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• <br />• <br />Water Project Construction Program -- Project Data <br />Non - Reimbursable Investment <br />Applicant: Ted Kowalski, CWCB <br />Project Name: Nonconsumptive Grants Project <br />Project Type: Project to provide grants to communities seeking to build whitewater <br />parks <br />County: Statewide <br />Drainage Basin: Statewide <br />Water Source: N/A <br />Total Study Cost: $ 100,000 <br />Funding Sources: Construction Fund <br />Type of Applicant: Government <br />CWCB Investment: $ 100,000 <br />Median Household Income: N/A <br />Background: <br />Various communities have built whitewater parks within the State of Colorado for <br />various recreational purposes. The law permits local governmental entities to obtain <br />water rights for these whitewater parks, if certain conditions are met under the law. This <br />program would allow the CWCB to award grants to local governmental entities to assist <br />them in promoting non - consumptive use of water resources within their communities. <br />Grants would be selected based on need and ability to demonstrate that the grant would <br />be used in manner in a way that promotes maximum utilization of water resources. <br />Discussion: <br />This is a matter of Statewide concern and statewide interest. This type of grant process <br />will support the Board's goals of supporting and promoting non - consumptive uses within <br />Colorado. <br />• <br />