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Water Supply Reserve Account- Grant Application Form <br />Form Revised May 2007 <br />Problems addressed: Problems addressed include lack of data. The study will summarize data that can <br />be used for four of the eight HydroBase system components: <br />• Water balance budget model and data collection <br />• Ground water planning model and data collection <br />• Surface water planning model and data collection <br />• Consumptive use model planning and data collection <br />Opnortunities addressed: The opportunity addressed is access to federal USGS funds. By awarding <br />WSRA funds for this March 2009 grant cycle, CWCB will leverage USGS funds for -33% of the study cost <br />and secure USGS federal matching funds for the Phase II and Phase I I I in the Upper Arkansas basin. <br />Other opportunities relate to timing of other CWCB and UAWCD projects, including: <br />• UAWCD's -$815,000 structural water project consisting of 15 automated data collection <br />. platforms at its six reservoirs and at nine stream locations implemented with funds <br />including -$285,000 each from BOR and WSRA; the new dcps substantially improve the <br />areal extent of data collection points in the study area, specifically at high elevation <br />reservoirs and on ungaged major drainage basins like Cottonwood Creek, the North Fork <br />of the South Arkansas, and Poncha Creek. <br />• The Colorado State University three year 2009-2011 project funded by WSRA at $875,000 <br />for "Data Collection and Assessment in Support of Improved Water Management in the <br />Arkansas River Basin" to gather data needed to implement the Arkansas Basin DSS; on <br />January 12-13, 2009, UAWCD and USGS conducted field reconnaissance in the study <br />area with CSU to jointly select locations for CSU's stream flow measurements at 8-12 <br />additional streams and canals, CSU's -30 new alluvial wells, and CSU irrigation canal data <br />collection points. Joint decision-making ensures that data will be collected at points <br />appropriate for both CSU and the hydrological water balance study. <br />• The CWCB 2009 Scope of Work for a Feasibility Study for an Arkansas River Decision <br />Support System for a nine-month 2009 project to assess data needs and data gaps by <br />conducting -30 interviews with water resource managers and others; the study will allow <br />for precise identification of data needs, especially spatial delineation of region data gaps. <br />Expectations of participants: The District expects to share data to help the BRT meet the anticipated <br />M&I 2030 shorlfall of 31,500 a.f. The District expects to use data to deal with projected population growth of <br />72% by 2030, increased demand for augmentation water, and anticipated climate change. USGS expects <br />to share data to help build the Arkansas Basin DSS. USGS expects to continue to conduct the type of <br />hydrologic investigation work that has made it a premier science agency that publishes peer-reviewed <br />studies only after they have undergone rigorous quality assurance reviews. <br />why the activi is important to the applicant:The study buildS on the DiStrlCt's -$815,000 structural water <br />project consisting of 15 automated data collection platforms at its six reservoirs and at nine stream locations <br />implemented with funds including -$285,000 each from BOR and WSRA. The study cements the District's <br />reputation as a pioneer with the ability to leverage federal, state, and local funds into its service area for <br />projects that can help: meet the anticipated M&I 2030 shorifall of 31,500 a.f., deal with projected population <br />growth of 72%, meet increased demand for augmentation water,and anticipate climate change <br />Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District (UAWCD) Page 27 of 42