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Non-Reimbursable Application-CWCB Construction Fund <br /> Form Revised June 2006 <br /> 411 <br /> 3. Provide a brief description of your organization below: <br /> N/A <br /> 'art B.-Description of the Project or Study <br /> 1. Name of the study or project: Analysis of recreational and environmental uses, quantification <br /> methods, and effects of water rights on water management <br /> 2. What is the purpose of this grant application? Check one. <br /> x Study <br /> Demonstration project. <br /> :......... ._ <br /> Rehabilitation or <br /> replacement of existing <br /> • <br /> Other(Please describe) <br /> 3. General location of the study or demonstration project. (Please include county, and approximate distance <br /> and direction from the nearest town): <br /> Statewide study <br /> 4. Please provide a brief narrative description of the proposed study or demonstration project including <br /> purpose,need, and service area. (Attach scope of study, if available) <br /> Colorado has been at the forefront of the western states with regard to water rights for instream <br /> flow purposes since 1973 when the General Assembly authorized the CWCB to appropriate <br /> instream flow water rights. In addition, Colorado is the only State that allows local <br /> governmental entities to obtain water rights associated with instream structures for recreational <br /> purposes in(and on) the water. There has been disagreements over how much water is <br /> necessary for these purposes and the economic benefits of these water rights. Now after the <br /> instream flow statues has been in place for over 30 years, and the RICD statute has been in <br /> • <br /> place for over 5 years, it seems wise analyze: 1) how these water rights affect water <br /> management: 2) quantification methods: and 31 what are the true historic economic benefits. <br /> 2 <br />