13-49 CWPDA - Memo

• Applicant: Colorado Water Protective and Development Association
• Grant Type: Severance Tax
• Fiscal Year ‎(i.e. 2008)‎: 2013
• Project Name: Agricultural Emergency Drought Response
• CWCB Section: Finance
• Contract/PO #: 13-49
• Grants - Doc Type: Board Memo

STATE OF COLORADO
Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.cwcb.state.co.us
TO: Agricultural Emergency Drought Committee Members
Mike King, DNR Executive Director
Jennifer Gimbel, Director of CWCB
Dick Wolf, State Engineer
John Salazar, Commissioner of Agriculture
FROM: Anna Mauss, P.E.
Finance Section
DATE: September 5, 2012
John Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
DNR Executive Director
Jennifer L. Gimbel
CWCB Director
SUBJECT: Agricultural Emergency Drought (AED) Grant Request (No. FY13 -3)
The Agricultural Emergency Drought (AED) Grant Program provides up to $1 million annually
for emergency drought- related water augmentation purposes to Colorado's agricultural water
users. The program is open to agricultural organizations located in areas where a disaster
emergency has been proclaimed due to drought. Grant funds are used to offset the added costs of
leasing water during drought years.
All requests are reviewed by the AED grant committee. The committee is comprised of the
Director of the CWCB, the State Engineer, the Commissioner of Agriculture and the Executive
Director of the Department of Natural Resources.
As members of the committee, I am sending you the third AED grant request of the year. I'm
attaching a copy of the request for your review.
Request No. 13 -3 is from the Colorado Water Protective and Development Association for
$346,178. Upon my review, the requested amount seemed to include annual operating costs (not
associated with drought conditions). Based upon the increased price in water and the allowable
5% of grant fees for additional engineering and legal expenses, I came up with $279,225.36 in
eligible expenses. I reviewed the revised numbers with the applicant and she was in agreement
with the methodology.
I recommend approval of $279,225.36 to the Colorado Water Protective and Development
Association.
Per the guidelines, applications are accepted any time during the year and the approval process
will be completed within 60 days following the application date.
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