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<br />t <br /> <br />001540 <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />i' <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Deparnnent of Natural Resources <br /> <br />721 Stale Centennial Building <br />1313 ShetID2D. Street <br />Denver. Colorado 80203 <br />Phone (303) 866-3441 <br />FAX (303) 866-4474 <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />James S. Lochhead <br />Execmive Dircaor. DNR <br />Daries C. lile. P E <br />Direaor, CWCB <br /> <br />TO: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />FROM: John Van Sciver <br /> <br />DATE: October 30, 1995 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item 2Id., November 6-7,1995, Board Meeting-- <br /> <br />Ground Water Appropriators of the South Platte (GASP) <br />Lower South Plate Water Conservancy District (LSPWCD) <br />Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (NCWCD) <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) <br />Platte River Project (PRP) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Approval of a Feasibility Study Grant in amount of $75,000 to Examine <br />Colorado's South Platte River Entitlement. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />During 1995, CWCB staff has been attending meetings with GASP. NCWCD, LSPWCD,.and <br />the DOW on a proposal originally titled the "Lower South Platte Sustainment Project," The <br />primary purpose of that project was to provide augmentation water for the Lower South Platte <br />at times when the South Platte River Compact is in force. <br /> <br />An engineering reconnaissance study was conducted by GASP to evaluate 3 potential reservoir <br />sites, Although these sites were not feasible, the evaluation process turned up an array potential <br />projects that would help 10 augment the lower end of the river. It was decided that it would be <br />best to take a broader look at the basin. The organizations listed above represent the full <br />spectrum of interests on the South Platte River. and it is this group that is now proposing to <br />undertake the study. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />This Study will identify augmentation projecrs that benefit numerous water user groups in the <br />