Board Meeting

• Description: January 28-29,2013 Board Meeting Agenda
• Date: 1/29/2013
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Meeting

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Water Supply Reserve Account— Application Form Grand County Revised Aug 30, 2012
Revised December 2011 Gore Canyon Whitewater Park at Pumphouse
b) The water activity meets the provisions of Section 37- 75- 104(2), Colorado Revised Statutes.Z The Basin
Roundtable Chairs shall include in their approval letters for particular WSRA grant applications a
description of how the water activity will assist in meeting the water supply needs identified in the basin
roundtable's consumptive and/or non - consumptive needs assessments.
The construction of this non - consumptive project directly assists the Colorado Basin meet the recreational
water needs identified as a priority in the Colorado Basin's Non - Consumptive Needs Assessment. Grand
County is working within the State's water rights process for Recreational In- Channel Diversions set out by
the State Legislature to protect the minimum recreational flow for the Gore Canyon Whitewater Park at
Pump House in Section 4 of the Upper Colorado River. A letter from the Colorado Basin Roundtable will be /is
attached to the application submitted to CWCB.
c) Matching Requirement: For requests from the Statewide Fund the applicants is required to demonstrate a 20
percent (or greater) match of the request from the Statewide Account. Statewide requests must also include a
minimum match of 5 percent of the total grant amount from Basin Funds. Sources of matching funds include but
are not limited to Basin Funds, in -kind services, funding from other sources, and/or direct cash match. Past
expenditures directly related to the project may be considered as matching funds if the expenditures occurred within
9 months of the date the application was submitted to the CWCB. Please describe the source(s) of matching funds.
(NOTE: These matching funds should also be reflected in your Detailed Budget in Exhibit A of this application)
The minimum matching fund requirement for the Statewide Account of 20% (or greater) will be exceeded
through the $100,000 contribution from the Colorado Basin Account Fund. The minimum match of 5 percent
of the total grant amount from the Basin Funds will be exceeded by the $100,000 additional contribution of
cash and in -kind to the project by Grand County.
Significant resources have been spent by Grand County since 2004 to bring the project to the point of
implementation. Grand County realizes that not all of the $495,414 in project expenditures to date by Grand
County will be applied as match for this grant as only a portion (less than $40,000) have occurred during the
last 9 months. We appreciate the recognition by the Roundtable members and others of the long term
commitment of funds by Grand County and the other funding partners that are contributing to the project
costs. The outreach and fundraising effort for the project is projected to raise over $600,000 from boaters
and other recreation industry partners to assist in funding the cost of the project construction. More
information about the diversity of anticipated sources of funds is available on request.
The people of Grand County understand the millions of dollars spent by the County to protect and enhance
the environment and recreational economy of our state are a good investment in the quality of the
recreational lifestyle valued by Coloradoans and visitors to our state. Some have questioned the high cost of
a simple playground project that protects the non - consumptive, recreational uses of the Colorado River. We
2 37 -75 -104 (2)(c). Using data and information from the Statewide Water Supply Initiative and other appropriate sources and
in cooperation with the on -going Statewide Water Supply Initiative, develop a basin -wide consumptive and nonconsumptive
water supply needs assessment, conduct an analysis of available unappropriated waters within the basin, and propose projects
or methods, both structural and nonstructural, for meeting those needs and utilizing those unappropriated waters where
appropriate. Basin Roundtables shall actively seek the input and advice of affected local governments, water providers, and
other interested stakeholders and persons in establishing its needs assessment, and shall propose projects or methods for
meeting those needs. Recommendations from this assessment shall be forwarded to the Interbasin Compact Committee and
other basin roundtables for analysis and consideration after the General Assembly has approved the Interbasin Compact
Charter.
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