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Grand Valley Water Users Association Agenda Item 17a September 21-22, 2016 Board Meeting(Updated September 22, 2016) Page 5 of 8 Water Supply Reserve Fund Grant Applicant Ft Fiscal Agent: Grand Valley Water Users Association Water Activity Name: Government Highline Canal Lining Project Water Activity Purpose: Agricultural/Environmental County: Mesa Drainage Basin: Colorado Water Source: Colorado River At the July 2016 Colorado Basin Roundtable meeting, the Roundtable recommended approval of the Government Highline Canal Lining Project application request for the following Basin and Statewide Funds: Amount Requested/Source of Funds: $15,000 Colorado Basin Account $285,000 Statewide Account $300,000 Total Grant Request Matching Funds: Basin Account Match: $15,000 = 5% of total grant request (meets 5% min); Basin Account a Applicant Match: $515,000 = 172% of total grant request (meets 25% min); Applicant Match: $500,000 = 63% of total project costs ($800,000) Objective: The objective of this grant is to fund repairs to the Government Highline Canal to support both agricultural and non-consumptive water users including deliveries to the Colorado River through the 15-Mile Reach. Discussion: This Project was included in the Colorado Basin Implementation Plan. Protection of the Cameo Call and rehabilitation of the Roller Dam and facilities was one of the top projects in the plan. The Project also aligns with the Colorado Water Plan as described in Section 6.5 Municipal, Industrial, and Agricultural Infrastructure Projects and Methods. Issues/Additional Needs: No issues or additional needs have been identified. 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 they satisfy the Evaluation Criteria. Please refer to WSRF 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 of the tasks identified in the scope of work including a description of any major issues that have occurred and any corrective action taken to address these issues.