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SOUTH PLATTE AND ARKANSAS RIVER BASINS ALTERNATIVE <br />AGRICULTURE WATER TRANSFER SUSTAINABILITY GRANT <br />PROGRAM (SB 07-122, WATER PROJECTS BILL) <br />PRELMINARY APPROACH <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br />There has been a great deal of research, study, investigations and talk in Colorado about how to promote <br />transfers between agricultural water users and urban water users which will result in sustainable agriculture <br />rather than the usual "buy and dry" deal. The goal of this project for which the grant is being sought is to end <br />the talk and to: <br />• actually implement a successful and practical transfer which will promote sustainable agriculture and <br />• disseminate lessons learned in this project throughout Colorado in order to facilitate practical and <br />successful transfers that avoid "buy and dry". <br />This document provides a basis for developing an application from water owners, intended water users, and <br />stakeholders such as county governments to the Colorado Water Conservation Board for funding a project to <br />advance agricultural transfers as alternatives to permanent agricultural dry-up in the South Platte and <br />Arkansas River basins under the CWCB South Platte River and Arkansas River Basins Alternative Agriculture <br />Water Transfer Sustainability Grant Program authorized by SB07-122. This application requests funding for <br />a project which will provide: <br />• Deliverables to the applicants which will allow them to implement a practical and feasible agricultural <br />water transfer that will provide for continuing, sustainable agriculture, and <br />• A Master Plan for water development in this study area that will serve as a template for other water <br />owners and intended water users to follow, which would allow for urban development while <br />preserving irrigated agriculture. <br />2.0 GRANT APPLICANTS <br />The grant applicants include: <br />• Colorado Corn Growers Association <br />• Others to be determined <br />3.0 THE STUDY TEAM <br />The Study Team includes: <br />• The law firm of Lind, Lawrence & Ottenhoff LLP: Kenneth F. Lind, Andy Jones, and Brad Grasmick, <br />• An agricultural economist (to be determined), and <br />• Brown and Caldwell: Leo Eisel, Project Manager; Matt Lindburg, Deputy Project Manager; Don <br />Ament, Karl Dreher, Jason M>imm, Lavanya Gullapalli, Josh Rice, Isabelle Lheritier, Lindsay Griffith <br />M:\FY2008\CWCB\S Platte and Arkansas Alternative Agriculture Grant\Proposal\Generalized Approach for Letter of Intent 3-25-08.doc <br />