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Funding Opportunity Announcement

R15AS00037

Salt Load Reduction Worksheet

Colorado River Basinwide and Basin States Salinity Control Programs

Funding opportunity announcement (FOA) The Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region, will be soliciting applications for reducing salinity contributions to the Colorado River through a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) that will open May 1, 2015, and close July 17, 2015. Such applications may propose measures to reduce salinity contributions originating from saline springs, leaking wells, irrigation sources, municipal and industrial sources, erosion of public and private land, or other sources in the upper basin of the Colorado River. Anyone interested in submitting an application in the upcoming FOA should contact the appropriate Reclamation Technical Contact listed in Section B.

SECTION A: INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE SALT LOAD REDUCTION WORKSHEET (WORKSHEET)

All potential applicants must obtain salt load reduction estimates by completing a Worksheet and submitting it to Reclamation prior to submission of their application.

Worksheet submittal instructions & Schedule Completed Worksheets shall be submitted to the Salinity Program Manager with a copy to the appropriate Technical Contact listed in Section B. Reclamation will process requests on a first-come first-served basis and will provide a salt load reduction estimate once the FOA has been released. The salt load reduction estimates will be provided in a letter from the Salinity Program Manager.

The schedule and deadlines for Worksheet submittals will be specified in the FOA document. It is anticipated that for a single project, applicants will be allowed an initial submittal and one revised submittal for a total of two submittals of the Worksheet. Though Reclamation will not provide official salt load reduction estimates prior to release of the FOA, applicants are encouraged to submit the Worksheet prior to the release of the FOA. Early submissions allow Reclamation to begin processing the salt load reduction estimate and provide responses as soon as possible following the release of the FOA. Applicants should be aware that submittals may require 30 or more calendar days to process.

Applicants are encouraged to submit the Salt Load Reduction Worksheet as early as possible following the release of the FOA, especially if applicants anticipate submitting a revised version of the Salt Load Reduction Worksheet. Final submissions of Salt Load Reduction Worksheet must be received by Reclamation no later than June 10, 2015. Electronic submission of the Salt Load Reduction Worksheet by email is acceptable.

Proposed salinity control Irrigation delivery system improvements Prior to preparing the responses for the Worksheet, applicants proposing salinity control projects through irrigation delivery system improvements should contact the appropriate Reclamation Technical Contact listed in Section B to learn if salt load reduction estimates are available for your area. Salt load reduction estimates for agricultural areas can only be provided where Reclamation has been able to make estimates from Reclamation, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), or United States Geological Survey (USGS) salinity studies. For proposed salinity control projects through irrigation delivery system improvements, applicants must complete and submit the Worksheet including Part D.1 of the Background & Information section describing the facilities to be improved or replaced and Appendix B detailing the facility data.

Other Types of Salinity Control Applications for other types of salinity control (non-irrigation related) will be accepted for evaluation in the FOA. Applicants proposing other types of salinity control must complete and submit the Worksheet including Part D.2 of the Background & Information section and Appendix C. The Worksheet is to include relevant information and data regarding the salinity source and proposed salinity control process and must quantify the salt load reduction. Reclamation will review the information regarding the salinity source and control process and may request additional information. In a response letter to the applicant, Reclamation will either confirm the applicant’s estimated salt load reduction or provide a revised estimate based on Reclamation’s analysis of the information.

Water impoundment structures This section contains special provisions for applications involving new pond or reservoir construction.

It is allowable to include the construction of a new pond or reservoir in a salinity control proposal if that structure is needed for the operation of a piped irrigation water delivery system or for other essential purposes. Justification for the pond or reservoir must be provided in the application. To be acceptable the design and construction must meet standards developed by Reclamation. The standards are aimed at providing a liner sufficient to last for the life of the entire project (50 years if coupled with buried pipelines). Applicants contemplating a new pond or reservoir can obtain these standards from the appropriate Technical Contact listed in Section B. A successful applicant’s funding agreement will require a complete Reclamation review of the proposed design, specifications, and construction.

Additional seepage will likely occur from the new pond or reservoir and must be accounted for in the application’s overall salt load reduction estimate. This seepage must be identified and multiplied by the appropriate local salt loading rate to estimate new salt loading which will then be deducted from the application’s total salt load reduction estimate. Applicants proposing new water impoundment structures as part of a salinity control project must obtain a salt load reduction estimate from Reclamation by completing and submitting the Salt Load Reduction Worksheet.

- RECLAMATION SALINITY PROGRAM CONTACTS

The Grants Officer responsible for overall administration of the FOA and agreement(s) is:

Ms. Heidi Hansen Bureau of Reclamation Attention: UC-825 125 South State Street, Room 8100 Salt Lake City UT 84138-1147 Phone: 801-524-3727 Email: heidihansen@usbr.gov

Technical Contacts

Western Colorado & Southwest Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona Mr. John Sottilare Bureau of Reclamation 445 West Gunnison Ave Suite 221 Grand Junction CO 81501-5711 Phone: 970-248-0640 Fax: 970-248-0601 Email: jsottilare@usbr.gov

Eastern Utah and Western Wyoming Mr. Ben Radcliffe Bureau of Reclamation 302 East 1860 South Provo UT 84606 Phone: 801-379-1213 Fax: 801-379-1159 Email: bradcliffe@usbr.gov

Colorado River Basinwide and Basin States Salinity Control Programs

Salt Load Reduction Worksheet

PROJECT NAME & LOCATION

Applicant Name

Date requestor information

This worksheet may only be submitted by the owner/operator of the facilities proposed to be improved or constructed. The owners may, at their discretion, designate an engineering/consulting company or individual as their representative by formally notifying the Salinity Program Manager and appropriate Technical Contact (see Section B). Salt load reduction estimates will be provided directly to the Entity Manager with a copy to any designated representative.

City/town, State

Response:

Response:

Response:

Name:

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Address:

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E-mail:

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BACKGROUND & INFORMATION FOR SALT LOAD REDUCTION ESTIMATE

In order to obtain salt load reduction estimates FOR FOA APPLICATIONS, THis WORKSHEET must be submitted TO THE salinity program manager with a copy to the APPROPRIATE RECLAMATION TECHNICAL CONTACT (Listed IN SECTION B).

Provide a brief narrative or tabular data responding to each of the following sections that apply to the proposed salinity control project. All information must be entered into the response boxes provided in the application, with the exception of data tables which may be inserted in Appendix B. Additional instructions for completing this worksheet are provided in Section A. (It is important to confer with or contact the appropriate Technical Contact listed in Section B, prior to preparing the responses for this worksheet)

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NEW WATER IMPOUNDMENT STRUCTURES: If new ponds, reservoirs, settling basins, or other water impoundment structures are to be constructed for any purpose (e.g., re-regulation, evaporation, etc.) as part of this application, address the requirements listed Section A.2.C. If the size of a proposed or existing water impoundment structure increases later a new salt load calculation will be developed and funding may be reduced and/or the application ranking may change.

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APPENDIX A: PROJECT MAPS

APPENDIX B: EXISTING IRRIGATION DELIVERY FACILITIES DATA SHEET (Use required format provided below)

(Insert name here)

Irrigation season

Non-irrigation season (stockwater)

Describe EXISTING lined or piped sections

Note 1

Note 2

Notes: 1. Type of liner may be concrete, earth (clay), membrane or other (please specify).

2. Condition of liner should be rated as poor, satisfactory, good.

Bureau of Reclamation Colorado River Basinwide and Basin States Salinity Control Programs Salt Load Reduction Worksheet

3. Disregard dispersed piped or concrete lined segments with individual lengths of less than 100 feet.

APPENDIX C: SUPPLEMENTAL DATA TABLES AND/OR DATA FOR OTHER TYPES OF SALINITY CONTROL (NON IRRIGATION RELATED) image1.wmf image2.wmf