Rifle WCPlan ApprovalLtr

• Water Efficiency Grant Type: Water Conservation Planning Grant
• Contract/PO #: OE PDA 08-17
• Applicant: City of Rifle
• Project Name: City of Rifle Water Conservation Plan
• Title: Grant Application for City of Rifle
• Date: 7/19/2007
• County: Garfield
• Water Efficiency - Doc Type: Approval Letter

STATE OF COLORADO

Colorallo Water Conservation Board

Departmf:nt of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.CWCb.stal:e.co.us

FROM:

MEMORANDUM

Dan McAnliffe, Acting Director ~ ~:

Veva McCaig, Chief, Water Conservation & Drought Planning
Tammie Petrone, OWCDP Grants Coordinator

Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor

TO:

Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director

Dan McAuliffe
Acting CWCB Director

DATE: July 19, 2007

SUBJECT: City of Rifle SB 07-008 Grant Request

Summary of Grant Application

The Office of Water Conservation & Drought Planning section (OWCDP) received a Water
Conservation Planning grant application from the City of Rifle, an entity located in western
Garfield County east of Grand Junction, Colorado. The City is a municipality that has a legal
obligation to supply, distribute, and provide water at retail rates to domestic, industrial, and
public facility customers. The City has a current retail water use of 1,860 acre- fc~et/year, which
means it does not currently meet the definition of a covered entity, under statute ~37-60-126,
however, due to their recent population growth rate at 5.5%, the entity has estimated to exceed a
retail water use of2,000 acre-feet/year by 2008. The application is attached for your review.

The applicant is requesting $31,665 to aid in developing a Water Conservation Plan that meets
the requirements outlined in SB 07-008. The applicant has demonstrated their financial ability to
provide 25% of the project budget with matching funds in the form of $4,000 cash and $7,040
in-kind contributions. Staffhas reviewed and evaluated the grant application and has determined
that the proposal meets or exceeds the CWCB guidelines for reviewing grant proposals. Attached
is the internal checklist used to evaluate the application as well as the application evaluation
criteria.

Recommendation:

The OWeDP staff recommends that Dan McAuliffe, Acting Director of the CWCB authorize
$31,665 to the City of Rifle for development of a Water Conservation Plan.

Attachments

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