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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Department of N atnral Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441 <br />FAX: (303) 866-4474 <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich, Director <br /> <br /> <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Harris D. Sherman <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Veva McCaig, Chief, Water Conservation & Drought Planning <br />Tammie Petrone, OWCDP Grants Coordinator <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich <br />CWCB Director <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />DATE: February 14, 2007 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: East Larimer County Water District UB 05-1365 Grant Request <br /> <br />Summarv of Grant Application <br /> <br />The Office of Water Conservation & Drought Planning section (OWCDP) received a Water <br />Conservation Planning grant application from East Larimer County Water District (ELCO), a <br />covered entity located in Larimer and Weld counties, which is north and east of Fort Collins, in <br />Colorado. ELCO is governed and operated in accordance with the Colorado Special District Act. <br />ELCO water district has legal obligation to supply, distribute, and provide water at retail rates to <br />domestic, industrial, and public facility customers. The district has a current retail water use of <br />approximately 3,000 acre-feet/year, which meets the requirement of a covered entity, under statute <br />~37-60-126. The application is attached for your review. <br /> <br />The applicant is requesting $26,514 to aid in completing a Water Conservation Plan that meets the <br />requirements outlined in HB1365. The applicant has demonstrated their financial ability to provide <br />25% of the project budget with matching funds in the form of $9,280 in-kind contributions. Staff <br />has reviewed and evaluated the grant application and has determined that the proposal meets or <br />exceeds the CWCB guidelines for reviewing grant proposals. Attached is the internal checklist used <br />to evaluate the application as well as the application evaluation criteria. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />The OWCDP staff recommends that Rod Kuharich, Director of the CWCB authorize $26,514 to East <br />Larimer County Water District for completion of their Water Conservation Plan. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation and Drought Planning <br />