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? ?? ? a a N ??? a ? <br />s <br />C/0 Board of County Co?mmi.esioaerg - 515 10?' Street - P. 0. Box 758 -Greeley CQ $n632 <br />Telephones 970-335-704 Fwt: 970-35?-0?4? <br />QFFICERS <br />BILL JERKS, Chair <br />JIM YARN, l?` Vice-Chair <br />FRED WALKER, 2nd Vice Chair <br />LISA McvICKER, Recorder <br />IBCC REPRESENTATIVES <br />MIKE SHIMMIN ?????? <br />ERIC WILKINSQN <br />August 12, 2008 ,??9G 14 20d$ <br />Cotorado Wa oa?d <br />Conserv?Iian B <br />Mr. Rick Brown <br />Intrastate Water Management and Development Section <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />1580 Logan Street, Suite 600 <br />Denver CU 80203 <br />Dear Mr. Brown: <br />?n behalf of the South Platte Roundtable we are recommendin that the Colorado Water <br />. ? g <br />Conservation Board fully fund the Arickaree River Well Retirement Program. Qn March l 1, <br />2005, the South Platte Roundtable voted to fund $19 984.00 for the ro'ect. <br />pJ <br />The Arickaree River VLlell Retirement Pro am will hel rotect and sust in flows in the ' <br />gr P p a live <br />reach of the Arickaree River, protecting habitat for native lams fish s ecies includin the State <br />p P ? g <br />Threatened brassy minnow and the State Species of Special Concern orangethroat darter. It will <br />also aid in Republican River Compact compliance activities. <br />The program builds on and leverages the Republican River Water Conservation District's <br />Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program and Environmental Quality Incentives Program, <br />both of which are focused on incentivizing voluntary irrigation well retirements to aid in <br />compact compliance. <br />The Grant Application Form for the project is included herein. Please note that the Arickaree <br />River Weil Retirement Program is a partnershi consistin of the The Nature Conservanc <br />p g Y? <br />Republican River Water Conservation District, and private irrigation well owners near the <br />Arickaree River. The Grant Applicant is Willia?ri Burnid a for The Nature Conservanc . <br />g y <br />Sincerely, <br />??.?? ? <br />Bill Berke, Chair <br />South Platte Roundtable