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water upp?y Re??rv? Acca?r?t -- xnt App?icat?o? ?'?rn? Firm Revised May 2UU7 The water Activity Addresses Issues of Statewide value ?} The water activity will help sustain agriculture in the North Poudre Irrigation Company, and it will a?law the Cities to avoid additional agricultural dry-up to meet growing demands. This water activity will also meet environmental and recreational needs by irnpra?ing flows and e natural environment of the North Fork of the Paudre. p} This water activity will not directly assist in compact compliance, but it will ensure floe maximum utilization of the waters of the South Platte in Colorado for both consumptive and non-consumptive needs q} This water activity will not assist in the recovery of threatened ar endangered wildlife. However, it will assist in the enhancement of a TNC-identified priority conservation area in the North Fork of the Paudre, which includes Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse habitat; hence, the SAP project and associated protection efforts can provide mitigation for impacts to Prehle's. r} The water activity will provide a high level of benefit to Colorado in relation to the amount of funds requested. The SAP planning process will assist in the implementation of an ldentifled Praj ect and Process to address the large identified gap in the youth Platte flasin. In addition, the ' planning process is a unique and promising approach to Corps of Engineers permitting for water supply projects; ifthis process succeeds, it will serve as a model far other water supply projects as they approach permitting in Colorado and the'estern United states. The CCE itselfsees this project as pra?nising model for permitting. s} Thxs activity assists m the nnplernentatlon of GCB's mission, namely the protection and development of Colorado's waters. t} This water activity helps to support Colorado's economic vitality, The consumptive water supply will be used to provide for communities and businesses in the graving Nartlierri front range of Colorado, including the booming municipalities of Greeley and Fart Collins. In addition, by sustaining the natural enviranrnent of the Poudre River watershed, it will enhance the natural amenities that our citizens and communities prize. 4. Please provide an overviev? of the water project ar activity to be funded including - type of activity, statement of what the activity xs intended to accomplish, the need for the activity, the problems and opportunities to be addressed, e?pectat?ans of the participants, why the activity is irripartant, the service area ar geographic location, and any relevant issues etc, Please include any relevant TABGR issues that may affect the Contracting Entity, Please refer to Part ? of Criteria and Guidance document for additional detail on information to include, Shared'?ision Planning ?S?P} uses traditional CGE planning principles but modifies them to include earlier and mare intensive collaboration with a wide variety of stakeholders to; • Build a team and identify problems with stakeholders, decision-makers, and experts, Develop objectives metrics for evaluation that may differ from national objectives and metrics • Describe and agree upon the status quo using a collaboratively built model • Collaboratively formulate alternative reservoir operations using the model • Collaboratively evaluate alternatives and identify tradeoffs using the model • Develop team recommendations • Implement and institutianalizefhe team's recon?rnerided plan • Exercise and update the plan, This SAP effort is proposed to improve stream flows in the North Fork and ?nainstem of Cache l Paudre River above the confluence with the North Fark. The SVP work is related to the ongoing review of two Section 4?4 permits to expand storage at two existing reservoirs an the Nart?i Fork to provide the water supply needed for 7