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. Grants from the CWCB's Construction Fund have been used to develop pilot projects that will be an integral part of the Tamarack Plan. These funds have already been used in the development of a portion of the managed groundwater recharge systems located on the Tamarack Ranch State Wildlife Area. These funds could continue to be tapped for the development and operation of specific projects that will be a part of the future infrastructure ofthe Tamarack Plan. Funding from conservation interests such as Ducks Unlimited have also been used and will probably continue to be available, at least as they are associated with managed groundwater recharge operations that create wetland habitats. Such projects can be designed to create significant benefits to waterfowl as well as creating water for the Tamarack Plan or other uses: Lastly, there may be circumstances where funds from federal programs could be used to develop water through the Tamarack Plan. Federal funds such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Wildlife and the Natural Resources Conservation Service's Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program could.be available to individual landowners to create managed groundwater recharge projects that enhance wildlife habitat while developing water for use by the landowner. ~ portion of the water yield from these projects will potentially be available to the Tamarack Plan. Phase II of the Tamarack Plan In addition to mitigating the effects of existing projects, Colorado is also obligated to mitigate for future, or new water related activities through Colorado's "Future Depletions Plan" (Phase II). About 1,800 acre-feet of water will need to be re-regulated for each 100,000 increase of population in the South Platte Basin in Colorado. Since the facilities used in Phases I and III of the Tamarack Plan will also be used to accomplish the re- regulation called for in Phase II, no additional expenditures for facilities are needed. However, there will be additional administration, operation, maintenance, and replacement costs attributable to Phase II. CPOG will calculate and agree upon these Phase II costs per person of population increase. Each sponsor of a post July 1997 water related activity that elects to use the Proposed Program to comply with the Endangered Species Act (ESA), will be responsible for their activity's portion of Phase II costs based upon the population increase that is directly or indirectly supported by the activity. Participation in the Proposed Program and Phase II ofthe Tamarack Plan is voluntary. Those electing to not participate in Phase II of the Tamarack Plan are responsible for negotiating their own resolution ofESA issues with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or the permitting agency. Non-Phase II Post July 1997 Projects Non-Phase II water related activities will generally fall into two categories; anomalies related to the assumptions in Colorado's Future Depletions Plan and expansion of irrigated agriculture. An example of an anomaly is a new power plant that causes Tamarack OM&Rplan: version 01/01/2002 4