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THE COLORADO BASIN ROUNDTABLE <br /> C/O P.O. BOX 1120 <br /> GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO <br /> 81602 <br /> July 26,2012 <br /> Greg Johnson <br /> COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br /> 1580 Logan Street,Suite 600 <br /> Denver,CO 80203 <br /> Dear Greg: <br /> The Colorado Basin Roundtable voted at its July 23, 2012, meeting to approve six grant <br /> requests and forward them to the CWCB staff and board for consideration. <br /> Five of the grants address the Roundtable initiative to implement short-term projects <br /> and methods to address nonconsumptive needs. Earlier this year, the CBRT set up a <br /> workshop to recruit interest in nonconsumptive projects. Five applications emerged for <br /> Water Supply Reserve Account potential funding.They are: <br /> - Grand County RICD Project. The vote was 18-0 in favor with two abstentions. <br /> The abstentions related to conflicts of interest. The request is for $100,000 in <br /> Basin Funds and $400,000 in Statewide Funds.The CBRT believes this project on <br /> the Colorado River will solidify the recreational values enjoyed at the <br /> Pumphouse segment of the Colorado River, a benefit to the Basin and all of <br /> Colorado. Our funding would be directed at in-river work. <br /> - Grand Valley Riparian Restoration Collaborative Project/Tamarisk Coalition. <br /> The vote was 20-0. The request is for $42,726 in Basin Funds and $207,274 in <br /> Statewide Funds. Funding would assist in tamarisk and Russian olive removal as <br /> well as work on invasive weeds. Money would also be directed at revegetation. <br /> Phreatophyte control is a local and statewide priority in water management and <br /> in restoring environmental integrity in important riparian zones. <br /> - Tenmile Creek Restoration Project/Blue River Watershed Group. The vote was <br /> 19-1 in favor.The dissent questioned a "clear need"for the project.The request <br /> is $17,500 in Basin Funds and $332,500 in Statewide Funds. The targeted work <br /> on the creek will occur in the vicinity of the Copper Mountain Ski Area, a <br /> segment impacted over the decades by mining,timbering, ski area development, <br /> railroad and highway construction. The beauty of this project is that it is shovel- <br /> .. <br />