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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />721 Centennial Building <br />1 31 3 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 666-3441 <br />FAX: (303) 666-4474 <br /> <br />STATE OF COLOAADO <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br /> <br />J<lmes s. lochhe<ld <br />executIVe Direaor, DNR <br /> <br />Dilries C. Lile, P.E. <br />Diredor, eweB <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br />..Ii'S. <br />Bill Stanton, P.E., Chief, Project Planning and construcl~n Section VV~ . <br />Mike Serlet, P.E., Design and Construction Engineer~) <br /> <br />January 21,1998 <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item 11.a. January 28-29, 1998, Board Meeting <br />Water Project Construction Loan Program <br />Proposed Non-Reimbursable Projects <br />Denver Museum of Natural History - Denver Basin Aquifers Research Project <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The Denver Museum of Natural History (DMNH) has requested a $120,000 grant from <br />the CWCB Construction Fund (see attached application) for the purpose of obtaining a 2,000 <br />foot core from the Denver Basin aquifers near Kiowa, Colorado in the central Denver Basin and <br />to conduct a geo-hydrologic analysis. This request is part of a $467,000 three-year National <br />Science Foundation (NSF) research proposal that will focus on the evolution of the Denver Basin <br />and its landscapes. Drilling and coring of the two-inch diameter hole is estimated to cost <br />$170,000 and is planned to begin in early 1999. <br /> <br />Some of the key objectives of the geo-hydrologic portion of the study, estimated to cost <br />$42,000, include: <br /> <br />1. Obtain hydrologic measurements from 50 samples taken from the core. Measurements will <br />include specific yield, hydraulic conductivity, and porosity. <br />2. Build on the existing hydrologic and geologic frameworks to develop a more quantitative <br />understanding of aquifer geometry's and their water yielding characteristics. <br />3. Enhance public understanding of the ground water resources so that more informed decisions <br />can be made by residents and elected officials of the Denver Basin. <br />