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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 respectfully disagree that the cost to protect non - consumptive needs on the Colorado River is excessive --this is simply what it costs. The 1177 legislation recognized the importance of also funding non - consumptive projects. This project fulfills the objective of the Legislature by funding a non - consumptive project on the State's namesake river. 2. For Applications that include a request for funds from the Statewide Account, describe how the water activity /project meets all applicable Evaluation Criteria. (Detailed in Part 3 of the Water Supply Reserve Account Criteria and Guidelines and repeated below.) Evaluation Criteria — the following criteria will be utilized to further evaluate the merits of the water activity proposed for funding from the Statewide Account. In evaluation of proposed water activities, preference will be given to projects that meet one or more criteria from each of the three "tiers" or categories. Each "tier" is grouped in level of importance. For instance, projects that meet Tier 1 criteria will outweigh projects that only meet Tier 3 criteria. WSRA grant requests for projects that may qualify for loans through the CWCB loan program will receive preference in the Statewide Evaluation Criteria if the grant request is part of a CWCB loan/WSRA grant package. For these CWCB loan/WSRA grant packages, the applicant must have a CWCB loan/WSRA grant ratio of 1:1 or higher. Preference will be given to those with a higher loan/grant ratio. The Gore Canyon Whitewater Park is consistent with Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 evaluation criteria. TIER 1: TO PROMOTE COLLABORATION /COOPERATION AND MEET WATER MANAGEMENT GOALS AND IDENTIFIED WATER NEEDS. a. The Gore Canyon Whitewater Park project is one small part of the Colorado River Cooperative Agreement which addresses multiple issues and non - consumptive needs between Grand County and Denver Water and 35+ west slope water providers and organizations. Over 100 Letters of support from boaters are on file with the CWCB. Additional letters will be provided from other Roundtables and others prior to the Board meeting. b. The number and types of entities represented in this evaluation and approval process is unprecedented and includes both east and west slope water providers and organizations. By protecting the Colorado River's long term recreational flow values and promoting enhanced recreational economic activity, we are effectively addressing intra -basin and inter -basin needs and Issues with the construction of the Gore Canyon Whitewater Park. The multi -year Wild & Scenic broad stakeholder group process to address protections of the BLM's Outstandingly Remarkable Values (ORV's), including recreational float boating, has involved thousands of hours of commitment by members of the Stakeholder Group to finding voluntary collaborative solutions to water management to Segments 4 -7 of the Upper Colorado River. c. This water project helps create a stronger river based recreational economy in Grand County and helps all Coloradoan's be a part of implementing protections for minimum recreational flows in the Upper Colorado River as identified in the Colorado Basin's Non - Consumptive Needs Assessment, the A- 1041S Wild IL Scenic Management PlaR and the Grand County Stream Management Plan. TIER 2: FACILITATING WATER ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION d. Funding about 30% of the project cost from the WSRA will leverage the project's momentum and reduce the uncertainty that the project will be implemented in a timely manner. The award will bring awareness to Grand County's efforts to secure 35% of the funding from boaters and others partners that have