South Platte - Ducks Unlimited Lower SP Water Protection and Wetland Restoration_C150432 Application

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Water Supply Reserve Account - Grant Application Form Form Revised May 2007 What is the purpose of this grant application? .............. Environmental compliance and feasibility study Technical Assistance regarding permitting, feasibility studies, and environmental compliance Studies or analysis of structural, nonstructural, consumptive, nonconsumptive water needs, projects Studv or Analvsis of ............................. Structural project or activity Nonstructural project or activit Consumptive project or activity Nonconsumptive project or activity x Structural and/ or nonstructural water project or activity Describe how the water activity meets these Threshold Criteria. 1. The water activity meets the eligibility requirements outlined in Part 2 of the Criteria and Guidelines. The water activity meets the eligibility requirements outline in Part 2 of the Criteria and Guideline. As a private non-government organization, Ducks Unlimited is eligible to apply for the SB-179 grant funds. The grant provided by SB-179 will be used to deliver capital construction projects of a structural nature by purchasing materials and equipment, contracting construction work, etc. Funds will also be used to purchase conservation easements on three properties to protect non-consumptive use aspects of subject lands including environmental, recreational, and cultural. Our conservation easements also provide perpetual protection of water rights associated with the lands assuring the water right will be available for agriculture, wildlife, municipal, and industrial needs via direct application of water to the land and through water recharge credits developed as part of the project. Most projects outlined in the application are already approved for NEPA Section 7 through the SPWRAP. However, Section 404 permits of the Clean Water Act will need to be attained. 4