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Water Supply Reserve Account- Grant Application Form <br />Form Revised May 2007 <br />p. The water activity assists in the administration of <br />compact-entitled waters or addresses problems related <br />to compact entitled waters and compact compliance <br />and the degree to which the activity promotes <br />maximum utilization of state waters. <br />Data generated by the District's structural hydrologic <br />water balance study will preserve in-state water rights <br />and protect the Colorado-Kansas compact. By <br />providing augmentation supplies for out-of-priority well <br />use, the UAWCD benefits Colorado in meeting <br />compact obligations. Data generated about the <br />interchange befinreen ground water and surface water <br />in the high mountain headwaters study area will affect the entire Arkansas basin, which is -30% of the <br />state. <br />For example, data will help promote the "maximum utilization of state waters" since -90% of the water in <br />the Arkansas passes through the Wellsville gage at the southern border of the study area. Large cities <br />down-basin are Colorado Springs (population -375,000) and Pueblo (population -105,000); -500,000 <br />people are affected by water management in the study area. <br />q. The water activity assists in the recovery of threatened and endangered wildlife species or <br />Colorado state species of concern. <br />The UAWCD/USGS hydrologic water balance study will <br />generate data that can be used to protect aquatic and <br />terrestrial habitat to assist in the recovery of threatened and <br />endangered wildlife species or Colorado state species of <br />concern. For instance, data that helps explicate changes in <br />availability of surface water and ground water can help <br />manage riparian zones, which are particularly important to <br />the toad and the trout. <br />Study area threatened and endangered species are <br />depicted at left. The grey circles denote boreal toad critical <br />habitat, while grey squares denote greenback cutthroat <br />trout stream locations. The study area has 100% (or 15 of <br />15) of Arkansas Basin boreal toad critical habitat sites and <br />17% (or 2 of -12) of Arkansas basin greenback cutthroat <br />trout habitat. Data generated by the study can be used in <br />vulnerability assessments to assist in the recovery of the <br />toad and the trout. <br />Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District (UAWCD) Page 22 of 42