Last Update: July 31, 2018 Colorado Water Conservation Board Water Supply Reserve Fund Grant Application Instructions All WSRF grant applications shall conform to the current 2016 WSRF Criteria and Guidelines. To receive funding from the WSRF, a proposed water activity must be approved by a Roundtable(s) AND the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB). The process for Roundtable consideration and recommendation is outlined in the 2016 WSRF Criteria and Guidelines. The CWCB meets bimonthly according to the schedule on page 2 of this application. If you have questions, please contact the current CWCB staff Roundtable liaison: Arkansas Ben Wade ben.wade@state.co.us 303-866-3441 x3238 Gunnison North Platte South Platte Yampa/White Craig Godbout craig.godbout@state.co.us 303-866-3441 x3210 Colorado Metro Rio Grande Southwest Megan Holcomb megan.holcomb@state.co.us 303-866-3441 x3222 WSRF Submittal Checklist (Required) x I acknowledge this request was recommended for CWCB approval by the sponsoring roundtable. x I acknowledge I have read and understand the 2016 WSRF Criteria and Guidelines. x I acknowledge the Grantee will be able to contract with CWCB using the Standard Contract.(1) Application Documents x Exhibit A: Statement of Work(2) (Word – see Template) x Exhibit B: Budget & Schedule(2) (Excel Spreadsheet – see Template) x Letters of Matching and/or Pending 3rd Party Commitments(2) x Map(2) x Photos/Drawings/Reports x Letters of Support Contracting Documents(3) x Detailed/Itemized Budget(3) (Excel Spreadsheet – see Template) Certificate of Insurance(4) (General, Auto, & Workers’ Comp.) Certificate of Good Standing(4) W-9 Form(4) Independent Contractor Form(4) (If applicant is individual, not company/organization) Electronic Funds Transfer (ETF) Form(4) (1) Click “Grant Agreements”. For reference only/do not fill out or submit/required for contracting (2) Required with application if applicable. (3) Additional documentation providing a Detailed/Itemized Budget maybe required for contracting. Applicants are encouraged to coordinate with the CWCB Project Manager to determine specifics. (4) Required for contracting. While optional at the time of this application, submission can expedite contracting upon CWCB Board approval. WSRF Grant Application 1 Last Update: July 31, 2018 Schedule CWCB Meeting Application Submittal Dates Type of Request January December 1 Basin Account; BIP March February 1 Basin/Statewide Account; BIP May April 1 Basin Account; BIP July June 1 Basin Account; BIP September August 1 Basin/Statewide Account; BIP November October 1 Basin Account/BIP Desired Timeline Desired CWCB Hearing Month: November 2018 Desired Notice to Proceed Date: January 2019 Water Activity Summary Name of Applicant Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners Name of Water Activity Robinson Ditch Diversion Modification Basin Account Request(s)(1) Approving Roundtable(s) Colorado Basin $45,000 Basin Account Request Subtotal Statewide Account $45,000 Request(1) Total WSRF Funds Requested (Basin & Statewide) $45,000 Total Project Costs $800,000 (1) Please indicate the amount recommended for approval by the Roundtable(s) WSRF Grant Application 2 Last Update: July 31, 2018 Grantee and Applicant Information Name of Grantee(s) Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners Mailing Address 530 East Main Street – Suite 302 – Aspen, CO 81611 FEIN 84-600794 Grantee’s Organization Contact(1) Patti Clapper Position/Title Board of County Commissioners Chairperson Email patti.clapper@pitkincounty.com Phone 970-920-5200 Grant Management Contact(2) Lisa MacDonald Position/Title Healthy Rivers Administrator Email lisa.macdonald@pitkincounty.com Phone 970-920-5191 Name of Applicant (if different than grantee) n/a Mailing Address n/a Position/Title n/a Email n/a Phone n/a (1) Person with signatory authority (2) Person responsible for creating reimbursement invoices (Invoice for Services) and corresponding with CWCB staff. Description of Grantee Provide a brief description of the grantee’s organization (100 words or less). Pitkin County is one of the 64 counties in Colorado. Through its Healthy Rivers Program, Pitkin County is committed to maintaining and improving water quality and quantity within the Roaring Fork watershed and the Colorado Basin. Pitkin County works diligently to secure, create and augment minimum stream flows, collaborating with non-profits, granting agencies and appropriate State and Federal agencies to ensure ecological health, recreational opportunities, and wildlife & riparian habitat. Pitkin County promotes water conservation and supports the construction of improvements that contribute to the Healthy Rivers Program and Colorado Water Plan’s goals and objectives. WSRF Grant Application 3 Last Update: July 31, 2018 Type of Eligible Entity (check one) x Public (Government): municipalities, enterprises, counties, and State of Colorado agencies. Federal agencies are encouraged to work with local entities. Federal agencies are eligible, but only if they can make a compelling case for why a local partner cannot be the grant recipient. Public (Districts): authorities, Title 32/special districts (conservancy, conservation, and irrigation districts), and water activity enterprises Private Incorporated: mutual ditch companies, homeowners associations, corporations Private Individuals, Partnerships, and Sole Proprietors: are eligible for funding from the Basin Accounts but not for funding from the Statewide Account. Non-governmental organizations: broadly, any organization that is not part of the government Covered Entity: as defined in Section 37-60-126 Colorado Revised Statutes Type of Water Activity (check one) Study x Implementation Category of Water Activity (check all that apply) x Nonconsumptive (Environmental) x Nonconsumptive (Recreational) x Agricultural x Municipal/Industrial Needs Assessment Education & Outreach Other Explain: Location of Water Activity Please provide the general county and coordinates of the proposed activity below in decimal degrees. The Applicant shall also provide, in Exhibit C, a site map if applicable. County/Counties Eagle & Pitkin Counties Latitude 39.3697 degrees North Longitude 107.0710 degrees West WSRF Grant Application 4 Last Update: July 31, 2018 Water Activity Overview Please provide a summary of the proposed water activity (200 words or less). Include a description of the activity and what the WSRF funding will be used for specifically (e.g. studies, permitting, construction). Provide a description of the water supply source to be utilized or the water body affected by the activity. Include details such as acres under irrigation, types of crops irrigated, number of residential and commercial taps, length of ditch improvements, length of pipe installed, area of habitat improvements. If this project addresses multiple purposes or spans multiple basins, please explain. The Applicant shall also provide, in Exhibit A, a detailed Statement of Work, Budget, and Schedule. Robinson Diversion Modification Project is located in the Roaring Fork River, 900 feet downstream of the lower Basalt Bypass Bridge, 2 miles east of El Jebel and 4 miles west of Basalt. The site is 140ft wide and averages 3.5ft deep. Substrate is cobble/boulder. The riparian zone extends 5ft on the right bank and 4ft on the left bank. An alluvium island exists between the inlet channel and the Roaring Fork River but has eroded over the years requiring annual maintenance. The main feature of the site is a boulder grade control structure that creates a severe hydraulic, resulting in navigational hazards for recreational boaters and a partial barrier for aquatic species. The Robinson Ditch is a major supply source for agricultural and municipal irrigation in the midvalley. It was utilized to replenish the water used for helicopter dips to put out the Lake Christine fire. The Project consists of restoration of the alluvium island & enhancement of structures to reduce the head drop, creating a riffle habitat & allowing recreational passage & improving the quality of the riparian area. WSRF funding will be used for the purchase, transport and delivery of boulders for the lower grade control structure. Measurable Results To catalog measurable results achieved with WSRF funds please provide any of the following values. New Storage Created (acre-feet) New Annual Water Supplies Developed or Conserved (acre-feet), Consumptive or Nonconsumptive Existing Storage Preserved or Enhanced (acre-feet) 325 feet Length of Stream Restored or Protected (linear feet) Efficiency Savings (indicate acre-feet/year OR dollars/year) Area of Restored or Preserved Habitat (acres) 200 feet Length of Pipe/Canal Built or Improved Other Explain: Amount of Stream Open for Recreational Boaters WSRF Grant Application 5 Last Update: July 31, 2018 Water Activity Justification Provide a description of how this water activity supports the goals of Colorado’s Water Plan, the most recent Statewide Water Supply Initiative, and the respective Roundtable Basin Implementation Plan and Education Action Plan (1). The Applicant is required to reference specific needs, goals, themes, or Identified Projects and Processes (IPPs), including citations (e.g. document, chapters, sections, or page numbers). For applications that include a request for funds from the Statewide Account, the proposed water activity shall be evaluated based upon how well the proposal conforms to Colorado’s Water Plan criteria for state support (CWP, Section 9.4, pp. 9-43 to 9-44;) (Also listed pp. 4-5 in 2016 WSRF Criteria and Guidelines). GOALS SUPPORTED: Colorado Water Plan – Section 6.6 The policy of the State of Colorado is to identify and implement environmental and recreational projects and methods to achieve the following statewide long-term goals: • Promote restoration, recovery, sustainability, and resiliency of endangered, threatened, and imperiled aquatic- and riparian-dependent species and plant communities. • Protect and enhance economic values to local and statewide economies that rely on environmental and recreational water uses, such as fishing, boating, waterfowl hunting, wildlife watching, camping, and hiking. • Support the development of multipurpose projects and methods that benefit environmental and recreational water needs as well as water needs for communities or agriculture. • Understand, protect, maintain, and improve conditions of streams, lakes, wetlands, and riparian areas to promote self-sustaining fisheries and functional riparian and wetland habitat to promote long-term sustainability and resiliency. • Maintain watershed health by protecting or restoring watersheds that could affect critical infrastructure and/or environmental and recreational areas. This project promotes the recovery and sustainability of both aquatic & riparian communities. It protects & enhances the economic value of the local and statewide economies of rafting, boating and fishing. It supports agricultural and municipal water needs via irrigation. It improves the condition of the river to promote long-term sustainability of the area by preventing deterioration from ongoing annual heavy-equipment maintenance and portage around the diversion. Overall it contributes to the watershed health by improving the infrastructure, minimizing the erosion and protecting the environment & recreational areas. GOALS SUPPORTED: Statewide Water Supply Initiative (SWSI) - Section 8 1. Actively encourage projects to address multiple purposes, including municipal, industrial, environmental, recreational, agricultural, risk management, and compact compliance needs. 5. Support meeting Colorado's nonconsumptive water needs by working with Colorado's water stakeholders to help: • Promote recovery and sustainability of endangered, threatened, and imperiled species in a manner that allows the state to fully use its compact and decreed entitlements. • Protect or enhance environmental and recreational values that benefit local and statewide economies. • Encourage multi‐purpose projects that benefit both water users and native species. • Pursue projects and other strategies, including CWCB's Instream Flow Program, that benefit consumptive water users, the riparian and aquatic environments, and stream recreation. • Recognize the importance of environmental and recreational benefits derived from agricultural water use, storage reservoirs, and other consumptive water uses and water management. WSRF Grant Application 6 Last Update: July 31, 2018 Water Activity Justification This project addresses multiple purposes including recreational, agricultural, environmental and municipal. It supports Colorado nonconsumptive water needs by promoting the sustainability of the aquatic species, and enhancing the environmental and recreational values. The project benefits both water users and the native species in the area. The project also benefits those using the river for recreation and irrigation, eliminating barriers to use and creating opportunities for ease in use, and recognizes the importance of the benefits derived from these uses. GOALS SUPPORTED: Colorado Basin Roundtable Plan – CBIP: Section 4 – Roaring Fork Region • Support the objectives of the Roaring Fork Watershed Plan • Provide adequate instream flows to: • Promote healthy streams • Support the recreational economy • Mitigate/protect water quality • Sustain agriculture This project promotes a healthy Roaring Fork River, supports the fishing and boating recreational economies, protects the water quality currently affected by annual heavy-equipment maintenance and portage round the hazard, and sustains agriculture by providing much-needed irrigation. (1) Access Basin Implementation Plans or Education Action Plans from Basin drop down menu. WSRF Grant Application 7 Last Update: July 31, 2018 Matching Requirements: Basin Account Requests Basin (only) Account grant requests require a 25% match (cash and/or in-kind) from the Applicant or 3rd party and shall be accompanied by a letter of commitment as described in the 2016 WSRF Criteria and Guidelines (submitted on the contributing entity’s letterhead). Attach additional sheet if necessary. Amount and Form of Match Contributing Entity (note cash or in-kind) Pitkin County $110,000 cash Total Match $110,000 cash If you requested a Waiver to the Basin Account matching requirements, indicate the percentage you wish waived. Matching Requirements: Statewide Account Requests Statewide Account grant requests require a 50% match as described in the 2016 WSRF Criteria and Guidelines. A minimum of 10% match shall be from Basin Account funds (cash only). A minimum of 10% match shall be provided by the applicant or 3rd party (cash, in-kind, or combination). The remaining 30% of the required match may be provided from any other source (Basin, applicant, or 3rd party) and shall be accompanied by a letter of commitment. Attach additional sheet if necessary. Amount and Form of Match Contributing Entity (note cash or in-kind): Total Match $ If you requested a Waiver to the Statewide Account matching, indicate % you wish waived. (Max 50% reduction of requirement). WSRF Grant Application 8 Last Update: July 31, 2018 Related Studies Please provide a list of any related studies, including if the water activity is complimentary to or assists in the implementation of other CWCB programs. Town of Basalt – River Opportunities & Constraints, - River Restoration, December 2015 Commercial River Use in the State of Colorado 1988-2010 – Colorado River Outfitters Association Previous CWCB Grants List all previous or current CWCB grants (including WSRF) awarded to both the Applicant and Grantee. Include: 1) Applicant name; 2) Water activity name; 3) Approving RT(s); 4) CWCB board meeting date; 5) Contract number or purchase order None. Tax Payer Bill of Rights The Tax Payer Bill of Rights (TABOR) may limit the amount of grant money an entity can receive. Please describe any relevant TABOR issues that may affect the applicant. None. WSRF Grant Application 9