ESPA Grant Program

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ESPA Grant Program

• Natural Resources Interim Committee
• August 5, 2004
• Jay Engstrom

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Grant Application Booklet

• Program Schedule and Deadlines
• Grant Eligibility Criteria
• Grant Selection Criteria
• Grant Selection Process
• Application Information
• Application Form
• Budget Form
• Scope of Work Form
• Grant Contract

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Eligibility

• Affected spring user
• Hold a valid water right
• Exhibit reduction in water
• Proposed an improvement

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Selection Criteria

• Provide mitigation water from a substitute and
  permanent source
• Other funding sources available
• Matching funds
• Number of parties to benefit
• Technical review
• Community support

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Placed Legal Notices

• Buhl Herald
• Gooding County Leader
• Lincoln County Journal
• Northside News
• Minidoka County News
• South Idaho Press
• Twin Falls Times News

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Applications Received

• 18 Applications
• 1.3 million in requests

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Review and Prioritization

• Technical review by IDWR
• Priority review by Working Group of the Interim
  Committee

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Intent to Award

• 6 projects to receive intent letters next week
• Projects total 418,092
• Joint test well project is still being reviewed

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Projects Receiving Letters

• Buckeye Ditch Co. - Line and seal a
  high-loss ditch 19,370 1,450 AF/yr
• Buckeye Farms, Inc. - Install pumping plant and
  pipe line
• 184,005 11,600 AF/yr

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Projects Receiving Letters

• Canyon Springs Golf Course Fish Farm -
• Install pump back system
• 23,090 2,6000 AF/yr
• Clear Springs Food - Construct pump back system
• 76,752 2,900 AF/yr

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Projects Receiving Letters

• Fisheries Development Co. -
• Rerouting pipeline system
• 77,500 1,450 AF/yr
• Rangen, Inc. - Modify pipeline and install
  pump
• 37,375 180 AF/yr

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Total Mitigated Water

• Estimated water mitigation from all projects --
  29 CFS or 20,180 AF/Yr

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Thank You