BOARD01667

• Board Meeting Date: 11/19/2003
• Description: CF Section - Referred Non-Reimbursable Investments - CWCB South Platte River Decision Support System
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

4. Is the organization incorporated in the State of Colorado? N/A YES _ NO_

(If"YES", please include a copy of the articles of incorporation, and the Bylaws with this application form.)
5. Please provide a brief description of the owner's existing water supply facilities.

(Attach separate sheets and a map, if needed.): N/A

6. For existing facilities indicate: N/A

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(a) The number of shareholders_, or
(d) Number of shares _

(b) the number of customers served

(c) Current Assessment per share

Part B. - Description of the Project
1. Name of the project or study: South Platte Decisions Supporl System

What is the purpose of this grant application? Check one.
_ Demonstration project

_ Study

_ Rehabilitation or replacement of existing facility

K Other (describe) : To fund year 3 Scopes of Work associated with the implementation of the SPDSS. Funding for

years 1 and 2 of the SPDSS was also provided ..by eWeR's non-reimbursable grant program

3. General location of the project or study. (please include county, and approximate distance and direction from nearest town, as well

as legal description): South Platte River Basin, including the North Platte River.

4. Please provide a brief narrative description of the proposed project or study including purpose, need,
facilities, and service area. (Attach separate sheet, ifneeded.): The purpose of the SPDSS water management system is
to assist water users and managers to make timely, informed decisions regarding historic and future use of water
within the South and North Platte drainage basins. The SPDSS is the third DSS implemented and is part of the long
range plan for the CWCB. The DSS for the Colorado and Rio Grande have been implemented and are functional.

5. Please explain why you are requesting a non-reimbursable, instead of a loan. (The Construction Fund exists primarily to provide
low interest loans for the construction or rehabilitation of Raw Water Projects. Non-reimbursable Investments are approved only
when the project or study is of Statewide interest and benefits a wide range of people and organizations, and/or a large
geographical area. The applicant(s) must also show that they are fmancially unable to repay a loan): This as a State initiated
project that has statewide benefits. Benefits include continued collection of water resource data, and storage of all necessary
data in a central database for easy access. This and existing DSS tools will continue to provide information to the state in timely

manner.

6.

Will the acquisition of additional water rights be necessary? YES

NOK

If "YES", please explain:

If "NO", describe existing rights: N/A

Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Financing. Stream and Lake Protection
Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning