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<br />~l ATE OF COLOR^DO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />o.'DAtlmc"tofIl.AhlrAIRL""'"rc.-; <br />t'll~n"""".~,,,,nl <br />O"'.,.....c,>lnr.o.l<,8(\:>o:1 <br />1'lo...."f1Cl:'J_J./"l <br />fAX'I~lW"-H7' <br />....w.Lw..~..I."..'.'"' <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Mlt>....... <br /><.;....".." <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Colorado Waler Conser'llalion Board Members <br /> <br />("',;t.....~I"~ <br />~.",...".. I"'" (". <br /> <br />FROM' <br /> <br />John Van Sciver, P.E. _7WL' <br />Mike Serle!, P.E., Chief III \ <br />Water Supply Planning il~'Fina1ce Section. <br /> <br />!<,,,j,,.....,..,, <br />(''o\'(~{l",,-..~ <br /> <br />I).... \~ .~"~tt. <br />0..,'1.''1'0,,,,'.'" <br /> <br />DATE: November 7, 2003 <br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item Bc., November 19-21, 2002 Board Meeting <br />Groundwater Management Subdistrict of the <br />Central Colorado Waler Conservancy District <br /> <br />Introduction <br />The Groundwater Management Subdistrict at 111e Cenlral <Alorado Waler Consel'\lancy <br />District (GMS-CCWCD) is applying fOt a follow-<Jp loan in amounl of $5,000,000 10 <br />purchase semor water rights al'ldCOtl!itl\lCl gravel pil slorage and water recllarge facil ilies <br />to illcrease augmentalion water supplieS tOt liS members This loan is for Phase II of a <br />project w,th esbmated !alai <:os! of $22.850.000 The DlStnd appl,ed for a $20.000.000 <br />loan In November 2002, but was approved fot $15.000.000 and asked to reapply for the <br />rema,nder. Thrs was done because of a shOrtage 01 CWCB loan funds in 2003 Please <br />see the attached prqecf summary and map <br /> <br />B..<:kQround <br />The GMS-CCWCD. bcated in Adams. Weld. and Morgan Counlies, has a service area of <br />300 Square rnile$. <If\lj t$ lOCated whoby within lhe boundanes of the Central ColoradO <br />Water Conservancy Drsl1lCt Tile SubdislrlCl has 650 members wllh 966 I(mior wells. and <br />has operaled an augme.,ta~on plan lOt these members since 1973. No new members <br />have been accepted Since 19Q7 unless they provioe lheirown augmentation water. <br /> <br />The -Empife Lodge" case has challged the manner of operation of State Eng,neer <br />approved subsllto;te supply plans i., COlorado. The court ruling held that a substltute <br />supply plan (suctl as the one operaled by the Subdisln<:t)wouid either have to Me lot a <br />decree in Water Court. or follow new Rules & Regulal10nS 10 be issued by the State <br />Engineer EICher allema10ve WOUld f;'1ISe the slandard reqUired for approval With lne <br />resull that me Subd.s1ncl will need 10 acquire more senior water nghls as well as build <br />adej,tiOl'lalstoragotoaugmenloul.of-Q(iorilyd,vertltOns <br />