Arkansas - Fowler Install of Portable Wtr Delivery Main Backfeedline_Application 2

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Describe how the water activity meets these Threshold Criteria. The water activity meets the eligibility requirements outlined in Part 2 of the Criteria and Guidelines. The project is eligible as a Structural Water Project. The Town of Fowler is eligible as a Public (Government) Municipality. 2. The water activity is consistent with Section 37-75-102 Colorado Revised Statutes. The requirements/language from the statute is provided in Part 3 of the Criteria and Guidelines. Fowler is currently operating under CWPDA's Arkansas River Replacement Plan to replace its out of priority- depletions. The Town has seven more rears under this plan before it must develop its own Augmentation Plan and have it adjudicated in the Water Court. There are two principal sources for the Town's replacement water, The Oxford Fanners Ditch Shares and Frying Pan Arkansas Project Water. The Town controls 8.6 shares of the Oxford and has 481.29 acre feet of Project Water stored in Pueblo Reservoir. To date, Fowler has never had a problem meeting its replacement obligations of about 475 ac.- ft./near. The water activity undeiNvent an evaluation and approval process and was approved by the Basin Roundtable (BRT) and the application includes a description of the results of the BRTs evaluation and approval of the activity. At a minimum, the description must include the level of agreement reached by the roundtable, including any minority- opinion(s) if there was not general agreement for the activity. The description must also include reasons why- general agreement was not reached (if it was not), including who opposed the activity- and wh-,they opposed it. Note- If this information is included in the letter from the roundtable chair simply reference that letter. We are tentatively scheduled for the March, 2008 Arkansas BRT Needs Assessment Committee Meeting. 4. The water activity meets the provisions of Section 37-75-104(2), Colorado Revised Statutes. The requirements/language from the statute is provided in Part 3 of the Criteria and Guidelines. For Applications that include a request for funds from the Statewide Account, describe how the water activity meets the Evaluation Criteria. See Part 3 of Criteria and Guidelines. l ollaboration and The installation of the proposed "Backfeed" line, is the first step in the overall development of the Town of Fowler's water resources. Presently, the main issue of concern are the elevated selenium levels associated with the North Springs, and more particularly, the issue of a sole source which would serve the entire community with the same quality of potable water. Initially, the benefactors of the Installation of the "Backfeed" line shall be the 39 customers who are not receiving blended potable water from the storage tanks.