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EXHIBIT A WORK STATEMENT PROJECT NAME Tamarack Plan Recharge And Wildlife Habitat Project PROJECT LOCATION Tamarack Ranch State Wildlife Area (SWA) located near Crook, Colorado PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Tamarack Plan is a managed groundwater recharge project wluch began in 1996 at the Tamarack Ranch and Pony Express SWAs The three objectives for this project are creating and enhancing 1) groundwater well augmentation in Colorado, 2) instream flows for which Colorado receives credit in a Platte Basin Endangered Species Recovery Program, and 3) wetlands and wetland habitat including, but not limited to aquatic wildlife species of concern, waterfowl and other wildlife species in Colorado This has been a cooperative project between Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW), NCWCD, the South Platte Lower River Group, Inc (SPLRG), Ducks Unlimited, Inc (DU), and U S Bureau of Reclamation The South Platte Lower River Group, Inc is a coalition of water users (Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District, Groundwater Appropriators of the South Platte, Platte River Project, NCWCD) and the State of Colorado (Colorado Department of Natural Resources, CDOW, Colorado Water Conservation Board, Colorado Division of Water Resources) formed to preserve existing water uses while enhancing streamflows and wildlife related habitat Figure 1 shows the completed construction to date including three recharge wells (Well Nos 1, 2, and 5), Recharge Pond No 1, and a native fish research stream with its three supply ponds These three supply ponds provide emergency water storage for the stream along with native fish pond refugia, waterfowl nesting habitat, and wildlife viewing These ponds will provide solar- heated water to the stream to maintain thermal requirements for the fish species of concern Figure 2 shows the extensive development planned at the Tamarack Ranch SWA over the next few years The well construction to date shown on Figure 1 is also shown on Figure 2 The following describes those aspects of Figure 2 which will be developed under this contract SERVICES AND PRODUCTS 1 To the extent that funds are provided by the State under this contract for procurement of equipment, materials, and other similar items, NCWCD will provide administrative and supervisory, procurement, construction engineering and oversight services for the following aspects of this project at the Tamarack Ranch SWA a Construction of Recharge Well Nos 3, 4, and 6 (Figure 2), and delivery systems including buned pipelines, machinery rental, hardware, and fittings from 'these wells to recharge and wildlife habitat ponds b Lining parts of recharge ponds with various materials (clay, bentomte, and/or donated fabric) to provide standing -water wildlife habitat c Procurement of rental equipment for the construction of artificial sloughs and/or streams for aquatic species and other wetland species habitat