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Alternative Agricultural Water Transfer Methods -Grant Applieatiora Form
<br />January 2p08
<br />Contacts: Jay Winner, General Manager, IAVWCD,
<br />$01 Swink Ave.
<br />Rocky Ford, Colo. 81067
<br />719-469-8935
<br />or
<br />Peter Nichols, Esq.,
<br />Special Counsel, IAVWCD
<br />Trout, Raley, Montano, Witwer & Freeman, P.C.
<br />1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1600
<br />Denver, Colo. 80203
<br />303-339-5825
<br />b) For waters suppliers, information regarding the number of customers, taps, service area, and
<br />current water usage, and future growth plans, water related facilities awned or used,
<br />funding/revenue sources {existing service charges, tap fees, share assessments, etc.), the number
<br />of members or shareholders and shares of stock outstanding or a description of other means of
<br />ownership.
<br />Not applicable
<br />c) Fnr other entities, background, organizational size, staffing and budget, and funding related to
<br />water that is relevant in determining whether the applicant has the ability to accomplish the
<br />program/project for which funding is sought.
<br />The Lower Ark District was formed in 2002 by approximately 2:1 vote of the electorate
<br />of Pueblo, Otero, Crowley, Bent and Prowers Counties to conserve water resources for
<br />their greatest beneficial use within the District. The LAVWCD encompasses most of
<br />the Lower Arkansas River Basin, from above Pueblo Reservoir to the Kansas state line,
<br />including Pueblo and John Martin Reservoirs.
<br />The District has a general fund budget of approximately $1.7 million per year, funded
<br />primarily by a 1.5 mill levy on real property within the District. All of the budget is spent
<br />on water related activities, as described in mare detail in (d) below.
<br />The full-time staff of four includes the General Manager, Jay Winner, Project Manager,
<br />Bill Hancock, Financial Manager Kim Chavez, and Office Manager Carla Quezada. In
<br />addition, the District extensively uses the services of ifs outside General Counsel, Bart
<br />Mendenhall, and Special Counsel, Peter Nichols and Trout, Raley, Montano, Witwer &
<br />Freeman, P.C., as well as the services of consulting engineers such as HDR, Brown &
<br />Caldwell and Applegate.
<br />d) A brief history of the Applicant(s).
<br />The Lower Ark District was formed by a vote of the electorate in 2002 to conserve water
<br />resources for their greatest beneficial use within the District, essentially the Lower
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