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<br />Page 4 of5 <br />January 9, 2002 Draft <br /> <br />may be used, if available and approved by the CWCB, for the development and <br />operation of specific projects that will be a part of the future infrastructure of the <br />Tamarack Plan. <br /> <br />Another source of funds is from water credits developed by Tamarack Plan facilities that <br />are in excess of Proposed Program needs and which can be leased to water users needing <br />augmentation supplies. That type of income is presently being received from operation <br />of the existing infrastructure recently completed on the Tamarack Ranch State Wildlife <br />Area. These dollars will continue to be available as there are times that the return flow <br />credits from operation of the Tamarack Plan infrastructure can only or should only be <br />used for the purposes of augmentation. <br /> <br /> <br />Funding from conservation interests such as Ducks Unlimited have also been used and <br />will probably continue to be available, at least as they are associated with managed <br />groundwater recharge operations that create wetland habitats. Such projects can be <br />designed to create significant benefits to waterfowl as well as creating water for the <br />Tamarack Plan or other uses. <br /> <br />Lastly, there may be circumstances where funds from federal programs could be used to <br />develop water through the Tamarack Plan. This may include funds for the Bureau of <br />Reclamation. Federal funds such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for <br />Wildlife and the Natural Resources Conservation Service's Conservation Reserve <br />Enhancement Program could be available to individual landowners to create managed <br />groundwater recharge projects that enhance wildlife habitat while developing water for <br />use by the landowner. A portion of the water yield from these projects will potentially be <br />available to the Tamarack Plan. <br /> <br />Phase II of the Tamarack Plan <br /> <br />In addition to mitigating the effects of existing projects, Colorado is also obligated to <br />mitigate for future, or new water related activities through Colorado's "Future De letions <br />Plan" (Phase II). out 1,800 acre-feet of water ill need to ere-regulated for each <br />100,000 increase in popu a IOn In t e ou atte Basin in Colorado. Since the facilities <br />used in Phases I and III of the Tamarack Plan will also be used to accomplish the re- <br />regulation called for in Phase II, no additional capital expenditures for facilities are <br />needed. However, there will be additional administration, operation, maintenance, and <br />replacement costs attributable to Phase II. CPOG will calculate and agree upon these <br />Phase II costs per person of population increase. Each sponsor of a post July 1997 water <br />related activity that elects to use the Proposed Program to comply with the Endangered <br /> <br /> <br />li} <br />u <br />.,/' <br />~ {; <br />D <br /> <br />Tamarack OM&R plan: version 01/01/2002 <br /> <br />4. lp"~ <br />tiJf/\. <br />