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

CWCB Water Conservation Planning Grant Application

City of Rifle

project budget constraints, these are expected to be rough approximations.
[Consultant/City staff) I
o Calculating approximate cost per gallon of water saved for each
program/measure on both a peak capacity and annuallaverage volume basis.
[Consultant)
o Developing consensus selection criteria and scoring system. [Consultant/City
staff)
o Ranking/prioritizing the list based on costs per gallon saved and scoring for
other selection criteria. [Consultant)
Actual selection of final conservation measures and programs depends upon the
integration of the above work with the 2006 Water Mastel,. Plan projections and
will occur in Task 05 (Step #7).

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Task 05: Integrate Resources. Modify Forecasts. and Select Measures and
Programs (Planning Step #7)
[Task responsibility: 25% City staff /75% Consultant)
Final program/measure selection will be made based on the potential for the
highest-ranked measures and programs to lower the overall cost of water. As
noted in Task 01, a modified version the financial spreadsfteet developed for the
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2006 Water Master Plan will be used for this purpose. Cumulative effects of
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measures and programs will be evaluated starting with the highest-ranked option
and adding options sequentially. For each combination 6f measures/programs
evaluated, demands will be re-forecasted, capital p~ojects re-defined/re-
scheduled, and total cost of service financial projections re-cast. We envision
that the estimated water savings associated with the consetvation programs and
measures identified at the point of diminishing cost-saving~ returns will be a key
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determinant of the overall water conservation goal for the City.

A final activity performed as part of this task will be to meel with City Council to
present the conservation programs and measures proposed ahd the background of
the proposal. Feedback will be solicited and revisions madelas appropriate.

g. Task 06: Develop Conservation Program Implementation Plan (Plan Step #8)
[Task responsibility: 30% City staff / 70% Consultant) I
For each of the selected conservation programs/measures to be implemented by
the City, the following will be determined: I
o Key steps required for successful implementation. [Cfonsultant/City staff)
o Key external factors or contingencies that might affect implementation.
[Consultant/City staff) I
o Annual budget allocations required. [Consultant/City staff)
o Individual(s) responsible for leading the implemehtation phase. [City
stajJIConsultant) I
o Key community partners to involve in itpplementation and
expected/needed level of involvement [Consultant/City staff}
Permits/approvals required. [Consultant) I
Legislative action needed. [Consultant/City staff)
Key metrics, milestones, and monitoring activities for tracking
performance. [Consultant)

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A plan and schedule for conservation plan updates will also be developed.
[Consultant/City staff)

SGM # 99055A-387

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Section 2.0 - Required qrant Application Info.