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<br />CWCB - Rio Grande Decision Support Svstem <br />Authorization: SB 99-173 Grant Amount: $4,000,000 <br />Water Source: Rio Grande Project Type: Decision Support Systm <br />Location: Rio Grande Basin Project Manager: Randy Seaholm <br />The Rio Grande Decision Support System (RGDSS) is a continuation of the CWCB long-range goal of having a decision <br />support system in each major river basin in Colorado. It builds on the tools developed under CRDSS. Beginning in <br />December 1998, the various RGDSS contracts were negotiated. These contracts included (1) Ground Water, (2) Surface <br />Water, (3) Consumptive UselWater Budget, (4) Relational System Integration, and (5) Spatial System Integration/Project <br />Management Assistant. This effort is in its third year of development. <br /> <br />CWCB - Water Resources Basinwide Fact Sheets <br />Authorization: SB 99-173 <br />Water Source: N/A <br />Location: Statewide <br /> <br />Grant Amount: $225,000 <br />Project Type: Information Develpmnt <br />Project Manager: Dan McAuliffe <br /> <br />This project is well underway. A contract with Brown and Caldwell for $125,000 was let in 1999. Draft fact sheets were <br />produced and revisions are underway. Final fact sheets are expected by the end of2000. The remaining funds will be <br />used to pay for basin planning meetings and future planning materials. <br /> <br />South Platte River Decision Support Svstem <br />Authorization: SB 99-173 <br />Water Source: South Platte River <br />Location: South Platte Basin <br /> <br />Grant Amount: $100,000 <br />Project Type: Decision Support Systm <br />Project Manager: Randy Seaholm <br /> <br />The South Platte Decision Support System (SPDSS) is in the initial feasibility stage. Consultants have been selected and <br />the feasibility study is underway. This document will be the basis for determining the cost and time period to accomplish <br />a decision support system in the Platte River and Republican River basins. <br /> <br />San Luis Vallev Water Conservancv District - Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Proiect <br />Authorization: SB 99-173 Grant Amount: $200,000 <br />Water Source: Rio Grande River Project Type: Multi-Objective Study <br />Location: Alamosa upstream to South Fork Project Manager: Brian Hyde <br /> <br />This project involves the preparation of a Multi-Objective study for the Rio Grande from South Fork downstream to the <br />Alamosa/Conejos County line (downstream of Alamosa). The river has been experiencing problems related to interstate <br />compact delivery requirements, distribution of irrigation water through diversion structures, riparian habitat, flood <br />protection and channel conveyance capacity. The study wil1 determine specific problems, locations of those problems, <br />causes of the problems and alternatives for mitigating the river problems. The study will kick off on September 18, with <br />a public meeting in Monte Vista at which property owners and others will describe the problems with which they are <br />familiar and the consultant team will describe its project approach. Completion ofthe project is anticipated in July 2001. <br /> <br />Douglas County Water Authority - S. Denver Metro Area Water Supplv Studv <br />Authorization: HB 00-1419 Grant Amount: $100,000 <br />Water Source: Denver Basin Aquifers Project Type: Water Supply Study <br />Location: Douglas County / S. Metro Area Project Manager: Bill Green <br /> <br />The Douglas County Water Resource Authority (DCWRA) is partnering with the Denver Water Board and the Colorado <br />River Water Conservation District to conduct a study of the water supply needs of the southern portion of the Denver <br />metropolitan area. The purpose of the study is to examine and propose water supply strategies that meet the near-term and <br />long-term water needs of Authority members in a way that delays and minimizes the need to import additional water from <br />the Colorado River Basin. The study will review the recommendations in the Metropolitan Water Supply Investigation <br />including withdrawals from the Denver Basin Aquifer and conjunctive use of South Platte River water. The results of this <br />study should indicate the extent to which water supplies can be developed, first within the basin, before reaching a cost <br /> <br />25 <br />