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<br />'. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Frojec: Name: Denver Basin Aquifer Study <br /> <br />CWCB AGENCY;;' PDA <br />DINR AGENCY #PEA <br />,'"OUTING ;;. <br />CONTRACT No: C150001 <br /> <br />P::rfO(jTI2nce Period: 7/1/98 to 6/30101 <br />Fiscal Years: FY99, FYOO and FY01 <br /> <br />Memorandum of Understanding Between <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD and <br />COLORADO DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br /> <br />T~1is MEMORANDUM OF UNDE"ST ANDING ("MOU") is made this PTl day of r:E.g-R11 AR'-! <br />and between the Colorado Water Conservation Board ("CWCB") and the Colorado Division <br />,,"esources ("DWR"). <br /> <br />1999 by <br />of "'Jeter <br /> <br />FACTUAL RECITALS <br /> <br />A. Authority exists in the law and funds have been budgeted,. appropriated and otherwise made <br />available and a sufficient unencumbered balance thereof remains available for payment by the DWR <br />in Fund Number 167, Organization AASE, Appropriation GWM, Program WTGW, GBL USGS. <br /> <br />B. Required approval, clearance, and coordination have been accomplished from and with appropriate <br />agencies. <br /> <br />C. The Denver Museum of Natural History ("MUSEUM") is coordinating a geo-hydrologic investigation of the <br />Denver Basin aquifers ("STUDY"), which will consist of drilling and coring a 2000 foot research well in the <br />Denver Basin aquifers near Kiowa in the central Denver Basin and conducting a geo-hydrologic analysis <br />of the core and core hole and other analyses. The MUSEUM and the U.S. Geological Survey ("USGS") <br />wiil conduct the STUDY. The CWCB and the DWR (collectively referred to as "the State Agencies") will <br />participate in the STUDY by contributing funds to finance STUOY costs. The USGS will contribute $6,400 <br />and the Colorado Slate University will contribute $10,000 to fund certain portions of the STUDY. <br />Additionally, the National Science Foundation ("NSF") will contribute funds to the STUDY. <br /> <br />D. Pursuant to Section 37-80-111.5 (l)(d), C.R.S. (1998), the DWR is authorized to expend funds from <br />the ground water cash management fund to conduct ground water investigations. <br /> <br />E. The CWCB has agreed to coordinate the disbursement of funds from the State Agencies to the <br />USGS and the MUSEUM for the STUDY, and will enter into a Joint Funding Agreement with Ihe USGS <br />and a Grant Contract with the MUSEUM by which the CWCB will disburse the funds and Ihe USGS <br />and fVluScUM will corduct the STUOY and make the STUDY results available to the State Agencias. <br />The Joint Funding Agreement and Grant Contract are incorporated herein by reference upon their <br />execution and approval. <br /> <br />F. The State Agencies have agreed to implement their portion of the funding of the STUDY through this <br />,'"IOU, which the State Agencies enter into pursuant to the provisions of Sections 37.60-106 and 37. <br />80-102U), C.R.S. (1998). <br /> <br />NOW, TH::,"IEi'ORE. the parties hereby agree that: <br /> <br />1. Funding Commitments and Availability. The DWR will deliver 510,000 to Ihe CWCS within @een <br />(15) working days of the effective date of this ,'"IOU and on July 15 of each fiscal year for i'Y99-00 and <br />FYOQ-01 to apply to STUDY costs. Financial obligations of each of the State Agencies payable after <br />L"18 current fiscal year are contingent upon funds for that purpose being appropriated, budgeted and <br />otherNise made available. <br /> <br />2. Contracts with USGS and MUSEUM. The CWCB shall contract with the USGS via a Joint Funding <br />.~~r9~i:"',er:t and with the Ml.IS=~::'.~ 'Iia a Grant Contrac! by which. the CNCa will cisburse the State <br />A~encies' funds to the !..)SGS ar.G the IvlUSEU,\l as STUDY tasks are co~p!eted. -:-re USGS and the <br />,\IUScUM will conduct the ST~DY and make tr,e .STUDY results available to the Stale Agencies, in <br />