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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 />July 23,2007 <br /> <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br /> <br />Harris D. Sherman <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />Mr. Nathan Cherpeski <br />City Manager <br />City of Alamosa <br />P.O. Box 419 <br />Alamosa, CO 81101 <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe <br />Acting CWCB Director <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Cherpeski: <br /> <br />On May 16,2007, the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) received a Water Conservation Plan froIn the City of <br />Alamosa for review and approval. The CWCB's Office of Water Conservation & Drought Planning (OWCDP) retained <br />the services of Aquacraft Inc., a water engineering and Inanagement company, to assist in the evaluation and review of the <br />City's Plan. On June 26,2007, after a thorough evaluation, the OWCDP determined the Plan did not meet the minimum <br />State statutory requirements and was disapproved. <br /> <br />On June 20,2007, the OWCDP and Peter Mayer, of Aquacraft Inc., participated in a conference call with you and Don <br />Koskelin to go through the evaluation and discuss the areas of plan deficiencies with recommendations for correcting them. <br />After receiving additional information and a re-evaluation, the CWCB has determined the City's Plan to be in accordance <br />with S37-60-126 C.R.S. and the CWCB's Guidelines for the Office to Review Water Conservation Plans Submitted by <br />Covered Entities. Therefore, the Plan is hereby approved and the City may proceed with its implementation. I am <br />enclosing a copy of the second Plan evaluation for your review and records. <br /> <br />The Plan will be kept on file at the CWCB and shall be accessible to the public through our website and the Water <br />Resource Information Center. The Plan will also be made available to the Colorado Water Resources & Power <br />Development Authority and the Water Supply Planning & Finance section within the CWCB should you apply for a loan <br />from either agency. <br /> <br />Due to the legislative intent of the Water Conservation Act of 2004, the Office may contact you to discuss how your <br />conservation planning and implementation efforts are progressing. As the City begins implementing the conservation <br />measures outlined in the Plan, please be aware that the CWCB has grant monies available to assist entities, with approved <br />plans, in their efforts to implement those measures. I have enclosed a brochure providing a general overview of the Water <br />Efficiency Grant Program and encourage the City to apply. <br /> <br />Thank you again for all your efforts in developing a Water Conservation Plan. Should you have any questions or need <br />additional assistance, please feel free to contact me. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Veva McCaig <br />Section Chief, Office of Water Conservation & Drought Planning <br /> <br />cc: Don Koskelin, Assistant City Manager, City of Alamosa <br />Mike Brod, Colorado Water Resources & Power Development Authority <br />Mike Serlet, CWCB Water Supply Planning & Finance Section <br />Flood Protection · Water Supply Planning and Finance · Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection · Conservation and Drought Planning <br />