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Water Supply Reserve Account -Grant Application Form <br />Form Revised May 2007 <br />4. Please provide an overview of the water project or activity to be funded including -type of activity, statement of <br />what the activity is intended to accomplish, the need for the activity, the problems and opportunities to be addressed, <br />expectations of the participants, why the activity is important, the service area or geographic location, and any relevant <br />issues etc. Please include any relevant TABOR issues that may affect the Contracting Entity. Please refer to Part 2 of <br />Criteria and Guidance document for additional detail on information to include. <br />The purpose for the South Metro Water SupplyAuthority Regional Aquifer Supply <br />Assessment study is to more accurately evaluate the likely impacts of continued reliance on <br />the non-renewable groundwater supplies in the south Metro Denver area and to explore <br />more coordinated regional management of this precious resource. This project intends to <br />develop a better understanding of the aquifer characteristics relevant to well production, <br />artificial recharge and conjunctive use within the south Metro area through the collection of <br />additional data from SMWSA providers. This studywill also undertake a detailed <br />assessment of aquifer drawdown due to pumping in the south Metro area by evaluating <br />information from previous studies and updating with additional information collected from <br />SMWSA providers. The projectwill also characterize the unit cost of producing potable <br />groundwater in the south Metro area, including costs for pumping, water treatment, annual <br />operations and maintenance; evaluate whether the unit costs vary geographically andlor <br />over time through the year; and use this information to assess ways of optimizing operations <br />to increase aquifer sustainability. Finally, this project will identify potential locations to <br />conduct a regional ASR demonstration project within the south Metro area. <br />6 <br />