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<br />. monitoring and guiding various studies conducted under the Cooperative
<br />Agreement; and
<br />. leadership within the Colorado team and in the Governance Committee created to
<br />implement the Cooperative Agreement.
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<br />Attached are several charts that represent the structure of the PRESP. In the 1999
<br />legislative session, we were successful in securing $600,000 for the remaining fiscal
<br />commitments Colorado made to the PRESP for the balance of the three-year Cooperative
<br />Agreement. We have also executed an agreement with the states of Wyoming and
<br />Nebraska and with the Interior Department for the collection and administration of funds
<br />for the PRESP through the Nebraska Community Foundation (an existing non-profit
<br />corporation that performs such activities). After Randy Seaholm fills the new position in
<br />his staff and Greg Walcher hires an endangered species coordinator, we will be in a
<br />position to formalize an allocation of workload and communication responsibilities. For
<br />now, Greg has placed the responsibility for coordinating our team with me.
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<br />There will be a great deal of work required to coordinate development of the
<br />water conservation! water supply action plan in the next six months given the divergent
<br />views of the desired product. Colorado and Wyoming assert the view that cost-
<br />effectiveness should be the first criteria in selecting components of this action plan, while
<br />Nebraska suggests a "fair share" allocation among the three states. Boyle Engineering
<br />has produced a very useful survey and reconnaissance-level evaluation of many potential
<br />components which has been presented in draft form to the PRESP Water Committee and
<br />at public meetings in all three states. Boyle is revising that draft now, based upon
<br />comments from the states and the public meetings and plans to distribute the next draft by
<br />August 9. Randy and I will coordinate closely with Hal Simpson and Dick Stenzel (the
<br />Division 1 Engineer) and with the water users in this process.
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<br />The Tamarack Plan
<br />
<br />The Tamarack Plan refers to Colorado's proposal for mitigating all past depletions
<br />occurring prior to July 1997 on the North and South Platte Rivers through a ground water
<br />recharge project designed to re-regulate an average of 10,000 acre-feet annually. The
<br />ground water recharge facilities may be located both on Division of Wildlife lands
<br />(Tamarack State-Wildlife Area and Pony Express State Wildlife Area) and on private
<br />lands, under contractual arrangements with the landowners. Besides meeting Colorado's
<br />commitments to the PRESP, the Tamarack Planl may also mitigate future development of
<br />water supplies, provide additional water for wildlife, and provide water right
<br />administration benefits. To the extent that the Tamarack Plan facilities are used for non-
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<br />, "Tamarack Plan" refers to Colorado's proposal to mitigate for past depletions, although the facilities may
<br />not all be located on the Tamarack State Wildlife Area. Operation of the Tamarack Plan will be in
<br />accordance with Tab 3A of the proposed recovery program. Colorado reserved the right to use the
<br />Tamarack facilities for other purposes as well. "Tamarack facilities" refers to the facilities themselves,
<br />whether or not located on the Tamarack State Wildlife Area and whether or not used for recovery program
<br />purposes.
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