Project-Specific Agreement- for the Heyborne Recharge and Wildlife Project

• Description: Related to Tamarack and PRRIP
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 1/21/2009
• Author: various
• Title: PROJECT-SPECIFIC AGREEMENT For the Heyborne Recharge and Wildlife Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Project Overview

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PROJECT-SPECIFIC AGREEMENT
For the Heyborne Recharge and Wildlife Project
THIS AGREEMENT (Agreement) is made this 191h day of February, 2009, by and
between the South Platte Water Related Activities Program, Inc. (SPWRAP), Ducks
Unlimited, Inc. (DU), Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District Water Activities
Enterprise (Lowa) and Colorado Water Conservation Board/Colorado Depar4ment of
Natural Resoarces (CWCB/CDNR) (collectively hereinafter, the "Parties").
Whereas, Lower has an agreement (attached as Appendix A) with the South Platte River
Ranch, LI.0 (SPRR) for the development and operation of the Heybome Recharge and
Wildlife Project (HRWP) located in Sedgwick County, Colorado.
Whereas, the HRWP will be located on land owned by SPRR described as: Lots 6, 7, 8
and 9, Section 11, Township I1 North, Range 45 West, and adjoining accretion ground;
and the W'h and SEY,, Section 14, Township 11 North, Range 45 West, all of the 6`� P.M.
Whereas, SPWRAP and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources (CDNR) have a
Memorandum of Agreement with a First Amendment (both attached as Appendix B).
These specify the funding relationships between the State of Colorado and SPWRAP for
the Platte Rivcr Recovery lmplementation Progam (PRRIP).
I� Whereas, SPWRAP and DU have a Funding Agreement ("Funding Agreement," attached
as Appendix C) for the development and operation of recharge pmjects in the lower
South Platte River in Colorado that assist with fulfi]]ing Colaradds water developtnent
� responsibilities under the PRRIP. Item 3 of this Funding Agreement requires a project-
specific agreement between DU and SPWRAP and other parties as appropriate before
SPWRAP funds can be expended.
Whereas, DU and CDNR have signed a letter of iatention to dedicate up to $250,000 for
the development and operation of recharge projects in the lower South Platte River in
Colorado that assist with fulfilling Colorado's water development responsibilities under
the PRRIP.
Whereas, the CWCB has committed $80,000 to Lower for use on the Heybome Pmject
with specific conditions that have to be satisfied before the money can be expended. In
addition, the DNR/CWCB has $170,000 remaining (for a total of $250,000 as noted in
Parag. lc of the First Amendment of Appendix B) that will be committed towards the
development and operation of recharge projects in the lower South Platte River in
Colorado that assist to fulfill Colorado's water development responsibilities under the
PRRIP.
HRWP Project Specific Agr 1-21-09