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• Board Meeting Date: 5/21/2008
• Description: IWMD Section - Alternative Agricultural Water Transfer Methods - Arkansas and South Platte Basins Competitive Grant Program
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

It is not clear how many of the tasks identified in the scope of work are different
and separate from the tasks being funded by the Water Supply Reserve Account
Fund in the amount of $150,000.
The applicant does not adequately address who exactly would be willing to
transfer a portion of their water to M&I uses. In the eligibility requirements (#3),
the group(s) of agricultural users that are or may be willing to transfer a portion of
their water as well as the identified entities where the water could or would be put
to the new use must be identified.
• It is stated that consultation of Division 1 Engineers Office will be critical
regarding the quantification of consumptive use. Administrative issues with
transferring consumptive use and the subsequent monitoring of the irrigated lands
was not adequately addressed in this proposal.
• How will the water actually be delivered to the municipalities? What would be
the projected costs of a pump/pipeline? Where would the water be stored-
presumably Rueter-Hess? What is the exchange potential for the given amount of
water?
• If water is pumped from the Lower South Platte River, then water quality issues
should be addressed.
• Projects should at a minimum conceptually describe the technical, institutional
and legal elements of a water transfer (eligibility requirement #4).
• The budget should be detailed by tasks (and subtasks).
• The budget should correspond to the task (and subtask) identified in the scope of
work.
• Need itemized budget for all direct cost.
• Need explanation of indirect costs. Please ensure that the indirect cost relate to
this project.
Recommen atlon:
Considering the goals of the grant program and that the application did not meet several
of the eligibility requirements in the criteria and guidelines, staff recommend that funding
not be approved at this time for the Lower South Platte Irrigation Research and
Demonstration Project.
The applicant is encouraged to develop a proj ect that is more directed at the goal of the
grant program, that is advancing alternative transfer methods form the literature to actual
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