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Page 3 of5 January 9,2002 Draft CPOG would provide input, expertise, and guidance to the DNR, SEO, and DOW in the following areas: 1. Project planning, design, and development 2. Project construction 3. Development of annual operating plans 4. Field operation and maintenance 5. Fiscal budgeting and tracking 6. Water accounting and reporting Estimated Costs and Funding Phase I and III of the Tamarack Plan Phases I and III ofthe Tamarack Plan will have to re-regulate 27,000 acre-feet of water to mitigate the effects of existing water related activities (Prior to July 1997). This water re- regulation will be done through a system of wells and ditches that participate as part of the Tamarack Plan. The mix of structures that eventually makeup the Tamarack Plan is yet to be defined and will change over time. The State of Colorado will be responsible for funding the design, construction, operation, maintenance, replacement, and administration of the facilities needed to provide the 27,000 acre-feet ofre-regulated water called for in Phases I and III of the Tamarack Plan. The cost to develop and produce Colorado's commitment for water covering the first 13-year increment of the Program is estimated to be $4,200,000 for Phase I and $9,000,000 for Phase III. These estimated costs are a part of Colorado's overall commitment of$15,000,000 for the first increment of the Proposed Program. As the costs for the Proposed Program were initially being assembled, it became evident that an adequate and reliable source of funding must be identified to finance Colorado's commitments to mitigate for impacts to threatened and endangered species. Other basins within Colorado also have, or will have, similar financial obligations for threatened and endangered species issues. These needs and others led to the establishment of the Species Conservation Trust Fund ("SCTF") in accordance with HB 98-1006. It is anticipated that the major portion of$15,000,000 for Phases I and III of the Tamarack Plan during the first increment will come from the SCTF. The State and water users have already jointly developed some of the infrastructure that will.d\crbecome a part of the Tamarack Plan. During the completion of these projects, several additional sources of funds have been identified and used. It is expected that many of these identified funding sources will also be available to assist in future funding of the Tamarack Plan. 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 Tamarack OM&R plan: version 01/01/2002 3