completed over the next several years; this grant will address the immediate needs and progress of the project. e) The applicant has the expertise and ability to implement the proposed activity. The LPWWA has been formed to oversee the management of the water supply system. The LPWWA, with assistance from hired professionals, will be responsible for the technical, financial and administrative success of the project. The LPWWA Board members have extensive and diverse experience, as detailed in the LPWWA Board Resume Summary (see Appendix B). f) The applicant is providina matchina funds and the amount of matchina funds or is obtainina partial fundina from other sources and the amount and source of such other funds or is providina demonstrable in-kind contributions. The LPWWA has received grant funding from the Animas La Plata Water Conservancy District, and the Southwest Water Conservation. Grants are being applied for from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, in addition to this application to the Southwest Roundtable and the Statewide Water Supply Reserve Account. These funds are being used for development of the water supply structure design and planning. The construction of the structure likely will be funded by invested parties. g) The applicant has a demonstrated need for financial assistance based on the inability or difficulty obtainina fundina elsewhere. The LPWWA has received grants from other sources, however the scope and costs of the project are significant and further funding is required. The LPWWA is a quasi-governmental entity with no ability to levy taxes and therefore does not have the capacity to repay loans. Meeting Water Management Goals and Obiectives and Identified Water Needs h) The water activity helps complete a needs assessment, includina consumptive and/or non- consumptive needs, that was not fully funded from other sources. The SWSI needs assessment for La Plata County notes the need for water service in the region and the potential for ALP water to be used if a delivery system is developed. The research conducted for the project has better quantified the need and the means to develop a domestic water supply system. As the intake structure and ALP projects develop, more detailed information on the current and projected demands of the area that can be serviced by the intake structure will be acquired. i) The water activity meets one or more of the water manaaement obiectives identified in the Statewide Water Supply Initiative, helps implement proiects and processes identified as helpina meet Colorado's future water needs, and/or addresses the aap areas between available water supply and future need as identified in the Statewide Water Supply Initiative or a roundtable's basin-wide water needs assessment done in accordance with the Colorado Water for the 21 II Century Act. The SWSI Phase I Report (2004) noted in the Water Needs Assessment (section 6) that, largely due to the Animas La Plata project, there is adequate water allocated for M&I needs in the area up to the year 2030. However, the report states that a water delivery system must be constructed to access this water and meet demands. The assessment also noted that western La Plata County has insufficient supply and that a municipal system needs to be developed in the area. The proposed project is in line with these objectives and solutions identified in the SWSI.