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• Board Meeting Date: 9/18/2007
• Description: OWCDP Section - Water Efficiency Grant Request from Green Industries of Colorado
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

August 31,2007

Letter of Commitment
GJ"eenCO Bat Management Pramces (BMP) ExpansiOD Project

John Madden
Rocky Mountain Golf Course Superintendents Association
C/O Green Gables Country Club
424 South Pennsylvania Street
Denver, CO 80209

Dear John,

This letter of is to info"" you that in the coming days, the Green Industries of Colorado
(GreenCO) will be submitting a grant application to the Colorado Water Conservation Board -
Office of Drought Planning and Conservation for a water efficiency grant to fund a projeet to
expand and revise 1ts Green Industry Best Management Practices (BMP) fur the Con9CIYation and
W~ Quality Protec:tion Pnctices in Colorado.

GreenCO's goal for this project is to build upon the ongoing success of the program to
reach not only its industry, but also a wide array of affi:ded parties and stakeholders.tfibe grant
is approved; GteenCO wiD need your help to begin work. on its BMP Manual8lld Tmining
Program to add more tecbnj~l substance, and begin identifying new practices to COJ:tClate with
the with the "green movement. " Industry expertise win be vitBl in identifYing.new BMI's to
address topics such as sustainability, energy, IeU5C, recycling, altaoative fuels, and
transportation, among others.

Se1:ving on behalf of the Rocky Mountain Golf Course Supcrinteodenb, you are invited
to pmticipatJ: on the BMP ~si.on Advisuy CommittEe. As a committee rnember. you would
be asked to attend approximately six meetings beginning in October 2007 and ending in late
January 2008. All we ask is 1h8t you solicit input from your peen, lend your expertise. and help
to bringtbis impOrtant project to ftuitiOll.

If you are interested in participating, a letter of commitment is required as part of the
grant approval process. Please sign the letter and fu. to GreenCO's Project)1ana2er. Bnmda
Q'Jlrien at [phone] by AU2IlSt 31. 2007. Brenda. is also available to amwer any questions
you may bave regarding the project.

Thank you for your time, commitment and wnsideratioo.

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