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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.~ <br /> <br />POLICY NUMBER: 15 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF FISH AND WILDLIFE <br />RESOURCES FUND APPLICATIONS FOR INSTREAM FLOWS <br />AND RIVER RESTORATION PROJECTS. <br /> <br />EFFECTIVE DATE: September 12,2002 <br /> <br />POLICY: <br /> <br />The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) will accept <br />applications throughout the year for grants from the Fish and Wildlife <br />Resources Fund for the appropriation or acquisition of instream flow water <br />rights and river restoration construction projects to mitigate the effects of <br />the construction, operation, and maintenance of water diversion, delivery, <br />and storage facilities. <br /> <br />Applications for mitigation grants from the Fish and Wildlife Resources <br />Fund will be accepted for the following types of projects: <br />1. The appropriation or acquisition of water rights for the <br />purpose of preserving or improving the natural <br />environment to a reasonable degree to mitigate the impact <br />of an existing water facility. <br />2. River restoration feasibility studies and construction <br />projects that are designed to directly mitigate or <br />significantly improve the environmental impacts of existing <br />water facilities. <br /> <br />The CWCB may, in any year, approve grants to fund any project in the <br />above categories that the Board deems worthy of funding through the Fish <br />and Wildlife Resources Fund. In order to protect the long-term integrity <br />of the Fish and Wildlife Resources Fund, instream flow and river <br />restoration projects mitigating the impacts of existing water supply <br />facilities will be limited to 40% of the Fish and Wildlife Resources Fund <br />balance as ofJuly 1, 2002. <br /> <br />lnstream flow water right acquisition and river restoration project grants <br />will be limited to 25 percent of the total cost of water right acquisition or <br />restoration project construction respectively, up to a maximum of <br />$250,000. The project applicant must have completed a fully executed <br />funding contract with the CWCB within two years of the grant <br />authorization by the CWCB, or the Board will consider de-authorization <br />of the grant. <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To establish an approval process for instream flow and river restoration <br />construction project grants from the Fish and Wildlife Resources Fund. <br /> <br />APPLICABILITY: This policy and procedure applies to applications for instream flow or <br />river restoration construction project grants from the Fish and Wildlife <br />Resources Fund. <br />