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Rio Grande Inter-Basin Roundtable <br />c/o San Luis Valley Water Conservancy District <br />415 San Juan Avenue <br />Alamosa, CO 81101 <br />Telephone: (719) 589 - 2230 <br />Email: slvwcdcol@qwest.net <br />July 14, 2008 <br />Mr. Harris D. Sherman, Executive Director <br />Colorado Department of Natural Resources <br />Mr. Eric Hecox, Manager, Office of Interbasin Compact Negotiations <br />Colorado Department of Natural Resources <br />Mr. Todd Doherty, Intrastate Water Management & Development <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Reference: Coneios River & North Branch Diversion & Stabilization <br />Gentlemen: <br />The Rio Grande Inter-Basin Roundtable (R.G.R.T) has determined that the single, most <br />critical water issue confronting the Rio Grande Basin is the current unsustainable <br />management of surface and ground water. The R.G.R.T. has made the decision that <br />water activities that address this issue be favorably considered for funding from the Water <br />Supply Reserve Account, SB 2005 -179 (WSRA Funds), providing the proposed water <br />activities meet the SWSI findings for the Basin and the CWCB & IBCC Criteria and <br />Guidelines for funding. <br />Total cost of the Conejos River & North Branch Diversion & Stabilization Project (the <br />Project) is $481,700.00. Of this amount, the R.G.R.T. is requesting authorization to <br />distribute WSRA Funds pursuant to SB 2005 -179 as follows: Basin Funds of $50,000.00 <br />and Statewide Funds for $333,700.00, for a total of $383,700.00. The applicant is the <br />Manassa Land and Irrigation Company. The balance of the funding for the Project, or <br />21 %, will come from the Conejos Water Conservancy District ($18,000.00), the Manassa <br />Land & Irrigation Company (MLI) ($30,000.00), other Ditch Companies ($10,000.00), anc <br />NRCS in kind work ($20,000.00). <br />Page 1 of 4