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Water Supply Reserve Account - Grant Application Form <br />Fonn Revised May 2007 <br />no authority over the directfloir supply, tichich is administered by the State of Colorado <br />through the State Engineer's Office, based on the priority systeyn of first in time first in <br />right. In their analysis of the regulatoiy scenario and the impacts on hater management <br />activities for reservoirs, USFWS identified tirelve major dams throughout the US as <br />CHDs or Critical Habitat Designations. These are reservoirs and pools in the United <br />States ichich are hinited to maintain only current levels in order to avoid take of the <br />flycatcher either by inundation or by desiccation of their habitat. Fortunately, there are <br />no such areas designated in Colorado nor any There on the Conejos or the Rio Grande. <br />Also, Platoro reservoir is at an elevation of over 9, 000 feet, irhieh is above the range of <br />habitatfor the sonthivestern irilloir flycatcher and the ye1loir-billed cuckoo, but Platoro is <br />documented habitat for the bald eagle. This mater activity assists in maintaining the river <br />stability and channel capacity in the Conejos, and therefore helps to protect the riparian <br />habitat conservation focus area below Antonito and doirnstream habitats of the <br />flycatcher and the yelloir-billed cuckoo. <br />r. The water activity provides a high level of benefit to Colorado in relationship <br />to the amount of funds requested. <br />With the USBR providing 5100, 000 and the CWCD providing S150, 000, for a <br />total matching amount of S350, 000, our request of 5350, 000 is modest at 50% of'the total <br />project cost. A high level of benefit accrues to Colorado from this project. <br />s. The water activity is complementary to or assists in the implementation of <br />other CWCB programs. <br />This crater activity is another beneficiary of the Rio Grande Roundtable's <br />efforts to provide technical assistance and funding support to its members, assisting them <br />in planning and funnding projects which might othenrise be beyond their scope. Although <br />not directly related to each other, each project benefits firom the Roundtable 's collective <br />irisdom, quite often sharing technical advice and expertise across our nenrork. This <br />crater activity is complementary to and is related, through this nettirork, to other SB 179 <br />projects such as the Colorado Rio Grande Restoration Foundation, ichich is pursuing <br />Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program status, supported by SB 179 finds. The Rio <br />Grande Headiraters Land Trust, boosted by 5300, 000 basin funds and SL 3Million State <br />funds in the SB 179 program, Trent on to receive GOCO funds of S7.SMillion. The entire <br />Basin feels strongly related to that project, as its goals include maintenance of channel <br />and overbank capacity, protection of the channel and floodplain fi°om dainage by <br />flooding, maintenance of riparian habitat, delivery of interstate compact commitments, <br />and maintenance and improvement of irrigation diversions. The San Luis Valley <br />Irrigation District is completing a nnilti-use enlaigenient study of the Rio Grande <br />Reservoir. The deterioration of reservoirs and spilhaays, imposed hinitations on storage, <br />and outlet mechanisms that are past their usefid life are problems this project shares with <br />Teri-ace Resei-v,oir, pai-titularly in its Alamosci River Instreani Flom Project. Santa <br />Maria Reservoir, and Continental Reservoir, all ohrhieh are, or frill soon be, seeking <br />18