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<br />r.~ CENTER FO~ <br />~]I ReSource <br />11m COIlSERVATlON <br /> <br />( r:OflSefVi1tion Starts Here. <br /> <br />To the Colorado Water Conscrvati <br /> <br /> <br />The Center for ReSource Conllervatio (CRe), a non-profit located in Boulder, Colorado is committed to leading Colorado residentS, <br />businesses, :!nd municipalities toward sustainable future and implements programs through various divisions: greenerbuilding.org, The <br />Energy Center ofthe Rockies, The W tern Water Conservancy and ReSource. Division programs include reclaimed building materiaJ <br />outletS in Boulder and Ft. Conins, Sol Powering at-Risk Communities (SPARC). tbe O'l'han Solar Program and a website database of <br />green building products and services. eRC also publishes Co,uen1otion Mago.zine, a bi-annual conservation resource for members. <br />We are an on-the-ground organization hat provides assistance daily to residents, bu.~inesses, professionals and public policy makers about <br />resource conservation issuc!!. <br /> <br />Recognizing the importance of eonse ng water in the state, the CRC has founded a succcs.,ful program, Slow the Flow Colorado which <br />partners with municipalities to provide Jrigation system efficiency assessments (~d irrigation inspections) to residents, HOA's and <br />businesses. The goal of the program is 0 provide the means by which municipalities C;1n benefit from water conservation services in their <br />communities and to provide the data, ornmendations, and education needed to reduce water waste in the landscape. The CRe is <br />pleased to submit this proposal for fun to support our 2006 Slow the Flow Colorado watcr conservation program. <br /> <br />The CRe is asking for total support in e amount of 577,290 to TUn a portion of our 2006 Slow the Flow Colorado program which plans <br />to conduct nearly 2000 irrigation inspe lions this summa. Wen over half of the funds for the 2006 Slow the Plow Colorado budget will <br />be supplied by the participating cities a d we are requesting additional funds from the CWCB. After implementing and conducting the <br />audit program, the fund.~ will be used t compile and analyze data from the program and incorporate them into a report that wlll show our <br />findings. We will also be verifying the fficacy of the program by researching and calculating post-audit watcr consumption of the audits <br />conducted during the 2004 and 2005 se on. The intenslve work completed in prior years of collecting and imputing water records from <br />completed audits (of pre-audit water co 5umption) will bc utilized in this phase of the program. These two reports will bc prescnteo to the <br />CWCI3. These tasks arc a crucial part 0 the irrigation audit program as they analyze the state of irrigation system efficiency in <br />communities and provides valuable info tion to direct municipal water conservation efforts. The report a190 serves to educate <br />(- ',nicipaliries on the benefits of irrigati n auditing services and helps to further grow support and. participation in the program. Validating <br />. efficacy of the program will provide upport to our funder.; in promoting water conservation;n local communities and eventually as a <br />state.wide program. <br /> <br />The CRe is commined to the success of is program and plans to seck funding to further its reach and effecti....eness over the coming <br />years. In 2006 we saw an increa."Ie in de nd for the program, and have increased municipaJparticipation to nine cities, Longer term <br />plans ;nclude dcvdoping a rcfetTal ne k of industry professionals allied with. the Slow the Flow Program in order to help chents in <br />their effort.~ TO fonow through with more technical repairs that are needed on irrigation systems. <br /> <br />As is cvidenced by the enclosed infonna 'on, Slow the Flow Colorado reaches many pcoplc, achieves immcdiate and lasting results, and <br />is bcing adopted by communities in Col ado because of its practical nature and its efficiency. <br /> <br />The CRe looks forward to partnering wi you once again on this innovative water conservation program. <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />Soard President <br /> <br />Contact info: <br />Center for ReSource Conservation <br />Kara Csibrik <br />303-441-3278 ext. 10, kcsibrik@conserv tioncenter.org <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />Office: 1702 Wain Street. Boulder, Colorado 80302 · 303-441-3278' fax 303-441-1367 <br />Sales Yard: On 6 rd between Arapahoe and Valmont · Boulder, Colorado. 303-419-5418 <br />.conservatloncenter.org 0 www.resourc:e2k.org <br />