Board Meeting Memorandum 09/10/2003 ‎(B)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 9/10/2003
• Description: Non Reimbursable Projects Tamarisk Coalition, Infested Acres Inventory
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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Non-reimbursable Investment Application-CWCB Construction Fund
Form Revised August 8,2003
5. Please provide a brief description of the owner's existing water supply facilities.
The Tamarisk Coalition has no existing facilities.
6. For existing facilities indicate: N/A
(a)The number of shareholders , or (b) the number of customers served
(c)Current Assessment per share$ (d)Number of shares
Part B.-Description of the Project
1. Name of the project or study: Inventory of tamarisk and Russian-olive infestation
in the Colorado River and Arkansas River watersheds.
2. What is the purpose of this grant application? Check one.
_Demonstration project
• Study
Rehabilitation or replacement of existing facility
X Other(describe) Inventory study
3. General location of the project or study. (Please include county, and approximate distance
and direction from nearest town, as well as legal description):
Colorado River and Arkansas River watersheds; see attached map
(note: the Colorado River watershed includes the main stem plus the
Gunnison, Yampa, Dolores, and White river drainages.)
4. Please provide a brief narrative description of the proposed project or study including
purpose,need, facilities, and service area.
Background: Tamarix spp.(tamarisk), is a deciduous shrub/small tree that was
introduced to the western U.S. in the early nineteenth century from Central Asia and the
Mediterranean for use as an ornamental, in windbreaks, and for erosion control.
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