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Cl'oty f C?o n City <br />P.D. Box 1460 o 128 Main Streei e Can'on Cify; CO 81275-1=160 <br />(719) 369-9011 o Fa.r: (779) 269-9077 <br />November 10, 2008 <br />Mr. Todd Doherty <br />Intrastate Water Management and Development Section <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br />1530 Logan Street, Suite 600 <br />Denver CO 80203 <br />To Wllom It May Concern: <br />The City of Canon City wishes to support the application of the Upper Arkansas tiVater <br />Conservancy (District) District in their efforts to receive a FYater Supply Reserve Accoeilit grant <br />from the Arkansas Basin Roundtable. The District's project involves an application with the <br />joint U.S. Geological Service (USGS) to do this hydrolagic tivater balance study. The study <br />begins in Chaffee County and eventually covers the four (4) Arkansas headwaters counties: <br />Lake, Chaffee, Fremont, and Custer. <br />Population growth for the Upper Arkansas headwaters re?ion is anticipated tQ increase by 72% <br />from 2000 to 2030, according to a Statewide Water Supply Initiative (S4VSI) Arkansas Basin <br />2006 Fact Sheet. The Coloradp State Demograpller's Office projects that the four counties in the <br />study area will increase in populakion from 60% (Fretnont) to 160% (Lake). The District ltas <br />more than 6,700 customers in its more than 2 million acre service area. <br />The City of Cafion City recognizes that State funds to assist this small District strategically, <br />located at the neadwaters of the Axkansas River, will benefit the public beyond the District's own <br />boundaries. The study will generate data that can be used by all basin river users whether <br />municipal, agricultural or recreationaI. In Chaffee County, municipal users include Buena Vista, <br />Salida, and Poncha Springs; the District serves more than 5,700 municipal water users. <br />Recreational river users predominate in Lake Caunty, while Custer County's agricultural sector <br />represents 10.3% of its economy. <br />The City of Ganon City is glad to sLipport the application of the Upper Arkansas `Vater <br />Conservancy District for a YYater Supply Resejve Account grant. <br />5incerel , <br />l.J <br />• teven G. Rabe <br />City Administrator