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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 29, 2007

Letter of Commitment
GreenCO Best Management Practices (BMP) Expansion Project

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Dear

This letter of is to inform you that in the coming days, the Green Industries ofCoJorado
(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 project to
expand and revise its Green industry Best Management Practices (BMP) for the Conservation and
Water Quality Protection Practices 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 affected parties and stakeholders. If the grant
is approved, GreenCO will need your help to begin work on its BMP Manual and Training
Program to add more technical substance, and begin identifYing new practices to correlate with
the with the "green movement." Industry expertise will be vital in identifying new BMPs to
address topics such as sustainabllity, energy, reuse, recycling, alternative fuels, and
transportation, among others.

On behalf of (entet YOU,( association's name), you are invited to participate OD the BMP
Expansion Advisory Committee. As a committee member, you would be asked to attend
approximately six meetings beginning in October 2007 and ending in late January 2008. All we
ask is that you solicit input from your peers, lend your expertise, and help to bring this important
project to fruition-

If you are interested in participating, a letter of commitment is required as part of the
grant approval process. Please S;2J1 the letter and fax. to GTeenCO's PTOiect Mana2ef. Brenda
O'Brien at (03) 973~2263 by August 31.2007. Brenda is also available to answer any questions
you may have regarding the project.

Thank you for your time, commitment and consideration.

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Green Il)du5tl'i~ of COI()fado
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9367 W. Vsndev~lor Oriv< ' Littleton. CO 80\)8 . Phone [phone] . fa~: [phone]. boeDda.obri.<o(alromcaat.tlel