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THE COLORADO BASIN ROUNDTABLE <br />CIO P.O. BOX 1120 <br />GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO <br />81602 <br />July 26, 2012 <br />Greg Johnson <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br />1580 Logan Street, Suite 600 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Dear Greg: <br />The Colorado Basin Roundtable voted at its July 23, 2012, meeting to approve six grant <br />requests and forward them to the CWCB staff and board for consideration. <br />Five of the grants address the Roundtable initiative to implement short-term projects <br />and methods to address nonconsumptive needs. Earlier this year, the CBRT set up a <br />workshop to recruit interest in nonconsumptive projects. Five applications emerged for <br />Water Supply Reserve Account potential funding. They are: <br />Grand County RICD Project. The vote was 18 -0 in favor with two abstentions. <br />The abstentions related to conflicts of interest. The request is for $100,000 in <br />Basin Funds and $400,000 in Statewide Funds. The CBRT believes this project on <br />the Colorado River will solidify the recreational values enjoyed at the <br />Pumphouse segment of the Colorado River, a benefit to the Basin and all of <br />Colorado. Our funding would be directed at in -river work. <br />Grand Valley Riparian Restoration Collaborative Project /Tamarisk Coalition. <br />The vote was 20 -0. The request is for $42,726 in Basin Funds and $207,274 in <br />Statewide Funds. Funding would assist in tamarisk and Russian olive removal as <br />well as work on invasive weeds. Money would also be directed at revegetation. <br />Phreatophyte control is a local and statewide priority in water management and <br />in restoring environmental integrity in important riparian zones. <br />Tenmile Creek Restoration Project /Blue River Watershed Group. The vote was <br />19 -1 in favor. The dissent questioned a "clear need" for the project. The request <br />is $17,500 in Basin Funds and $332,500 in Statewide Funds. The targeted work <br />on the creek will occur in the vicinity of the Copper Mountain Ski Area, a <br />segment impacted over the decades by mining, timbering, ski area development, <br />railroad and highway construction. The beauty of this project is that it is shovel - <br />