BOARD00079 ‎(2)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 11/14/2006
• Description: OWCDP Section- Proposed Revisions to Guidelines for Financial Assistance to Covered Entities to Develop Water Conservation Plans
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Adopted by the CWCR May 25, 2005
Revised by the Board January 24, 2006

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i) How likely is the applicant to develop and implement a Water Conservation Plan that
meets the intent of the Board (see Section 2) and the Program by increasing meaningful
water conservation in the state?
ii) Does the applicant organization have the capability to accomplish the proposed work?
iii) What other considerations does the applicant have that may influence the Board's
decision to award funds?

Other considerations that will be weighed by the Application Committee and/or the Board in
awarding grants will include:

i) Adequacy, reliability and stability of current and future water supplies
ii) Demonstrated financial need
iii) Location of the entity with respect to the SWSI recommendations
iv) The applicants loan status with the CWCB or the Colorado Water Power & Authority
v) The amount of CWCB grant funds available

Note that preference may be given to those applicants that propose preparing Water Conservation
Plans that follow the structure and processes described in the Office's Model Water Conservation
Plan Guidance Document as presented on the CWCB website. However, entities are not
required to utilize the Model Water Conservation Plan Guidance Document in order to receive
grant money.

The degree to which an application meets the above evaluation criteria will be determined by
utilizing the rating system (presented in the attaehed Table 1), and the Office evaluation checklist.

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Projects from qualified applicants will be ranked based on these criteria for the purpose of
determining which projects receive grant funds. The CWCB Board and Office have sole
discretion in the determination of grant funding awards.

~ Matching Funds -
Entities requesting funding under this program must '",ill Reed to have and/or demonstrate the
ability to provide 25% of the total Water Conservation Plan development project budget with
matching funds, either as cash or in-kind services or through payment of consulting fees or any
combination thereof. Any project partner contributing to the matching fund requirement must
provide documentation, such as a letter, detailing the amount and purpose of their commitment.
The Board will consider applications with a reduced level of matching funds; however these
applicants will need to demonstrate financial hardship to be eligible for a Board waiver of the
matching fund requirement.

NOTE: The match is not on the grant amount requested but rather on the total Water
Conservation Plan development project budget. (e.g. Total cost for Plan project =
$20,000. The minimum 25% match requiredfor the Plan project = $5,000. Therefore the
maximum grant request for the Plan project = $15,000.)

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ed) Application Review and Ranking -
An Applications Committee consisting of Colorado Water Conservation Board staff will review
applications. The Applications Committee will first determine whether applications meet the
eligibility requirements specified in the guidelines. The Committee will then evaluate and rank
the applications in accordance with the Application Evaluation Criteria provided in 4(f). Based on
this ranking, the Applications Committee will select and award grants for applications under

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