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410 Ultimately,how M&I providers and environmental and recreational users who desire <br /> additional water in the future to meet their diverse needs will be very site/situation <br /> specific. It is likely that a diverse and unique set of alternatives and strategies will be <br /> needed. Thus, it is important to consider a number of alternative agricultural transfer <br /> methods (interruptible supplies, fallowing,banks, etc.) available to match the irrigator's <br /> and end users'needs. In addition, these alternatives must be flexible enough to allow <br /> variations to meet specific source and user situations. One size will not fit all. <br /> Application Process, Eligibility and Evaluation Criteria <br /> Purpose <br /> The purpose of this grant program is to further examine and assist in <br /> developing/implementing alternate transfer methods to traditional purchase and transfer <br /> of agricultural water. The Colorado Water Conservation Board recognizes the economic, <br /> environmental and cultural value that agriculture provides to our local communities and <br /> the state as a whole. The grant program seeks to both allow the free marketing of water <br /> supplies and to advance alternatives to traditional purchase and transfer of agricultural <br /> water. Projects funded from this grant program should not simply be aimed at <br /> facilitating a single locally-driven transfer but must also provide usable and <br /> transferable information or processes that will increase our understanding of how to <br /> successfully design transfer programs that provide a long-term reliable <br /> municipal/domestic water supply while sustaining meaningful production <br /> • agriculture. <br /> The grant program is available to applicants/projects in the Arkansas and South Platte <br /> Basins. A minimum of 1 grant will be provided to each basin. The ultimate number of <br /> grants funded will depend on the number and quality of applications received. <br /> There will be two rounds of application submittals and grant awards per year. The first <br /> deadline to submit grant applications will be March 31St, for consideration at the May <br /> 2008 CWCB Board meeting. The second round deadline for grant submittal will be <br /> September 30th for consideration at the November 2008 CWCB Board meeting. The <br /> CWCB Board will consider the grants and recommendations by staff and will decide <br /> whether to fund, not fund or partially fund the grant requests. If funds are not exhausted <br /> following the first two rounds of applications the same application timeframes will apply <br /> for March 2009 and September 2009. <br /> Application forms are available electronically at http://cwcb.state.co.us/IWMD <br /> • 4of6 <br /> Final Criteria and Guidelines <br /> Adopted January 22,2008 <br />