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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

o OppOliunities for integration with stormwater management objectives (e.g., Low
Impact Development, Better Site Design, Disconnecting Directly Connected
Impervious Area)

Task 2. Revise BMP Manual and distribute the manuals on CDs and in hard copy.
Based on the results of the process in Task 1, the BMP Manual and CD will be revised
and distributed to industry professionals and local govemments, as well as posted to the
GreenCO website (www.greenco.org). Targeted mailings of hard copy manuals to
entities such as the Colorado WaterWise Council, Colorado Foundation for Water
Education, Home Builders Association, Colorado Municipal League, the League of
Women Voters ( A WARE program), and others in roles related to outdoor water use and
conservation will also be completed. GreenCO plans to reproduce approximately 350
hard copies of the revised manual and approximately 3000 CDs.2 GreenCO will mail CDs
to each of its members, and mail a hard-copy of the manual to local governments and
other targeted entities. As it is today, a free download of the manual will also be offered
on GreenCO's website. Additionally, the on-line BMP search engine will be updated.

Task 3. Package revised GreenCO BMPs in a manner that will enable direct
insertion into CWCB Water Conservation Plans and assist CWCB in
outreach/education related to the BMPs. GreenCO envisions that its BMP program
can be adopted by local communities as a key tool in promoting landscape water
conservation, consistent with CWCB's goals to further water conservation through water
conservation plans. Although the GreenCO BMP Manual specifically targets the green
industry, its content can efficiently be repackaged in a fonnat that can meet local
govemment conservation program requirements under CWCB water conservation plans.
GreenCO would like to work with CWCB staff to package the GreenCO BMPs in a
manner that will meet local govemment needs, while maintaining consistency with actual
green industry practices. This type of "packaged" product would be included with the
BMP Manual mailing referenced in Task 2. Additionally, GreenCO would patiicipate in
a minimum of two CWCB workshops to increase awareness of this tool and assist with
CWCB outreach efforts. Additional workshop patiicipation may be provided, pending
budget availability.

Task 4. Revise BMP training program materials to include additional example
slides and other updated information. In 2004, GreenCO developed a BMP training
program, which includes a training course and exam. To date, over 500 individuals have
participated in this on-going program. Following the update and revision of the BMP
manual, both the training program Powerpoint and exam will need to be updated based
on the most current manual. Criteria will also be established regarding requirements for a
BMP "refresher" course based on recommendations from green industry representatives.

Task 5. Coordinate with GreenCO members, water utilities, and local governments
to facilitate broader awareness of and potential adoption of the BMP training
program. GreenCO will continue to market its BMP training program intemally to its

2 Actual numbers of copies may vary based on reproduction costs associated with tinalmanual size. Hard
copies will be printed in black and white with a color cover.

GreenCO Grant Application

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