Tamarack MOU 2002

• File Number: 8461.250
• Description: Water Issues
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Author: CDNR, Colorado Division of Wildlife, Colorado Division of Water Resources, CWCB
• Title: Tamarack MOU 2002
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Contract/Agreement

of further development of the Project in accordance with the Development Plan,
along with an estimate of operations and maintenance costs, for current and
future Project features including manpower at various levels of development.
III. FACILITY PERMITTING
1. The other parties to this MOU and the Operating Committee will assist CDOW
in securing any needed permits and approvals. These include, but are not
limited to; applications for federal assistance, well permit applications, substitute
supply plans, and water rights applications. All such permits/approvals will be
filed in the name of the CDOW.
2. The Operating Committee will assist the CDOW by providing: A) technical
assistance through the preparation of engineering analysis and reports in support
of all well permit applications, substitute supply plans, and water right
applications. Such analysis may include, but not be limited to, streamflow
depletion/accretion analysis and water accounting procedures; and B) expert
testimony as necessary to assist CDOW in its efforts to obtain a decree or
decrees from the Water Division No. 1 Water Court, thereby adjudicating the right
to operate the recharge facilities for the purposes contemplated under this
agreement.
IV. MODELING
1. The parties to this MOU along with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy
District (NCWCD) and Colorado State University (CSU) are currently studying the
site characteristics of the TRSWA through development of a finite-difference
groundwater model. This effort will be coordinated through the Operating
Committee.
V. DEVELOPMENT
1. The parties to this MOU and the Operating Committee must approve further
construction of Project facilities and any material deviations from the
Development Plan.
2. The construction and installation of all wells, pumps, pipelines and ponds
necessary to develop the managed groundwater recharge projects on the SWAs
will be subject to the following limitations and conditions:
A. Installation of a monitoring well nefinrork to collect data for analysis of
accretive or depletive effects of the operafiion of the Project facilities on the South
Platte River and the effects of operation of the facilities (i.e., well pumping and
recharge) on warm water sloughs.
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