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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

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

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This letter of is to infonn you that in the coming days, the Green Industries of Colorado
(GreenCD) 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 ol'lgoing 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, GreeneO 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 sustainability, energy, reuse, recycling, alternative fuels, and
transportation, among others.

art behalf of(enteryollr association's name), YOll are invited to participate on the BMP
Expansion Advisory Committee. As a conunittee 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 ex.pertise, 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 sign the letter and fax to GreeneO's Proiect Manager. Brenda
O'Brien at [phone] by August 31. 2007. Brenda is also available to answer any questions
you may have regarding the project.

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Green Industries of ColoJ1ldo
. A.l~oci3Ied l:lndscape Contr:lCIOI'S of Colorado . Colorado Association of Lawn Carl! Professionals . Colonldo Chapler of American
Society of Landscape Architects' Colorado Nursery and GreenholJSe Association . Garden Centers of C~lorado . Intemati~\ Society of
Arboriculture- Rocky Mountain Chapter . Rock.y Mounlain GolFCourseSuperinlendenlS' Rocky Mountain Sod Growers Assoclatlon .

9367 W. Vilnclcvcnlor Drivc . Liulcton, CO 80128 . Phonc [phone] . F",,: (303) ,}73-2263' brend3.obrienlii1comc:lst.net