Tamarack Plan Recharge and Wildlife Habitat Project on the Lower South Platte River (2)

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San 14 102 03:12p Dik �sion of Wildlife 870- 522 -8577 and geese. The recharge accretions or return flows back to the river during the summer months of low river flows were 5 to 10 cfs. Increasing summertime flows in the river sloughs greatly benefits minnow species habitat in the river riparian zone. In addition, a year round minnow stream has been created at the Tamarack Ranch SWA as part of the recharge system. The stream is 1/3 mile long supplied by 3 small lined ponds where the ponds receive groundwater from the recharge wells. The stream has been running continuously at 2 cfs since August 2001. CDOW and water users M the South Platte River in the fall of 2001 for minnow species of concern for apture and transplant to this stream system. 400 Brassy minnows were put in the supply onds and 100 Suckermouth minnows were put in the stream. As part of the Tamarack Ian project, 50 acres of shallow wetlands have been developed in the meadows at amaraek Ranch. These wetlands are supplied water from the outflow of the minnow tream and also supplied from the recharge wells or by pumping with portable pumps irectly from the South Platte River. completed and operational projects of the Tamarack Plan are successfully meeting goals and objectives of CDOW for the management of the Tamarack Ranch SWA and preservation and enhancement of habitats for aquatic species of concern and other ilife. CDOW has developed an excellent cooperative working relationship with water rs in the lower South Platte River through CDOW's involvement with SPLRG and the Ization of SCTF -1006 funds. These funds in combination with water user funds have t Tamarack Plan infrastructure and paid for operation and maintenance items such as ,trical expenses and equipment purchases. is $1 and $1 tched are the 7 invoices for the utilization of SCTF -1006 funds to date through the pinal CDOW / LSPWCD Contract and Amendment One. The total of these 7 invoices 149,821.73. The following describes in more detail the deliverables to date and their zation as part of the Tamarack Plan. The items for Canfield Drilling, Diamond ,tics, and Master Excavating totaling $56,685.55 were for the construction of part of recharge system (wells and pipelines). The items for Onset and Global Water totaling 344.98 were for water level monitors for observation wells to better understand the ern of recharged groundwater to the river. The item for Gator Pump for $23,715.00 the purchase of portable pumps to supply wetland meadow areas. item for t two items for the Integrated Decision Support (IDS) Group at Colorado State rersity totaling $20,000.00 were for GIS and expert system software development GPS field monitoring of river sloughs and groundwater tracer studies. These funds matched with $20,000 from the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute ). The IDS effort is developing databases of habitat characteristics and needs for es of concern. This effort is being coordinated with CDOW's Integrated 0 ent Plan (RAP) for Northeastern Colorado. The item for Dell Computer for 0.00 was the purchase of a laptop computer for use in the IDS -CSU effort, for field tion of automatic recorder data, and for presentations on the Tamarack Plan. The or Miles Construction for $23,000,00 was the purchase of a used front -end loader construction of pond embankments, placement of riprap, slough development and general maintenance of recharge system. p.3 X