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<br />Overview and Accomplishments July 2006
<br />through September 2008
<br />Background
<br />The 2006 legislature passed Senate Bill 06-179,
<br />which established the Water Supply Reserve
<br />Account (Account) to help citizens identify and
<br />meet their critical water supply and management
<br />needs. Monies from the Account may be used to:
<br />/ Identify human, environmental, or recreation
<br />water needs (also commonly referred to as
<br />"Needs Assessments")
<br />/ Evaluate available water supplies in the river
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<br />/ Build projects or identify methods to meet the
<br />water supply needs of the river basin
<br />The authorizing legislation provides funds for a
<br />broad range of eligible activities including:
<br />construction of infrastructure (storage, pipelines,
<br />river improvements, etc. ), feasibility studies,
<br />studies of human and environmental needs, and
<br />technical assistance for permitting or
<br />environmental compliance.
<br />Overview
<br />The Account is administered by the CWCB in
<br />collaboration with the IBCC and the 9 Basin
<br />Roundtables established under House Bill 05-1177.
<br />Requests for funding begin at the Basin
<br />Roundtables. If approved by the Roundtables, then
<br />the funding request is submitted to the CWCB. To
<br />date, all except one funding request has been for
<br />grants. However, a large number of project
<br />sponsors have provided matching funds.
<br />Monies from the Account are distributed according
<br />to the Criteria and Guidelines, which were jointly
<br />developed by the CWCB and IBCC in collaboration
<br />with the Basin Roundtables. The Criteria and
<br />Guidelines are reviewed annually in October to
<br />determine if changes to the operation of the
<br />Account are needed.
<br />Program Highlights
<br />~$13.2 Million Granted for 66 Projects Across
<br />Colorado
<br />~ Projects Recommended by Local Basin water
<br />Roundtables on a Consensus Basis with Final
<br />Approval by the CWCB
<br />Accomplishments
<br />Water Supply Reserve Account projects have been
<br />approved across the entire state.
<br />Figure 1 shows the number of approved projects.
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<br />6 ^ Arkansas
<br />15 ^ Colorado
<br />12 Southwest
<br />^ Gunnison
<br />~ ~ Metro
<br />12, North Platte
<br />10
<br />Rio Grande
<br />~ ~ South Platte
<br />4 8 Yampa/White
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<br />Figure 1. Number of Funding Requests Approved by Basin
<br />Roundtables
<br />The distribution of funds based on total dollars is
<br />shown in Figure 2. The Arkansas Basin has received
<br />the largest amount of funds, followed by the
<br />Colorado Basin.
<br />Yampa/White,
<br />$584,572
<br />South Platte,
<br />$2,116,380~
<br />Rio Grande,
<br />$3,187,350~ ~
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<br />$1,059,923 ~
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<br />$1,013,139
<br />Gunnison,
<br />$1,254,665
<br />Arkansas,
<br />$3,977,068
<br />^ Arkansas
<br />^ Colorado
<br />5outhwest
<br />^ Gunnison
<br />I Metro
<br />Colorado, North Platte
<br />$2,682,900
<br />Rio Grande
<br />5outh Platte
<br />Yampa/White
<br />Figure 2. Funds Approved by Basin - August 2008
<br />Projects funded from the Account have addressed
<br />both Consumptive and Nonconsumptive Needs (see
<br />Figure 3); 11 percent of the funds have addressed
<br />Nonconsumptive Needs, 47 percent are addressing
<br />Consumptive Needs and 42 percent address
<br />multiple purposes.
<br />Multi-Purpose
<br />$7,692,237
<br />Consumptive
<br />$8,624,405
<br />Nonconsumpt
<br />$2,111,355
<br />Figure 3. Consumptive and Nonconsumptive Projects (Total
<br />Requests = $13,207,768)
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