Water Supply and Demand Study 1/13/11

A -LP Water Animas -La Plata Water Marketing Supply and Demand Study Section 5
UnitediStates Department of Agriculture (USDA)
United tates Department of Agriculture, Rural Development provides utilities in rural areas (towns or
cities o 10,000 or less) with grants or loans through "Water and Environmental Programs" (WEP). The
grants, oans, and loan guarantees can be used for drinking water, sanitary sewer, solid waste and storm
drainag a facilities. Programs include Loans and Grants for Rural Communities, Guaranteed Loans,
Emerg ;ojects. cy Community Water Assistance Grants, Pre - development Planning Grants, and Loans for Very
Small More information about these programs is available on the USDA website at
Unitectl States Bureau of Reclamation Rural Water Program
This is new program initiated in 2010 which provides grants for planning and overseeing construction
of rural water systems to towns with less than 50,000 in population. Providing funding for construction
would i equire Congressional authorization and federal appropriations. Currently this program has not
been fL nded.
5.2.1 JProposed Marketing Program
The inf rmation and data above will be used to develop a marketing brochure and web page to promote
the us of the State's A -LP Project water. The marketing brochure and web page will be developed by
the C B and distributed to city and county planning departments, the Southwestern Conservation
Distric Water Conservancy Districts, and a list of appropriate contractors and businesses.
This marketing brochure and web page would also be useful in the event that all or a portion of the
State' A -LP Project water reverts to the Tribes (see Section 5.1 herein).
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