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, -, Members, CWCB and Rod Kuharich November 16, 2004 Page 3 of4 At its December 3rd meeting, the Authority Board will be reviewing loan applications from the town of Fort Lupton ($2.1 million for water rights acquisition) and the Plum Creek Wastewater Authority ($2.0 million for land acquisition), Animas - La Plata Proiect! La Plata Escrow As proposed in the President's budget, the Bureau of Reclamation is expecting to receive $52 million for FY2005 construction activities on the Animas-La Plata Project and $8 million for the Tribal Development Fund. On September 30, the Bureau of Reclamation gave the Authority Board and staff a tour of the project. The project is going well and costs remain within the $500,000,000 budget. The project is estimated to be 20% complete, Work is continuing on Phase II of the Long Hollow dam and reservoir feasibility study. Phase II focuses on geotechnical, hydrological and design activities, At the Board's October I meeting in Durango, the consultant reported on the study's progress and indicated that there were sufficient funds remaining to complete the Phase II work. Board Appointments As indicated in my March report, Dick Pryor of Grand Junction, representing the Colorado River main stem, submitted his resignation on March 1. Subsequently, Steve LaBonde of Grand Junction was appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate, On September 30, the governor appointed Barbara Green of Denver to replace Sara Duncan for the City and County of Denver position and Patricia Vice of Genoa to replace Louis Rinaldo for the South Platte drainage basin position, Confirmation hearings will likely occur in January. Future Board Meetines December 3 - Denver January 28 - Denver (in conjunction with the Colorado Water Congress Convention) March 4 - Denver April 22 - Denver