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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />GRANT APPLICATION - PART 2 <br />Cherry Creek Valley Water & Sanitation District <br /> <br />Wabash Complex. The EPA is funding part of the development of the Wabash Complex studies <br />to evaluate the impact on water quality in the area. <br /> <br />Local support for the project has been expressed by the Greenway Foundation who has accepted <br />it as one of its two projects for 1997, the Colorado Water Education Foundation who has <br />committed the resources to work with the District in development of the educational aspects of <br />the project, the Denver, Littleton, and Cherry Creek School Districts who each have indicated a <br />need for an urban outdoor or "living" lab to compliment their science curriculum. Arapahoe <br />County and the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District staff support the water quality <br />enhancement and channel stabilization components of the project The Utility Advisory Board of <br />Arapahoe County, Denver Water and City of Glendale support the integration of storm water <br />management and water right administration on lower Cherry Creek. <br /> <br />Information Transfer <br /> <br />All information developed from the project will be incorporated into a final report that will include <br />a project summary, background, methodology, and results. The report will be submitted directly <br />to the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Additionally, upon approval form the Office of <br />Water Conservation, copies of the report will be provided to the Office of the State Engineer, the <br />Environmental Protection Agency, Denver Water Distributor Forum, and the Denver Regional <br />Council of Governments. Project findings will also be shared with the stakeholders in the LCC <br />basin and the upper Cherry Creek Authority to assure the this project complements water quality <br />improvement practices in the area. The results of the project will also be used as part of the <br />information provided in Cherry Creek Valley's Outdoor Lab along the Cherry Creek Trail to <br />demonstrate the effectiveness of wetlands on water quality, stream bank erosion, and riparian <br />habitat. <br /> <br />This project may be relevant to the Senate Bill 96-74 studies being completed by the Colorado <br />Water Conservation Board. It is anticipated that the project report will be prepared in early 1997 <br />during the time frame of the SB96-74 investigations. <br /> <br />7 <br />