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Tvwn of Buena Vista <br />P o. RoX 2002 <br />euena V;sta co 81211 <br />719. 3958643 <br />719. 395 8644 Fax <br />November 26, 2008 <br />Mr. Todd Doherty <br />lntrastate Water Management and Develapment Section <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br />15$0 Logan Street, Suite 600 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: UPPER ARKANS,4S WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT (UAWCD) <br />APPLICATION FOR A GRANT FROM THE "WATER SUPPLY RESERVE ACCOUNT" <br />To Whom lt May Concern: <br />The Town of Buena Vista supports in principle the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District <br />(UAWCD) proposal to do a joint UAWCD-U.S. Geological Service (USGS) hydrologic water <br />balance study wifhin the four Arkansas headwaters counties: Lake, Chaffee, Fremant, and <br />Custer. The Town understands that the study will be completed in phases, beginning with <br />Chaffee County. ft also understands that the Town and all basin users will be given time(y <br />access to models, data (input and output), and results of fhe study. <br />The Board af Trustees has included $1,500 in its 2009 proposed budget to contribute to the pool <br />of local matching funds being assembled in Chaffee County to support the UAWCD application <br />for a Water 5upply Reserve Accounf grant from the Arkansas Basin Roundtable to complete the <br />proposed study, <br />The Town of Buena Vista is also interested in exploring with other partners to the study the <br />possibility of adding a water quality component to the study, recognizing that this might increase <br />the cost of the study. <br />The Town of Buena Vista is pleased to support the UAWCD application for a UVater Supply <br />Reserve Accounf grant. <br />Sincerely, <br />-? -7 <br />sue Boya Town Administrator