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<br />We thank the CWCB and the OfJice for considering this proposal and \ve appreciate the time and energy that <br />sta.ff and the Board members spend in reviewing and evaluating our application. <br /> <br />Pro,ject Summary <br /> <br />Water conservation is a ternl that nearly every resident of Colorado understands in some manner. However, <br />at the water utility or district level, where concept, art and science need to become pipe and policy, "vater <br />conservation can be a difficult to plan and implement. Settulg goals, integrating supply and demand side <br />analyses and programs, and inclusion of the public in the overall process are difflcult to do, especially without <br />the right tools in the tool box. <br /> <br />Great Western Institute (GWI), \vorking "vith other non-profit and public organizations state\vide, looks to <br />partner \\'ith the Colorado Water Conservation Board ("Board") and the Office of Water Conservation and <br />Drought Plalllling ("Office')) to help the State take the logical next step in the lTIulti-year process of 1110ving <br />to,"vard Inore meaningful ,vater conservation state"vide, as articulated by the CWCB Board as a goal for the <br />OHlce in July 2003. <br /> <br />Our proposal seeks funding to plan, organize, inlplelnent, and gather exit survey data froIn tvvo technical <br />workshops and a like nUlnber of educational fOrUlTIS conducted in tile north front range. Through this <br />educational a.nd outreach efIort, coordinated closely with the Board and Office)\ve hope to clarify the <br />definition and role of conservation in "vater planning, provide basic teclulical resources to ,"vater managers" <br />and provide the Board and OrHce with essential data on the technical needs of water utilities, mtmicipalities, <br />special districts, and other ,"vater providers for future conservation planning and implementation efforts. <br />Noteworthy is that this project represents the secolld phase of a, statewide }lroject, includillg <br />hvo proposed workshops alld forums in the North Front Range as a means to COlltinue the <br />successes of the first pllase of the project. <br /> <br />Project Background <br /> <br />The State) through the Office, the eWeB, and the Departlnent of Natural Resources began the process of <br />finding out the needs of water utilities, municipalities) special districts, and other\vater providers a fe\v ye.ars <br />ago. In 2000 and 2001, the CWCB conducted multiple Ineetings III each river basin to discuss the needs of <br />local water users and the role of the State in addressing those needs. This effort \\las qualitative in nature, <br />allowing the dialogue between the CW CB and its constituency to re-develop after the change of <br />amninistra tion. <br /> <br />~rhe Office followed this effort with the quantitative D'rought & Water Supply Assessment that identified the <br />level of vlater supply, water conservation and drought planning by "vater users and water purveyors within <br />each major basin. More quantitative analysis and issues discussions followed \vith the plan.ning and <br />irnplelnentation of the State\\'ide Water Supply Initiative (SWSI) and) to some extent, the HB 05-1177 Basin <br />Roundtables. Beyond the important data collection and analysis tasks conducted during SWSI that brought <br />light to the overall ,vater supply and delnand needs of the State by river basin, SWSI also initiated key <br />discussions regarding water supply planning and the use of ,vater conservation as a component of future ,vater <br />supply and demand management. The SWSI dialogue continues \vith its technical committees on\'vater <br />conservation and efficiency, as well as ",rith its roundtables. <br /> <br />3 <br />