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Show Introduction The Central Utah Water Conservancy District ( CUWCD) is a public agency organized in 1964 by order of the Fourth Judicial Court of Utah. CUWCD was organized to serve as the legal agency and representative of the people for developing resources to meet existing and future water requirements within its service area. The primary purpose of CUWCD became sponsorship of the Central Utah Project ( CUP). Once complete, CUWCD will have the responsibility of operating and maintaining CUP facilities, administering the sale and delivery of project water, and repaying the federal government. Initially, the Bureau of Reclamation was responsible for planning and construction of the CUP. With passage of the Central Utah Project Completion Act in 1992, CUWCD was given the responsibility to manage the planning and construction of the remaining features of the CUP. Section 207 of the Act, Water Management Improvement, specifically directs CUWCD to establish a continuous process for the identification, evaluation and implementation of water conservation measures. In fulfillment of this requirement CUWCD developed and established the Water Conservation Credit Program. The Credit Program serves two purposes. One purpose of the Credit Program is to identify, evaluate and implement water conservation measures that maximize the efficient use of existing water supplies and aid CUWCD in monitoring progress toward meeting the District- wide water conservation goal of 39,294 acre- feet of water per year, which is to be achieved by the year 2010. Another purpose is to allocate $ 50 million in authorized federal monies ( maximum 65% federal cost share / minimum 35% local cost share) to fund the implementation of conservation measures. While not all conservation measures selected by CUWCD will require federal funds, in order to be " credited" toward achieving the conservation goal, all conservation measures must be processed through the Credit Program. Any person, group, or organization with an idea for a project that conserves water and meets the minimum requirements of the program is eligible to participate in the Credit Program. However, not all projects submitted will be selected for funding. All projects must first successfully complete all elements of the Credit Program. The elements include: Application CUWCD/ Applicant consultation Feasibility Study NEPA compliance Active Inventory Prioritization Selection for funding Implementation and assessment |