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<br />. <br /> <br />However, in attempt to quantify the need for assistance each year, staff is only requesting that amount of <br />funding needed to meet the projected demand in the year of the appropriation. This is currently difficult <br />to do because the Board has not yet adopted the guidelines and it has no basis for projected demand to <br />date. As a result we are requesting a minimal amount that is based on the ability to provide five grants at <br />a cost of $15,000 per grant. We expect that the funds will be primarily used to conduct a system <br />evaluation so that appropriate measures can be implemented to comply with the guidelines. <br /> <br />Water Planning Relationship: The implementation of HB 04-1365 will contribute to helping <br />meeting the state's water demands by the year 2030. Funds will continue to be needed to support local <br />water conservation planning efforts that comply with this new state law. Water conservation methods <br />and planning are an integral part of water planning, Providing funds to educate and demonstrate to the <br />water users a method that can increase the conservation of water is vital to the overall goals of this <br />Board, <br /> <br />Recommendation: Staff gives a high recommendation to the funding of this project because of its <br />impact to educate the public regarding conservation methods of water - a scarce natural resource, <br /> <br />Flood Protection Program <br /> <br />1. Development of Infiltration and Unit Hydrograph Parameters for Infiow Design Flood <br />Studies <br /> <br />Beneficiary/Grantee/Contractor: CWCB, DWR, Various <br />Amount of Request: $30,000 <br /> <br />Ranking: <br /> <br />High <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Product Produced: This study is a continuation of the CWCB's and State Engineer's evaluation of <br />extreme precipitation and inflow design flood parameters related to the safe construction and operation <br />of dams for public safety, and effective water storage and conservation, <br /> <br />Water Planning Relationship: The study is directly related to dam design hydrology, spillway <br />sizing, flood assessment and water storage development. Thus, it is an integral component of ensuring <br />the confidence level of water planning. <br /> <br />Recommendation: Staff gives a high recommendation for funding of this project because of its <br />importance to water planning as it relates to flood, storage, and conservation impacts. <br /> <br />2. Multi-Objective Watershed Restoration Projects <br /> <br />Beneficiary/Grantee/Contractor: CWCB, Various <br />Amount of Request: $125,000 <br /> <br />Ranking: <br /> <br />High <br /> <br />Product Produced: This project will provide funding to allow the CWCB to support 4 or 5 Multi- <br />Objective Watershed Restoration Planning Studies, with an emphasis on watershed restoration efforts, in <br />watersheds throughout Colorado. In the past, the CWCB's Watershed Restoration Program has funded <br />studies in the Fountain Creek watershed, in the Willow Creek watershed in and around Creede, in the <br />Lake Fork watershed near Leadville, and in the Dolores River watershed in and around Rico. These <br />studies have addressed issues of mining impacts, water supply, stream instability, and flood hazards. <br />Using GIS and various hydraulic and hydrologic engineering tools, the studies have identified current <br />watershed problems, causes of those problems, and strategies for addressing the problems in a short- <br />term and long-term manner. The Statewide Water Supply Initiative (SWSl) has called for watershed <br />restoration efforts to be combined with water supply projects, and this program can help meet that goal. <br /> <br />15 <br />