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.,- f~ ( r- \ -" AGENCY NAME: Water-Conservation Board AGENCY NUMBER: PDA ROUTING NUMBER, 9!p P))/I 0/0113 $ 24,200 Contract THIS CONTRACT, made this ~ day of 1996, by and between the State of Colorado for the use and benefit of the Depa tment of Natural Resources, Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB). hereinafter referred to as the STATE, and PURGATOIRE RIVER WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, hereinafter referred to as the CONTRACTOR. Factual Recitals A. Authority exists in the law, and funds have been budgeted, appropriated and otherwise made available and a sufficient unencumbered balance thereof remains available for payment in Fund Number 424, Organization YYYY, Appropriation 638, Program WTRC, Object Code 5120, Contract Encumbrance Number C153716, (.:XJ) B. Required approval, clearance, and coordination have been accomplished from and with appropriate agencies, C, At the request of the Contractor, the U.S, Geological Survey (USGS) has agreed to conduct an investigation and assessment of transit losses and travel times associated with releases of water from the Trinidad Reservoir in and along the Purgatoire River to its confluence with the Arkansas River, hereinafter referred to as the Study. D. The Contractor and the USGS have entered into Joint Funding Agreements, incorporated herein by this reference, pursuant to which the USGS has performed field and office work pertaining to the Study and has submitted Bills for Collection for such work, E. The Study is separated into two phases. Phase 1 utilizes existing data and previous studies to estimate streamflow losses associated with the Trinidad Reservoir releases to various points over the 160 miles downstream to the confluence with the Arkansas River, If existing data is inadequate to provide estimates of suitable precision, or if it is necessary and feasible to further refine issues such as the ultimate fate of "lost" water, Phase 2 may be undertaken using modeling and test releases, This contract applies to Phase 1 only, and Phase 1 is hereinafter referred to as the Project or Phase 1, F, The total cost of Phase 1 is $101,800, with the costs to be allocated as follows: 50% paid by the USGS and $2,500 paid by the Arkansas River Compact Administration, with the remaining portion of the cost to be shared equally between the Contractor and the State, Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District Page 1 of 5