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<br />i addition, the head of the Office will be provided the opportunity to address all forums to deliver <br />messages related to Office programs and areas of technical and fInancial assistance. <br /> <br />The day-long forums will also allow in-depth expert presentations and discussions on topics like: <br />. Cost effectiveness of various conservation measures and programs; <br />. The role of water rate structures in encouraging conservation; <br />. Implementation costs and effectiveness of water-wise city ordinances; <br />. BenefIts and challenges with system leak repair; <br />. Cooperative arrangements with the agricultural community; and <br />. Technological, economic, political, and other hurdles to implementation. <br /> <br />An important component of the forums will be having local water users and providers share their <br />stories about successes and failures with water conservation. In developing this project, many <br />water managers and their organizations indicated their strong interest in sharing their stories - most <br />of which are positive. We also found that some local interests want to discuss their water resources <br />planning challenges, framed against the benefits and values of effective water conservation. As a <br />result, the forums will provide time to discuss common interests, define common parameters, and <br />establish common language to move toward more meaningful water conservation statewide. <br /> <br />To help facilitate implementation of conservation measures for specifi.c water managers, we will <br />discuss several categories of cities (e.g., mountain ski towns, fast-growing areas, and agricultural <br />towns) in an effort to create a package of options for a "typical" water manger in that category. <br />This will help local managers pick from the most relevant measures and programs that have been <br />utilized by similarly-situated communities. <br /> <br />Finally, we expect the forums to provide an invaluable platform to share the most up-to-date <br />information on successful conservation and how challenges to implementation are being overcome. <br />For example, the Center for Resource Conservation (CRC) has agreed to present the most recent <br />results of their landscape audit program (called "Slow the Flow") at some of our forum events. In <br />this way, the Board's support of CRC-they were the fIrst group to apply for, and receive HB <br />1254 funding-will be leveraged into greater exposure and implementation throughout the state. <br />We will also use the for~ format to bring attention to other organizations, like the Colorado <br />WaterWise Council and the local chapter of the American Water Works Association, who can <br />assist water managers in the future. <br /> <br />Another part of this task is sharing relevant information from Workshops and Forums <br />through the creation of a summary packet to be made available via the world-wide web (and in hard <br />copy, if so requested). This will benefIt providers who were unable to attend the events and create <br />a centralized repository for information that is both voluminous and in need of periodic updating. <br />Based on discussion with the Office, we expect the CWCB website will be the most useful <br />repository for these data. <br /> <br />Workshop and forum attendees will receive a toolbox of research and analyses, contact <br />information, and draft planning documents that can be used in future water resources planning at a <br />local, regional, or basin-wide level. <br /> <br />10 <br />