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Water Supply Reserve Account- Grant Application Form Form Revised May 2007 TABLE 9. PARTNERS' EXPERTISE Partner Ex ertise Ability to achieve cooperation among all possible relevant partners; ability to leverage local, state, and federal UAWCD funds; experience overseeing large-scale water projects such as ~$1.8M rehabilitation and expansion of two reservoirs located on the South Arkansas River (North Fork and Boss Lake); experience managing grants including BOR -$285,000 and WSRA -$285,000 . Demonstrated local knowledge including two prior studies in the Upper Arkansas basin: 01982-1984 Water Resources Appraisal of the Upper Arkansas River Basin from Leadville to Pueblo, Colorado (Crouch 1984) estimated that aquifer storaqe in the upper 200 feet of saturated material in the Buena Vista- Salida basin was 3.8M a.f. 02000-2003 Hydrogeology and Quality of Ground Water in the Upper Arkansas River Basin from Buena Vista USGS to Salida, Colorado (Watts 2005) identified drainable water in the upper 300 feet of alluvial, basin-fill, and glacial deposits of 472,000 a.f. Expertise includes site reconnaissance at all 15 UAWCD dcp locations to ensure installation in accordance with USGS standards, including assessing each site for laminar flow, tliscussing potential ice buildup issues, classifying high and low flow (seasonal) measurement techniques, identifying survey reference points, considerin stillin well construction or sta e monitorin s stem installation. g. The applicant is providing matching funds and the amount of matching funds or is obtaining partial funding fi•om other sources and the amount and source of such other funds, or is providing demonstrable in-kind contributions. UAWCD is providing matching funds of 7% or $30,000, plus in-kind contributions valued at $24,220 for gage data and project management. In addition to the 7%, UAWCD covered costs already incurred for grant writing and cost estimating. Funding from other sources includes -33% or -$133,000 from USGS, and -23% or -$93,000 from local land use planners (like Chaffee, Fremont and Custer Counties) and local water resource managers (like Penrose and Round Mountain Water Districts). TABLE 10. MATCHING FUNDS Or anization Amount, $ Percenta o' Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District 30,000 7% United States Geological Survey, Pueblo 133,912 33% Chaffee County (via contributions from its three municipalities) OCity of Salida @Town of Buena Vista @Town of Poncha S rin s 30,000 7% Fremont County 15,000 4% Canon City, Fremont County 6,000 1.5% Penrose Water District, Fremont County 6,000 1.5% Custer County 3,000 1% Round Mountain Water District (serves Silver Cliff and Westcliffe in Custer) 3,000 1% WSRA - Statewitle Account 180,000 44% TOTALS $406,912 100% Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District In-Kind Contribution $24,220 "= percentages are roundetl to nearest whole numbers Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District (UAWCD) Page 16 of 42