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• <br /> control over the water while providing optimal legal protection for it in a manner consistent with state <br /> law. <br /> • Other Funding Sources <br /> The total project cost is $85,000. The Committee will fund 50% of project costs, with participation by <br /> BCPOS, the City of Longmont, the St. Vrain&Left Hand Water Conservancy District(in-kind services), <br /> Trout Unlimited(both national and local), and the Colorado Division of Wildlife(in-kind services). <br /> Discussion <br /> The St. Vrain Creek Corridor Committee will use CWCB funding to assist with the purchase and <br /> installation of the FlumeGates as described above. The Committee believes this project is an <br /> opportunity to demonstrate how new technologies can help reconcile consumptive and nonconsumptive <br /> water use by releasing and measuring flows for enhancement of the aquatic environment, and <br /> subsequently capturing those flows for consumptive use for municipal, industrial or other beneficial <br /> uses. <br /> The Committee includes diverse groups with vested interests in protecting the flows of St. Vrain Creek. <br /> This project, if funded, will provide a highly visible example of cooperation and demonstrate the real <br /> possibility of satisfying what are typically considered competing interests. The CWCB will help lead a <br /> creative and successful effort with multiple benefits for water users and the natural environment. <br /> Importantly, this project will help to preserve and enhance minnow species that are ultimately important <br /> to the South Platte River watershed and all water users therein. <br /> • <br /> Staff Recommendation <br /> This project will enable water users to operate their storage and diversion facilities in a manner that will <br /> allow for efficient consumptive uses of water, enhance the natural aquatic environment of St. Vrain <br /> Creek, and directly benefit state-listed fish species. The CWCB's participation in this project would be a <br /> valuable component of its ongoing involvement in the St. Vrain Corridor Creek Committee. <br /> Consequently, staff believes that this project merits non-reimbursable investment funding and <br /> recommends that the Board approve BCPOS's request. <br /> • <br /> Flood Protection•Water Project Planning and Financing•Stream and Lake Protection <br /> Water Supply Protection•Conservation Planning <br />