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• Board Meeting Date: 11/14/2006
• Description: OWCDP Section - Proposed Revisions to Guidelines for the Water Efficiency Grant Program
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Adopted by the Board July 18, 2005
Revised by the Board January 24, 2006

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Fund Application Process

a) Eligibility Requirements-
There are two groups of applicants that are eligible for monies under this Grant Program:
i) Financial assistance may be provided to a covered entity that has a locally
adopted Water Conservation Plan and has defined goals in that Plan in
accordance with 937-60-126. A covered entity is defined as any Colorado
municipality, agency, utility, including any privately owned utility, or other
publicly owned entity with a legal obligation to supply, distribute, or otherwise
provide water at retail to domestic, commercial, industrial, or public facility
customers, and that has a current total annual demand for such customers of two
thousand acre-feet or more.
ii) Financial assistance may be provided to a public or private agency whose
primary purpose is the promotion of water resource conservation.

To apply, an applicant must demonstrate that:

. It is in fact a covered entity (as defined above); through the disclosure of its
organizational structure, its charter (or equivalent), and its annual retail water demand for
the past five years, and that the covered entity has a locally adopted Water Conservation
Plan with goals defined for water savings; or
. It is in fact a public or private agency whose primary purpose is water resource
conservation based on its charter (e.g., articles of incorporation, by-laws, etc.) and/or
defined operating principals.

.^. ',vritten statement from the emtity's or agency's governiag Boara or eql:livaleflt ml:lst aeeemflaay
the application to demonstrate that the entity has the organizatiOfl:al commitment to plan and
implemeat effecti'le long term water saviags meaSl:lres and programs.

b) Application Submittal Requirements-
To apply for financial assistance under this Grant Program, any eligible entity or agency may
submit an application to the Office for consideration. Below are the requirements for the
application submittal.

I. The name and contact information of the entity or agency seeking the grant.
2. A listffig of the organizations and/or individuals including those hired or otherwise
retained by the entity or agency that will assist in performing the "Project", and a written
statement of their role and contributions. iflrnown.
3. For covered entities:
a. The identification of retail water delivery by the covered entity for each of the
past five years (in acre-feet or million gallons) and fAadditional information
characterizing past water use by sector (e.g., residential, commercial, industrial,
irrigation) and source (e.g., surface water, groundwater, etc.). is preferred, But not
required].

b. Background characterizing the local water system, potential growth and any
other pertinent issues that relate to the stated evaluation criteria. Information
provided must include:

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