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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ATIACHMENT # 1 <br /> <br />APPLICATION FOR FUNDING <br />TO PERFORM THE <br />RIO GRANDE HEADWATER RESTORATION PROJECT <br /> <br />Applieant <br /> <br />Tht: applicant and sponsoring agency is Citizens for San Luis V alley Water' , P. O. <br />Box 351, Alamosa, CO llllOl. Citizens for San Luis Valley Water (CSL VW) was formed in <br />1989 and is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. The Roard of Directors include: Greg Gosar, <br />President; Jim Gilmore, Vicc-Prcsidcnt; Grcg Stabolesky. Treasurer; and Christine Canaly, <br />S~cretary. CSLVW has played active roles in the AWOI and Initiative IS &16 battles; developed <br />forums and legislation for land trusts and conservation easements; is a charter member of a Rio <br />Grande basinwide group of grassroots organizations called the Rio Grande/ Rio Bravo Coalition; <br />coordinates the activities of the Rio Grande Corridor Advisory Committee which is seeking to <br />restore the Rio Grande from the southern border of Alamosa County to the Colorado-New <br />Mexico stateline; and is cooperating with the San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council in regards to <br />Wild and Scenic segments of the Rio Grande National Forest. CSL VW publishes the Valley <br />Voice which has been an effective voice for Valley water issues. <br /> <br />Description of Project <br /> <br />During the past decade, more or less, the capacity ofthc Rio Grande to carry high spring flows, <br />without significant property damage, has declined. This decreased channel capacity is making it <br />increasingly difficult to make efficient delivery of water required for the Rio Grande Compact. <br />Efforts by the Division of Water Resources to pass relatively large spring river flows past water <br />users' diversion structures and through the towns and cities results in wide spread flooding of <br />property, relocation of the channel and loss of water through evaporation and excessive recharge <br />of the river alluvium far removed from the river channel, and loss ofriparian habitat and its <br />seryices. !fan extensive program of river channel maintenance is not initiated, a significant <br />flood of even a 25 year frequency will cause major property damage. <br /> <br />The proposed Rio Grande Headwater Restoration Project will be a multi-staged project with the <br />first stage being a detailed planning study and some immediate/emergency site specific channel <br />improvements. The rcach of the Rio Grande that will be the focus of the study is from <br />approximately the southern boundary of Alamosa county to near South Fork. A map of the Rio <br />Grande basin showing this reach is attached. This funding application is for the first stage, thc <br />detailed planning study and assistance with immediate emergency issues along the Rio Grande. <br />Following is an outline of the tasks for the planning study and immediate/emergency issues. <br /> <br />1 <br />