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Water Supply Reserve Account -Grant Application Form <br />Form Revised May 2007 <br />6. Water Availability and Sustainability -this information is needed to assess the viability and effectiveness of the <br />water project or activity. Please provide a description of each water supply source to be utilized for, or the water body <br />to be affected by, the water activity. For water supply sources being utilized, describe its location, yield, extent of <br />development, and water right status. For water bodies being affected, describe its location, extent of development, and <br />the expected effect of the water activity on the water body, in either case, the analysis should take into consideration a <br />reasonable range of hydrologic variation. <br />The south Metro area relies on non-tributary groundwater supplies located beneath their <br />boundaries. The dramatic increase in groundwater withdrawals over the past two decades <br />have led to water level declines of 20 to 30 feet per year over large portions of the south <br />Metro area. Knowing this, the SMWSA would like to understand these local effects in greater <br />detail so they can develop plans to use the groundwater supplies in ways that reduce impacts <br />throughout the region. The SMWSA is also investigating how to expand its artificial recharge <br />of the bedrock aquifers. They understand that a coordinated aquifer storage and recovery <br />(ASR) program is as important as coordinated aquifer pumping. <br />9 <br />