Abrams Creek Project Cutthroat Habitat Flow Restoration and Irrigation Efficiency Project Eagle River Watershed Council P.O. Box 5740 Eagle, CO 81631 Project Manager: Brooke Ranney
[email protected] (970) 827-5406 Project Partners: Trout Unlimited, Mely Whiting Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Kendall Bakich Buckhorn Valley Metropolitan District, John Hill Table of Contents Mandatory Federal Forms Eligibility Documents Self-Certification of Watershed Group Page ED 1 Articles of Incorporation Page ED 4 By Laws Page ED 8 Mission Statement Page ED 18 Meetings Page ED 19 Title Page Executive Summary Page 1 Background Data Page 2 Project Description Page 3 Evaluation Criteria Page 5 Evaluation Criterion A: Watershed Restoration Planning Page 5 Evaluation Criterion B: Project Benefits Page 8 Evaluation Criterion C: Stakeholder Support Page 10 Evaluation Criterion D: Project Implementation Page 12 Evaluation Criterion E: Performance Measure Page 17 Evaluation Criterion F: Nexus to Reclamation Page 18 Environmental and Cultural Resource Compliance Page 20 Project Budget Page 27 Letters of Support Eagle River Watershed Plan Trout Unlimited and Buckhorn Metro District Contract Agreement Executive Summary Date of Submission: February 15, 2017 Organization: Eagle River Watershed Council County: Eagle City, State: Eagle, Colorado Length of Project: Two years beginning May 1, 2017 Estimated Completion Date: July 1, 2019 The Abrams Creek project will implement a local solution to improve the ecological resilience of Abrams Creek and its riparian area; conserve water for multiple uses; and reduce conflicts over water through a collaborative conservation effort. The project satisfies three of the seven eligible projects outlined by the Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART program’s FOA.