CT2017-915 Approval Letter

• Contract/PO #: CT2017-915
• Contractor Name: Duke Ditch Company
• Contract Type: Grant/Loan Combo
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Approval Letter

Duke Ditch Company Agenda Item 13b
March 16-17, 2016 Board Meeting(Updated March 18, 2016)
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Water Supply Reserve Account Grant
Applicant a Fiscal Agent: Duke Ditch Company
Water Activity Name: Piping the Duke Ditch
Water Activity Purpose: Agricultural / Municipal
County: Delta
Drainage Basin: Gunnison
Water Source: Leroux Creek
At the February 2016 Gunnison Basin Roundtable meeting, the Roundtable recommended approval of
the Piping the Duke Ditch Project application request for the following Basin and Statewide Funds:
Amount Requested/Source of Funds: $47,237 Gunnison Basin Account
$47,237 Statewide Account
$94,474 Total Grant Request
Matching Funds: Basin Account Match: $47,237 = 50% of total grant request (meets 5% min);
Basin Account 8 Applicant Match: $702,137= 1486%of total grant request (meets
25% min);
Applicant Match: $654,900 = 87% of total project costs ($749,374)
(refer to Funding Summary/Matching Funds section)
Objectives:
The primary purpose of this Project is to reduce salt loading to the Colorado River system by 395
tons/year. It supports agriculture in Western Colorado and improves habitat for threatened and
endangered fish in the Colorado River basin by decreasing salt and selenium.
Discussion: This Project aligns with Colorado's Water Plan as described in Section 6.5 Municipal,
Industrial, and Agricultural Infrastructure Projects and Methods. The Project also meets the Gunnison
Basin's primary goal in its Basin Implementation Plan of protecting existing water uses in the basin (see
BIP Table 11. Basin Goals) and meets the complementary goals of improving agricultural water
supplies, protecting the environment, and improving water quality.
Issues/Additional Needs: Final Professional Engineer stamped construction drawings will be required
by the CWCB prior to disbursement of funds.
Threshold and Evaluation Criteria:
The application meets all four Threshold Criteria.
Tier 1-3 Evaluation Criteria:
Staff has reviewed and evaluated the applicant's grant documents and determined that it satisfies the
Evaluation Criteria. Please refer to WSRA Application for applicant's detailed response.
All products, data and information developed as a result of this grant must be provided to the CWCB in
hard copy and electronic format as part of the project documentation. This information will in turn be
made widely available to Basin Roundtables and the general public and will help promote the
development of a common technical platform. In accordance with the revised WSRA Criteria and
Guidelines, staff would like to highlight additional reporting and final deliverable requirements. The
specific requirements are provided below.
Reporting: The applicant shall provide the CWCB a progress report every 6 months, beginning from the
date of the executed contract. The progress report shall describe the completion or partial completion