LISA ADD #7 ON SCANNER

• Board Meeting Date: 9/16/2008
• Description: WSP Section - Tamarisk Grant Program Guidelines
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLO~DO
Colorado Water ~ons~rvation Bo~~ d
®epartone~t of Nat~ra! I~e~oa~rce~
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www. cwcb.state. co.us
~'®: Colorado Water Conservation Board
}I'LL®1@~: Steve Miller, Water Supply Protection Section
f9A7'lE: September 15, 2008
IF1~: Ag~u~r=a Item 7 September t6-17 200$ Boalrtt T~'Ieetiing
Water Supply Protection Section - Tan~arisk Grant Program
Guidelines
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CB Director
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This item is to seek the Board's review and approval of criteria and procedures to implement the new
Tamarisk Control Cost-Sharing Grant Program as authorized by the 2008 CWCB Projects Bill.
IDiscussioxl:
• Section 29 of HB08-1346 authorized a new $1 million `tamarisk Control Cost-Shaping Grant Program.
Control of another woody invasive phreatophyte, Russian olive, is included in the program, and
references to tamarisk, also known as salt cedar, is understood to also include Russian olive and/or
tamarisk ("TRO").
It is intended that the Board's new program provide a source of non-federal cost-sharing for participants
in a variety of new federal TRO control projects even though significant federal funds have not yet been
appropriated. Even with the lack of federal funding, there is an enornlous pent up demand for funds to
assist local control activities in Colorado and the Board's new program is eagerly anticipated. Many local
groups are prepared to make up for the federal funds shortfall.
The Board considered an outline of draft criteria and a proposed schedule at the July 2008 meeting. The
Board indicated that it wanted to review and make final grant awards, following an application and
evaluation process to be conducted by staff with the assistance of several outside organizations. Proposed
draft criteria and a revised schedule are being presented at this meeting and if the Board concurs the initial
round of grant applications will be solicited during October, with Board review and selection of
successful projects occurring at the November 2008 meeting.
I3ecomrneaadatioal:
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Staff recommends that the Board give approval to the attached 'Tamarisk Conh~ol Cost-Sharing Grant
Program criteria and procedures, as discussed today and modified by Board comments.
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