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<br />To assist these efforts, implementation of the proposed project will includc the collection of spccific, and <br />where possible, detailed information regarding how Colorado's watcr utilities, municipalities, and special <br />districts arc positioned with respect to: <br />. Currcnt understanding of water conservation; <br />. Organizational technical and financial assistance needs; and <br />. Current and futurc watcr supply, water conservation, and drought planning necds, in gcncral. <br />Our work includes scveral important related objcctives. First, we expect our outreach and education efforts <br />will providc an extrcmely useful supplement to the scveral water resource planning and outrcach activities the <br />CWCB and Departmcnt of Natural Resources currently ha\"c underway, including the next phases of the <br />Statewide Water Supply Initiative (SWSI) and the HB 05-1177 Basin Roundtables. We expect issues that <br />havc been raised in thcse meetings will help form thc agcnda of the proposcd workshops and forums and that <br />thc data, matcrials, discussions, and other outcomes from the workshops and forums will provide useful <br />information to be integrated as source material in later SWSI studies and Basin Roundtable mcetings. <br />Sccond, we plan to help the Colorado water community rcach greatcr consensus on a consistent set of <br />definitions and nomcnclature regarding water conservation, including all its related terms. In close <br />coordination with OfTicc staff, wc hopc to further the devclopment of a consistcnt sct of terms and definitions <br />for use all across Colorado, as well as an overall message regarding the processes and value of effective watcr <br />conscrvation programs. <br />Third, wc plan to share and explain many new additional sources of information-including the Best <br />Management Practices recently adopted by the Mctro Mayors' Caucus, rccent research performed on the <br />subject of economics and efTectivcness of water use efTicicncy and water conservation programs, and data <br />gcnerated from the recent experience of several major water providers. These data, studies, and other <br />materials will be provided as resources to water planncrs through the technical workshops and forums, <br />forwarding the most current understanding of watcr conservation-both from a scicntific and pragmatic <br />\"iewpoint. <br />To date, our team has successfully conducted workshops at seven locations within Colorado <br />including Douglas County, Pueblo, Alamosa, Gunnison, Glenwood Springs, Westminster and <br />Berthoud. Through these workshops we have achieved the following: <br />. Engaged and educated over 180 individuals including State Legislators, Congressional Member's staff, <br /> Countv Commissioners, County Planners, Citv Council Members and watcr resources and <br /> j j <br /> conservation managcrs from across the statc; <br />. Collected cluestionnaire results from fhe different major ri\"Cr basins rcgarding water provider <br /> tcchnical and financial assistance needs; <br />. Initiatedmcaningful discussion with selected State Legislators regarding future legislation; and <br />. Established the benefit and need for this kind of education and outreach statcwide. <br />'vV c arc therefore proposing to continuc the Watcr Conscrvation Workshops in the four additional vcnues in <br />thc Arkansas, South Platte, Colorado and San Juan River Basins to continue the proccss of cxpanding the level <br />of consistcnt messaging, information, and undcrstanding of meaningful watcr conservation to watcr planners, <br />managers and elected and appointed ofTicials in Colorado. <br /> 5 <br />