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<br />~ <br /> <br />", <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />- 3 - <br /> <br />WATER PROJECT CONSTRUCTION LOAN PROGRAM <br /> <br />PROJECT INFORMATION <br /> <br />Grantee: <br /> <br />Colorado Department of Natural Resources (CDNR) and Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board (CWCB <br />Estimating Water Yield from National Forest Management Changes in <br /> <br />Project Name: <br />Colorado <br />Project Type: Reconnaissance Level Study <br />Counties: Multiple <br />Drainage Basin: Colorado, Rio Grande, Arkansas, and South Platte <br />Water Source: All rivers including all tributaries <br />Amount Requested in FY2003-2004: $ 190,000 <br />Estimated Total Project Cost: $ 190,000 <br /> <br />The assessment will have two components. First, using Forest Service data, each unit ofIand will be <br />characterized by its cover type, stand class or age in 20-year increments, management class, aspect, <br />and elevation. Secondly, based on the characterizations, relationships between the various <br />classifications and water yield will be developed; the initial focus will be on stand class and age. <br />Once characterized, similar stands can be aggregated and water yield can be simulated. Simulations <br />will be done at the forest level and aggregated to the river basin level. Current conditions will <br />represent the baseline water yield condition that can either be carried into the future or regressed in <br />time to reflect historical hydrologic conditions. <br /> <br />This analysis would help demonstrate the impacts of the U.S. Forest Service's current forest <br />management practices on water yield from National Forest lands in Colorado. The entire study <br />would take approximately nine months to complete. <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Financing. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning <br />