Colorado - Grand County Stream Flow Mgmt Plan Phase III_Re-submittal Water Activity Summary2008

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Water Supply Reserve Account -Grant and Loan Program Water Activity Summary Sheet Applicant: Grand County Water Activity Name: Grand County Stream Management Plan, Phase III: Grand County Amount Requested: $100,000 Source of Funds: Colorado Basin Account Matching Funds: Yes, Grand County $296,546 Water Activity Purpose: Non-consumptive needs assessment/activity County: Grand Drainage Basin: The Upper Colorado River Water Source: The Colorado River headwaters in Grand County including the Fraser and its tributaries, sections on the Williams Fork below the reservoir on Muddy Creels, on the Blue River, and on Willow Creels. Water Activity Summary: Grand County was established February 2, 1894. Grand County is a subdivision of the State of Colorado and meets the eligibility requirements of the Account as a government agency. The Colorado Constitution Article XIV establishes the orgaiuzation of the County. The Board of County Comnussioners is the directing body for the County as authorized by the Colorado General Assembly. Overvie~~~ of the Water Activity Grand County has contracted and funded Phases I and II of the Stream Management Plan (SMP) with the intent of developing a scientifically defensible and comprehensive SMP. Phase III is anticipated to begin in the spring of 2008. Grand County is asking for partial financial assistance of Phase III. The Grand County SMP is a study of water needs in selected stream reaches in Grand County. From the SOW, "The goal of Phase 3 is to perform stream assessments and analysis for restoration opportunities and the development of a master plan for implementing restoration projects along the Fraser and the Upper Colorado River. This phase will also include continued coordination on development of alternative flow operations that might help achieve recommended flows developed in Phase 2." The Grand County SMP focuses on 27 study sections that extend from the headwaters of the Fraser and its tributaries, down through the towns of Winter Park, Fraser, Tabernash, and Granby, the confluence of the Fraser and Colorado Rivers, and on down through Windy Gap Reservoir, the towns of Hot Sulphur Springs and Kremmling, and ends below Pumphouse at a site entitled "Below Gore Canyon." There are also sites on the Colorado River headwaters, on the Williams Fork below the reservoir on Muddy Creek, on the Blue River, and on Willow Creek. Grand County is currently involved in two finl7ing projects; one by Denver Water and the other by the Municipal Subdistrict of the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District. These two projects will assist Colorado in utilizing its entitlement under the compact. The SMP will provide data to assist in determining how stream health can be accomplished if these two projects proceed to fn~ition. The SMP will enable the