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<br />Restricted Dam Inventory List, water storage capacity may be increased which benefits the water <br />planners and users. The combined effort of detennining candidates for dam and reservoir rehabilitation <br />and offering low-interest loans to those candidates not only benefits water planning but validates the <br />State's involvement and dedication to water management. e <br /> <br />Recommendation: Staff gives a high recommendation for the funding of this study because it will <br />accomplish the reconnaissance level work necessary to demonstrate the need for facility improvements <br />and rehabilitation. <br /> <br />2. Paonia Reservoir Sedimentation Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study <br /> <br />Beneficiary/Grantee/Contractors: Colorado River Water Conservation District, Various <br />Amount of Request: $77,500 Ranking: Medium <br /> <br />Product Produced: This demonstration project will develop techniques to further define the sediment <br />dynamics (e.g., impacts of runoff) through the development and implementation of a sedimentation <br />monitoring program; to investigate different reservoir management strategies and quantify the results; to <br />investigate remedial actions to recover lost water storage capacity; and to develop a long-tenn remedial <br />action plan to extend the life of the active capacity of the Paonia project. Sedimentation is diminishing <br />the active storage capacity of this reservoir and a solution to resolve this problem is of the utmost <br />importance to this region. The results of this study should be valuable to other reservoirs with similar <br />sedimentation concerns. <br /> <br />Water Planning Relationship: Paonia Reservoir provides water to a vast area and the water <br />providers and users depend on its ability to maintain water storage capacity far into the future. The <br />increasing problem of sedimentation is shortening the water planning capability for its water managers. e <br /> <br />Recommendation: Staff gives a medium recommendation for the funding of this study because of the <br />limited funding available and that as funds become available this project can be reconsidered. <br /> <br />Stream and Lake Protection Program <br /> <br />1. Instream Flow Program Outreach and Education <br /> <br />Beneficiary/Grantee/Contractor: CWCB, Various <br />Amount of Request: $25,000 <br /> <br />Ranking: <br /> <br />,High <br /> <br />Products Produced: The Statewide Water Supply Initiative identified key roles for the Stream and <br />Lake Protection Section in providing regulatory stability for water providers, as well as identifying and <br />addressing environmental and recreational needs in the state. However, the basin roundtable discussions <br />also highlighted the lack of knowledge about the "tools" and opportunities available through the State's <br />Instream Flow and Natural Lake Level Program (ISF Program). To accomplish the broader SWSI <br />objectives, it is imperative that the various water interests (water providers, water users, the <br />environmental community and the public) have a basic understanding of the ISF Program and the <br />available "tools" in the streamflow protection "toolbox". <br /> <br />This project and funding request is directed at development and distribution of marketing material in <br />both electronic and paper fonn to educate water interests about the State's Instream Flow and Natural _ <br />Lake Level Program. This project will produce electronic and paper media material, which explain the _ <br />various ISF Program areas and tools, and highlight specific applications ofthe program in various basins <br />in the state. These materials would be distributed to municipalities, counties, water user groups, <br /> <br />10 <br />