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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: Platoro Reservoir Restoration Project <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 />For the referenced project, the R.G.R.T. is requesting authorization to distribute WSRA <br />Funds pursuant to SB 2005 -179 as follows: Basin Funds of $50,000.00 and Statewide <br />Funds of $200,000.00. The funds will be used specifically for the third phase of the <br />restoration (rehabilitation) of the full functionality of the Platoro Reservoir (Platoro) on the <br />Conejos River in Conejos County, Colorado. This Phase III consists of securing the <br />multiple use benefits of Platoro by replacing the worn out valves and operators on the dam <br />with new ones, and, in the process, building in additional operational flexibility for the <br />future. The applicant is the Conejos Water Conservancy District. <br />Page 1 of 4