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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br /> <br />San Luis Water Conservancy District <br />Groundwater Recharge Demonstration <br />January, 1992 <br /> <br />The San Luis VaHey Water Conservancy District (District) has made application to <br />the CWCB for financial assistance on a Ground Water Recharge and Management Project. <br />The purpose of this project would be to collect data concerning performance of artificial <br />ground water recharge and resulting underground storage and to use this data to help <br />educate water users concerning the benefits of recharge as a integral part of a water <br />management plan for the San Luis VaHey. The management study would be confined to <br />the District which generally encompasses all land in the San Luis Valley irrigated by the Rio <br />Grande River. <br /> <br />To date, five recharge basins have been constructed within the boundaries of the <br />District. However, there are no known studies which show any data or analysis thereof that <br />could possibly be used as a management tool for water user organizations in the valley. <br /> <br />The District is proposing to have Davis Engineering perform the necessary planning <br />and engineering to construct two new recharge pits and to monitor, analyze and publish a <br />report with results as outlined in the attached General Plan of Study. <br /> <br />The total estimated cost of this study is $90,000 and the District has requested a <br />$45,000 grant from the CWCB Construction Fund as a match to its funds for this project. <br />It is anticipated that the published results will not be available for minimum of two years. <br /> <br />It is recommended that this project be authorized by the General Assembly for a <br />grant in the amount of $45,000 providing the District can demonstrate to the Board's <br />satisfaction that it can provide the required $45,000 in matching funds. <br /> <br />Note: this project is recommended in anticipation of Board approval for a <br />management demonstration grant program, and it would serve as an example <br />of how the Board could support demonstrations of improvements in water <br />management. <br /> <br />FMA/ dbr <br /> <br />dr0101.mem <br />