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Alternative Agricultural Water Transfer Methods -Grant Application Form <br />~a~~ary zoos <br />ensure that the project s#ays on schedule. CWCB staff will be welcome to attend any ofi these <br />mee#ings andlor provide input or questions in advance. The Lower District and Project <br />contractors will make a presentation of the Project upon completion to the CWCB Board or staff, <br />as desired. <br />7. Additional Information - If you would like to add any additional pertinent information please <br />feel free to do so here. <br />The proposed rotational lease-fallowing program under the Super Ditch Company, as <br />an alternative to historical current "buy and dry," has great potential for conserving the water <br />resources needed to sustain a productive irrigated agriculture in the Lower Arkansas River <br />Valley and to invigorate its rural communities. At the same time, the Super Ditch could <br />facilitate water transfers required to help meet demands along the growing f=ront Range <br />corridor. It also has been shown that controlled fallowing can be beneficial in its own right by <br />allowing use of land for crops not requiring irrigation, and by giving farmers the opportunity to <br />make improvements on their lands. This scheme can only succeed, however, if it can be <br />demonstrated that such water transfers can provide a reliable, year-round supply of water for <br />potential customers such as Colorado Springs, Aurora, and Northern El Paso County under a <br />variety of hydrologic conditions, but without damaging the irrigated stream-aquifer system. <br />Colorado water rights must be respected, the Arkansas River Compact must be complied with, <br />and water quality in the river must be adequately preserved. <br />The above statements are tr to the best of my knowledge: <br />Signature of Applicant: ~ /,I~ <br />~'(~ __ ° <br />Print Applicant's Name: Jay Winner <br />Project Title: Lower Arkansas Valley Super Ditch Company <br />Return this application to: <br />Mr. Rick Brown <br />Intrastate Water Management and Development Section <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br />1580 Logan Street, Suite 600 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />To submit applications by Email, send ta: rick.brown(a~state.co.us <br />37 <br />