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<br />~GraYria Junction <br />'" {' ,'" cr-<----' C 0 LOR ADO <br />PUBLIC WORKS <br />& UTILITIES <br /> <br />December 9, 2005 <br /> <br />Mr. Bart Miller <br />Water Program Director <br />Western Resource Advocates <br />, 2260 Baseline Road, Suite 200 <br />Boulder, CO 80302 <br /> <br />Re : Letter of Support , <br />CWCB HB-05-1254 Grant Application <br />Technical Assistance to Colorado' s Water Community <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Miller: <br /> <br />The Grand Valley's Drought Response Information Project (DRIP) is a combined effort of <br />the Valley's drinking water providers. The City of Grand Junction, the Ute Water Conservancy District, <br />the Clifton Water District, the Town of Palisade, and CSU Extension are involved in this public <br />information effort. <br /> <br />DRIP's mission is to encourage policies of wise and efficient use of available water supplies. Water <br />conservation education and outreach is our primary activity. See www.thedripwebsite.com <br /> <br />Our organization would fully support the project being proposed by Western Resource Advocates <br />(WRA)and the Colorado WaterWise Council to the Colorado Water Conservation Board utilizing HB <br />05-1254 Grant Funds. <br /> <br />The City of Grand JIDlction has agreed to sponsor one of the proposed water conservation educational <br />workshops here in the Grand Valley and, although the details have not been finalized, we would expect <br />our contribution to include meeting space, staff time, advertising and outreach to area providers and <br />'policy makers, and food. An estimate of this in-kind contribution is $1,500. Once details are available, <br />there may be other things that our DRIP partners could provide. <br /> <br />Please keep us informed as this effort progresses, <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Greg Trainor <br />Utility Manager <br />City of Grand Junction, Colorado <br /> <br />Cc: Elizabeth Gardener <br /> <br />250 NORTH 5TH STREET, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81501 P [970] 2441554 F [970] 256 4022 WWW.e:lclry,org <br />