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<br />8. Denver Basin Cross-Section Preparation Project - Phase II <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Beneficiary/Grantee/Contractor: Colorado Geological Survey, Various <br />Amount of Request: $60,500 Ranking: <br /> <br />High <br /> <br />Product Produced: This study will prepare seven geologic cross-sections across the Denver Basin <br />utilizing current technological advances to identify stratigraphic intervals. The project will be <br />completed in phases using sophisticated software (petra) in order to develop a basin-wide project for <br />cross-section and well-to-well correlation. The final digital product should be easily updated and <br />expanded over time. <br /> <br />Water Planning Relationship: The stratigraphic correlations across the Denver Basin provided by <br />these efforts will aid in better understanding and management of water levels and the critical <br />groundwater resource held in the Denver Basin bedrock aquifers. <br /> <br />Recommendation: Staff gives a high recommendation to this project because of its importance in <br />local and regional water planning. <br /> <br />9. Evaluation of the Availability and Sustain ability of Groundwater Resources in the Raton <br />Basin, Huerfano and Las Animas Counties - Phase III <br /> <br />Beneficiary/Grantee/Contractor: CWCB, USGS, Las Animas County, Various <br />Amount of Request: $50,000 Ranking: Low <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Product Produced: This is a continuation of a study to evaluate the availability and sustainability of <br />groundwater resources due to the development of coalbed methane (CBM) production in the Raton <br />Basin. Previous work with the USGS used existing data to develop aquifer properties. The work <br />proposed here would use that data to evaluate the potential for interference between domestic water uses <br />and CBM produced water by analyzing the volume of water available in the aquifer, the spatial <br />distribution of demands for water supply, and the volume of produced water. <br /> <br />Water Planning Relationship: Las Animas County is at the center of development of coalbed <br />methane in the Raton Basin, where water produced during gas extraction may have impacts on limited <br />domestic water supplies. The results of this study can be used by land use planners to evaluate water <br />supply issues associated with growth and new development and to develop policies recognizing the <br />interrelationship between energy production and water resources. <br /> <br />Recommendation: Staff gives a low recommendation to the funding of this project because the <br />Colorado Geological Survey is planning to conduct a study of similar issues beginning in July 2006. <br />That study will be a cooperative effort of several DNR agencies, and will utilize data from the earlier <br />CWCB financed work of the USGS. In addition, Las Animas County was not certain it could provide <br />the matching funds anticipated in the application. <br /> <br />10. Upper Black Squirrel Aquifer Investigation <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Beneficiary/Grantee/Contractor: El Paso County Water Authority, Various <br />Amount of Request: $50,000 Ranking: <br /> <br />High <br /> <br />Product Produced: This study will utilize the Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) to conduct a <br />regional demonstration project of recharge capacity for the Upper Black Squirrel Alluvial Aquifer in the <br /> <br />7 <br />