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Water Supply Reserve Account - Grant Application Form <br />Form Revised May 2007 <br />2. Describe how the water activity meets these Threshold Criteria. <br />Project Summary (Inserted here for clarity): The Colorado State Engineer has placed a restriction of 15,000 acre-feet <br />on Continental's storage capacity due to safety considerations. The spillway is significantly deteriorated and there is a <br />serious and long-standing seepage problem on the darn. Continuing deterioration and the threatened loss of structural <br />integrity of the darn are causing serious concerns, particularly in flood control and irrigation (Attachment D). Continental, <br />constructed in 1910, is operated in conjunction with Santa Maria, which gets contolled discharges of water from <br />Continental through North Clear Creels, then through a complex century-old conveyance system of a pipeline, a siphon and <br />an open ditch which conveys water across a distance of about 8.5 miles as the crow flies (Attachment A). Santa Maria <br />stores irrigation water and also stores Rio Grande Compact water, San Luis Valley Water Conservancy District water, <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) water, and Trans-Mountani water. Santa Maria also provides flood control. <br />Throughout the year, whenever water is available to store in Santa Maria, the deteriorated conveyance system limits the <br />amount of water which reaches Santa Maria from Continental. Although Santa Maria has a designed capacity of 43,000 <br />acre feet, maximum storage ni recent years has been only 15,000 acre-feet. <br />The project to be funded by this proposal (the Project) is to conduct engineering, hydrological and hydraulic studies of all <br />structures in this combined system, henceforth referred to as "the System". These studies will identifi- the best approach to <br />restore capacity to both reservoirs, anproving and/or replacing the century-old conveyance structures so as to achieve the <br />optimal efficiencies in the transfer of water from Continental to Santa Maria. The result of these studies wall be to remove <br />the State-imposed restrictions on storage and to restore full operating efficiencies to the system. This will allow Continental <br />to hold and control additional Rio Grande Compact water; improve SMR's ability to hold and more effectively manage <br />irrigation water, increase the svstem's value in flood control and its ability to respond in tones of drought, increase SMR's <br />options and ability to serve third parties, and greatly improve and enlarge fisheries, riparian areas, and wildlife habitat. <br />1. The water activity meets the eligibility requirements outlined in Part 2 of the Criteria and Guidelines. <br />SMR proposes an eligible water activity, as identified in Senate Bill 06-179, involving the <br />performance of studies toward a multi-use enlargement inventoiv, including engineering, <br />hydrological, hydraulic, and other studies at both Continental and Santa Maria in order to <br />convert long-standing seepage problems and failing water storage and conveyance <br />structures into resources with expanded agricultural, cultural, environmental, wildlife, and <br />recreational uses. <br />SMR is an eligible entity in that it is a reservoir company, as described in SB 06-179 and <br />is submitting this proposal in accordance with CWCB guidelines for this funding <br />proposal. <br />SMR is requesting funds of $191,700 from both the SB 179 Rio Grande Basin Account <br />and the State account, and is complying with all applicable submission criteria and <br />deadlines. <br />2. The water activity is consistent with Section 37-75-102 Colorado Revised Statutes. The <br />requirements/language from the statute is provided in Part 3 of the Criteria and Guidelines. <br />• This water activity meets the eligibility requirements in Part 2 of the criteria and