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STATE OF COLORADO <br /> Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> Department of Natural Resources • <br /> 721 Centennial Building <br /> 1313 Sherman Street <br /> Denver,Colorado 80203 <br /> Phone: (303)866-3441 <br /> FAX: (303)866-4474 Roy Romer <br /> Governor <br /> MEMORANDUM lames S.Lochhead <br /> Executive Director,DNR <br /> Daries C.Lile,P.E. <br /> (UPDATED December 26, 1996) Director,CWCB <br /> TO: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> FROM: John Van Sciver <br /> DATE: November 4, 1996 <br /> SUBJECT: Agenda Item 18h., November 25-26, 1996, Board Meeting-- <br /> The South Platte Lower River Group, Inc. <br /> Approval of a Grant in amount of $300,000 to continue the Tamarack <br /> Project, and other ground water demonstration projects on the lower South <br /> Platte River. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> • <br /> The South Platte Lower River Group, Inc.(SPLRG) is a nonprofit corporation formed through <br /> the combined efforts of: <br /> Ground Water Appropriators of the South Platte (GASP) <br /> Lower South Plate Water Conservancy District (LSPWCD) <br /> Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (NCWCD) <br /> Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) <br /> Platte River Project (PRP) <br /> These organizations represent the full spectrum of interests on the lower South Platte River, and <br /> wish to continue the work of the SPLRG started in 1995. <br /> In 1996 the Group received a Grant in amount of$75K from the CWCB. The SPLRG members <br /> contributed $20K in cash, and about$75K in "in-kind" services. A list of about 20 groundwater <br /> recharge projects was developed through information exchange. Several of the more promising <br /> projects have received engineering evaluation, including a field investigation. Work is in <br /> progress on 3 demonstration projects; The Tamarack Project, Julesburg Irrigation District <br /> Projects, and the Thrasher/Liddle Ditch recharge Project. Significant progress has been made <br /> in just one year. <br />