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Water Supply Reserve Account - Grant and Loan Program Water Activity Summary Sheet Applicant: City of Greeley Amount Requested: $101,740 Water Activity Name: Halligan Seaman Water Management Project: Share Vision Planning Model Source of Funds: South Platte Basin Account - $25,435; Statewide Account - $76,305 Matching Funds: $271,109 ($212,066 cash match and $59,043 in-kind) Water Activity Purpose: Study or analysis of a structural project and nonstructural activity County: Weld and Larimer Drainage Basin: South Platte Water Source: The North Fork and mainstream of Cache la Poudre River Staff Recommendation The application is well prepared and the proposed project furthers the South Platte Basins Roundtable's needs assessment. It helps addresses a critical water supply need in the basin and supports the implementation of an important IPP. Staff recommends approval of up to $101,740, $25,435 from the South Platte Basin Account and $76,305 from the Statewide Account contingent on resolution of the item in the issues/additional needs section. Water Activity Summary: Alplicaw The City of Greeley Water and Sewer Department is a 120-person enterprise fund which provides water and sewer services to the 94,000 citizens of the City. The Director reports to the City Manager. The Water and Sewer Board is appointed by City Council to five year terms. The Board acts as a board of directors to the Department and is authorized by City Charter to set the minimum water and sewer rates needed to provide for operations and maintenance, debt service, and depreciation. The Applicant will serve as the Contracting Entity for this project. However, the applicant represents multiple partners who are committed to the Shared Vision Planning process and who will be contributing to the proposed scope of work. Partners include City of Fort Collins, City of Greeley, North Poudre Irrigation Company, William Werick of Werick Creative Solutions, LLC, The Nature Conservancy, Colorado State University, and Louis Rozaklis of AMEC Earth & Environmental Inc. Overview of the Water Activity Shared Vision Planning (SVP) is a collaborative stakeholder process intended to bring about a more effective permitting process for water projects. The Shared Vision Planning Model will incorporate operational, hydrologic, water rights, flow recommendations, as well as criteria for ecological and biological components into a river flow regime in order to fully assess reservoir operations alternatives in the context of the required NEPA permitting process. If successful, SVP could become a model for other water projects in the United States.