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<br />el . Colorado Acequia Association . North Fork River Improvement <br /> . Colorado Mountain College Association <br /> . Coalition for the Upper South Platte . Rico Remediation Partnership Project <br /> . Eagle River Watershed Council . Roaring Fork Conservancy <br /> . East Grand Water Quality Board . Three Lakes Watershed Association <br /> . James Creek Watershed Initiative . University of Southern Colorado <br /> . Kiowa Conservation District . Upper Purgatoire River Watershed <br /> Group <br /> <br />e) <br /> <br />e) <br /> <br />We delivered one copy of each application packet to the Colorado Department of Public Health and <br />Environment and one copy to Colorado Watershed Assembly. Additional copies were also prepared <br />for the CWCB designees on the CWPF Committee. <br /> <br />We will convert all of the applications into PDF files and post them on the CWCB website for viewing <br />by Board members and the public. Staffwill create a scoring sheet, listing the criteria and point values <br />described in the Program Guidance document, to allow for easier scoring of each application. The <br />CWPF Committee will schedule a meeting in early June for collective review of these applications. <br />The CWCB and Water Quality Control Commission designees will perform [mal scoring after <br />consulting with the CW A designees. <br /> <br />It is expected that funds will be available by July 1, 2003 and, based on the level of funding available, <br />certain number of applications qualified to receive grants will be approved by July 31, 2003. Grants <br />will be awarded September 30, 2003. <br /> <br />For your infom1ation, the General Assembly created the Colorado Watershed Protection Fund <br />(CWPF), a tax check off program in the 2002 legislative session. The stated purpose of the program is <br />to, "assist in the restoration and the protection of lands and natural resources within watersheds of the <br />state", by providing grants 'tor local watershed efforts". The program will be administered by the <br />CWCB and the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission, in consultation with the Colorado <br />Watershed Assembly. The CWCB is responsible for the administration of the funds. The two CWCB <br />representatives on the CWPF Committee are Carolyn McIntosh and Rod Kuharich. <br /> <br />Groundwater Atlas Published: The Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) has completed the Ground <br />Water Atlas of Colorado. The atlas is a comprehensive, map-based look at ground water in our state. It <br />sunmlarizes the location, geography, geology, water quality, and hydrologic characteristics of the <br />prominent aquifers in each part of Colorado. <br /> <br />The first three chapters of this eight-chapter volume are a printer on groundwater in Colorado _ <br />perfect for those who aren't scientists, but want to learn more. These chapters cover statewide topics <br />such as geologic deposits and aquifers, climatic influences to water supply, the state's water demands <br />and principal uses, ground-water occurrence and flow, aquifer types, surface-water/ground-water <br />interactions, and the legal administration of ground water. A glossary provides a quick reference to <br />ground water terms. <br /> <br />The remaining chapters discuss specific Colorado aquifers in three general areas: 1) aquifers alongside <br />the major streams, or alluvial aquifers; 2) major sedimentary rock aquifers, such as those in the Denver <br />Basin; and 3) mountainous region aquifers, such as in crystalline rocks (granite) or intermontane parks <br />and valleys, like South Park. These chapters provide useful and specific information on each aquifer <br />system for those in the ground water industry, local government planners, and individual homeowners. <br /> <br />6 <br />