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<br />. <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. . <br />Denver Museum of Natural History <br /> <br />Jan. 20, 1998 <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> <br />Dear Board Members: <br /> <br />The attached proposal seeks funds from the Project Planning and Construction Section of <br />the Water Conservation Board to complement funds requested from the National Science <br />Foundation to drill and core a 2000 foot research well in central Elbert County. This well <br />will sample the primary bedrock aquifers of the Denver Basin. The project is being carried <br />out as a joint effort by the Denver Museum of Natural History and the Division of Water <br />Resources of the US Geological Survey. The National Science Foundation has been asked <br />for funding to cover 30% of the well drilling and core recovery and all of the <br />paleontological and geological analyses of the core. Weare seeking local, Colorado-based <br />funds for the remainder of the coring costs and the hydrologic analyses. <br /> <br />The proposed core will comprise a uniquely valuable data set which will serve as a <br />reference for the hydrologic characteristics of the Denver Basin aquifers from the central <br />portion of the Basin. <br /> <br />The core will be permanently stored at the USGS core storage facility in Lakewood where <br />it will be publicly available. Hydrologic analyses of the core will provide critical <br />information for groups interested in quantifying, adjudicating, and appropriately allocating <br />the finite subsurface water resources of the Basin. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />Kirk Johnson <br />Curator of Paleontology <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />Bob Raynolds <br />Research Associate <br /> <br />2001 Colorsdo Boulevard, Denver, Colorsdo 80205-5798 3031370-6387 Fax: 303/331-6492 <br />