GWI Phase 3 Grant Application

• Water Efficiency Grant Type: Public Education & Outreach Grant
• Contract/PO #: OE PDA 07-91
• Applicant: Great Western Institute
• Project Name: Phase III of the Water Conservation Technical Workshops
• Title: Submittal of Water Efficiency Grant Apllication Phase 3 of the Water Conservation Workshops
• Date: 4/16/2007
• County: Statewide
• Water Efficiency - Doc Type: Application

Introduction
Great Westcrn Institute, the Colorado WaterWise Council, and Western Resource Advocates have prepared
this grant application for monies through the Watcr Efficiency Grant Fund created by HB 05-1254. Each of
our agcncics has a primary purpose to promote water conscn'ation and water usc efficiency. The proposed
project "Water Consen"ation and Water Use Efficiency Technical Support and Outreach" is dircctly linked
with the mission and statutory responsibilities of the Colorado \Vater Conservation Board ("Board") and its
OfTice of Watcr Conservation and Drought Planning ("O!Ticc"), and has bcen devcloped, in part, from our
team's extensivc knowledge of the policics, goals and needs of the Board and Office and through our
deliberate coordination in developing this project with the Office's future plans for education and outreach.
We recognize that execution of this proposed project can be satisfactorily performed only by
leveraging our close partnership with the Office and its available resources.
Noteworthy is that thc proposed projcct has also bcen developed with close coordination and input from our
projcct stakeholders that will bc providing support (e.g., cash, in-kind scrviccs, othcr support) during the
execution of this project. Our project stakeholders include:
Boulder, City of
Denver Watcr
Grand Junction, City of
Pagosa Arca Watcr and Sanitation District
San Juan Water Conservancy District
San Juan Citizens Alliance
La Junta, City of
Greeley, City of
Southeastcrn Colorado Water Conscrvancv District
j
The breadth and cluality of thc support that is representcd by this stakeholdcr list is a strong indication of the
need for this project and the need for this project to be funded by CWCB under the Watcr Efficiency Grant
program.
Our proposal includes:
Project Summary
Project Background
Program Approach and Scope of 'vVork
Mctrics to Evaluate Project Succcss
Role of the O!Tice
Tcam Overview
Budget
Schedule
We thank the CWCB and thc OfTice for considering this proposal and we appreciate the time and energy that
staff and the Boardmembcrs spend in revicwing and evaluating our application.
2