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meeting as required pursuant to the CWCB's statutory authority. Additionally, the CWCB Board <br />stipulated to a proposed decree for this RICD at its November 2012 meeting. This stipulation has <br />been executed. <br />The many letters submitted to CWCB during the RICD hearing indicate an interest across the state <br />for using this amenity. The main objective of the project is to complete the construction of the <br />structures in accordance with the design so that the Gore Canyon Whitewater Park will perform as <br />anticipated and fill the nonconsumptive recreational needs of the Upper Colorado River. <br />Threshold and Evaluation Criteria. The application meets all five Threshold Criteria. <br />The application meets the Evaluation Criteria in the following way: <br />Tier 1: Promoting Collaboration /Cooperation and Meeting Water Management Goals and Identified <br />Water Needs <br />a. Multipurpose: Some concern was expressed during discussions with the Metro Roundtable <br />that the RICD itself could foreclose the Green Mountain Pumpback as a potential future <br />transbasin project. To address this concern the following language was included in the <br />stipulated RICD decree: <br />"Subject to the Colorado River Cooperative Agreement ( "CRCA') among Grand <br />County, Denver Water and other West Slope Signatories, Grand County and the <br />CWCB agree to negotiate in good faith concerning the mutual benefits of operations <br />and opportunities to provide water to the RICD Water Rights and to any future Upper <br />Colorado River Cooperative Project as defined in the CRCA: A water supply project <br />located on the West Slope, agreed to by Denver Water and the West Slope Signatories <br />to this Agreement, and designed to produce water for use on the East and West Slopes, <br />including at least 20, 000 acre-feet of average annual diversions for use on the East <br />Slope. "' <br />While the grant itself is focused on meeting recreational needs, viewed in this context of the <br />CRCA, the overall project and RICD addresses the concerns of the Metro Roundtable. <br />This project also supports the collaborative Wild & Scenic Stakeholder Group process and <br />helps protect the Outstandingly Remarkable Value (ORV) for recreational float boating in <br />segments 4 and 5 of the Upper Colorado River. <br />b. Collaboration & Cooperation: There are a large array of support letters and funders for this <br />project. As indicated above, over 100 letters of support for the RICD from boaters are on file <br />with the CWCB. In addition, letters of support for this funding application have been <br />provided to the CWCB and are attached. <br />Further, the applicant indicates that the RICD application is supported CRCA agreement. The <br />agreement states: <br />"Support for RICD. If information made available on the locations being considered, <br />the impacts to the Wild and Scenic River issues, and the purpose and amount of the <br />filing demonstrate the lack of an impact on Denver Water's operations, Denver Water <br />agrees not to oppose a Recreational In- Channel Diversion ( "RICD') filing for the <br />Colorado River below Gore Canyon in the Pumphouse reach above the Grand /Eagle <br />. County line. " <br />-2- <br />