BOARD00165 ‎(2)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 5/22/2007
• Description: OWCDP Section - Presentation by Leonard Rice Engineers - Holistic Approach to Sustainable Water Mgmt in NW Douglas Cty
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO

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Colorado Water Conservation Board

Department of Natural Resources
1313 Shennan Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.state.co.us

MEMORANDUM

Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor

Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director

TO:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

FROM:

Veva McCaig, Section Chief
Office of Water Conservation & Drought Planning (OWCDP)

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

DATE:

May 22, 2007

SUBJECT:

Agenda Item 6 - Office of Water Conservation & Drought Planning Section
Presentation by the Leonard Rice Engineers - "Holistic Approach to Sustainable Water
Management in Northwest Douglas County" (CWCB Water Efficiency Grant Funded
Project)

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On March 26,2006, Castle Pines North Metropolitan District (CPN), in partnership with Dominion Water
& Sanitation District and Douglas County, was awarded a Water Efficiency Grant in the amount of
$47,000 to aid in a proposed theoretical study, involving literature reviews & modeling, to demonstrate
the feasibility and sustainability of rainwater conservation without injuring existing water rights with the
framework of existing Colorado law.

CPN is a water provider located in the south metro Denver area, in northern Douglas County, CO. The
grant funded project was a water efficiency study to look at ways to preserve groundwater in the
applicant's service area and ways to meet future water demands. CPN examined three strategies that hold
great potential for saving water and promoting sustainable use of the existing groundwater resource.
They included: 1) water efficient landscaping, 2) improved irrigation system efficiency, and 3)
precipitation management or rainwater/snowmelt harvesting. The project was facilitated and supported by
an Advisory Committee, comprised of numerous stakeholders, and a Peer Review Committee, comprised
of technical staff from the Division of Water Resources, CWCB, and the Dept of Public Health &
Environment.

Presentation
Leonard Rice Engineers, the consultant retained for this study, will make a presentation to the CWCB
Board of their findings and recommendations resulting from the study.

Attachment
Executive Summary of the final project report entitled "Holistic Approach to Sustainable Water
Management in Northwest Douglas County"

. NOTE: The entire final project report can befound on the CWCR website-
www.i.:wcb.state.co.us/Conservation.

Flood Protection. Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection
Water Supply Protection. Conservation and Drought Planning