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

2.0 REQUIRED GRANT APPLICATION INFORMATION

Sectj,[)D 2.0 presents the information required for a CWCB water conservation planning grant
applkation as listed in item #3b of Guidelines for Financial Assistance to Covered Entities to
Develop Water Conservation Plans, May 25, 2005.

2.1 Name/Contact Information

The entity seeking the grant is the City of Rifle. Colorado. The primary contact at the
City for this project is:

Charles G. Stevens
Utility Director
City of Rifle
P.O. Box 1908
Rifle, Colorado 81650
Phone: [phone] (direct)
E-mail: [e-mail]

2.2 Conservation Plan Project Team

The bulk of the project work will be performed by the City's engineering consultant,
Schmueser Gordon Meyer, Inc. (SGM). Table 1 provides names, roles, and anticipated
contributions for individuals from both the City and SGM.

The following information is provided in support of the team's capabilities to produce a
successful Water Conservation Plan:
o City and consultant team members, including the Project Manager, recently
collaborated on the completion of master plans for both the water and wastewater
systems. The Water Master Plan included water demand projections, evaluation
of water supplies and existing infrastructure, development of water quality goals,
determination of infrastructure needs, and estimation of water rate and tap fee
impacts. Therefore, team members are freshly familiar with all aspects of the
City's water system and important background work for conservation plan
development.
o The City created the Utility Director position 1 to 2 years ago with the primary
purpose of proactively managing its water and wastewater utilities. Mr. Stevens
brings more than 20 years of water/wastewater experience to the position and
recognizes water conservation as a key element in easing growth pressure on
water/wastewater infrastructure needs.
o The consultant team has served as the Rifle City Engineer of record for more
than 5 years and is very familiar with the City's leadership, staff, infrastructure,
procedures, and policies. The consultant has significant experience in planning
and design of Western Slope municipal water systems and also serves as City
Engineer in multiple neighboring communities in the Colorado River and
Roaring Fork River valleys.
o The proposed consultant team Project Manager, Mr. Swanson, has over 11 years
of consulting experience exclusively focused on municipal water systems and has
recently participated in multiple CWCB/Great Western Institute seminars on
water conservation planning and implementation in Colorado.

SGM # 99055A-387

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Section 2.0 - Required Grant Application Info.