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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />", <br /> <br />.> <br /> <br />248 <br /> <br />WATER PROJECT CONSTRUCTION LOAN PROGRAM <br /> <br />PROJECT INFORMATION <br /> <br />Grantee: <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Project Name: <br /> <br />Lower South Platte Water Management and <br />Storage Sites Investigation <br /> <br />Project Type: <br /> <br />Multi-Use Water Planning Study, possible emphasis on agriculture <br /> <br />Counties: <br /> <br />Logan and Sedgwick <br /> <br />Drainage Basin: <br /> <br />South Platte <br /> <br />Water Source: <br /> <br />South Platte River <br /> <br />Amount of Grant Request: $ 500,000 <br /> <br />Estimated Total Project Cost: $ SOO,OOO <br /> <br />The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) acting through their Water Supply <br />Protection Section is currently conducting a Reconnaissance Level Study of Water <br />Management and Storage Sites in the lower South Platte River. The Reconnaissance <br />Level Study will identify a preferred alternative(s) that has a reasonable probability of <br />success, and warrant further investigation. This grant request is to provide funding to <br />conduct a feasibility level study of these "preferred altemative(s)", and if warranted, <br />complete an engineering design of the selected altemative(s). . <br /> <br />The overall purpose of the project is to identify water management and storage options in <br />the lower South Platte River that could facilitate Colorado's management of South Platte <br />flows, including coordination with ground water recharge project, for in-state beneficial <br />uses, such as water right and South Platte River Compact administration and proYiding <br />benefits for biological species of concern in Colorado, and for participation in an <br />endangered species program being developed pursuant to the Platte River Cooperative <br />Agreement. These issues are of state-wide interest and require prompt evaluation and <br />timely resolution. The study is being conducted with input from Northern Colorado <br />Water Conservancy District, Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District, Ground <br />Water Appropriators of the South Platte, and Denver Water. The Reconnaissance Level <br />Study is scheduled for completion in May 2001. Funding from this grant will allow <br />CWCB to swiftly initiate the Feasibility Study in July 2001 and complete this work by <br />January 2002. The engineering design will begin in February 2002 and be complete in <br />July 2002. <br /> <br />Please see the attached map of the project location. <br /> <br />1 <br />