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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Streetl Room 721 <br />Denver) Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441 <br />FAX: (303) 866-4474 <br />www.C\.vcb.state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORAN':DUM <br /> <br />Bill O\vens <br />Governor <br /> <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich, Director <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich <br />CWCBDirector <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />VevaMcCaig, Chief, Water Conservation & Drought Planning <br />Tammie Petrone, OWCDP Grants Coordinator <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />DATE: November 1, 2006 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Water Efficiency Grant lIB 05-1254 Recommendation <br /> <br />Summary of Grant Application <br /> <br />The Office of Water Conservation & Droug:ht Planning section (OWCDP) received a Water <br />Efficiency grant application from Great Westenl Institute, a llon-profit agellCY whosepriluary <br />purpose is to promote water resource conservation. The application is attaclled for YOllr review. The <br />Pro'posal represents collaboration with. th,e Colorado WaterWise COllncil, Western Resource <br />Ad'vQcates, the City of Westminster, City of :Bolllder, 'N'orthern Colorado Water ConservaIlcy <br />District, and Denver Water Department <br /> <br />The applicant is requestillg $14,725 to aid, in the performance of two techl1ical workshops and <br />fonlms to be COl1ducted in tIle North Front Range. These worksllopS will provide valuable <br />iIlformation to the water community regarding the state of the science of water conservation. and <br />water use effi,ciencym.easllres and programs as w,ell as the components of proper water conservation <br />planning based on the CWC'B Gllidance :Document. In addition, the OWCDPwil1 be participating in <br />the works'hops d.evelopment and prese.ntation process. The applicant lIas demonstrated their <br />fmancial ability to provide 250/0 of the project budget with matching 'tllnds in the fOIm of casl1 and <br />in-kind services. Staff has reviewed alld evaluated the grant application, an.d has determined tllat tile <br />proposal meets or exceeds the CWCB guidelines for reviewing grant proposals. Attach.ed is the <br />internal checklistllsed to evaluate the application as \vell as the application evaluation criteria~ <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />T.he OWCDP staff reCOffilneIlds that Rod, Kuharich, Director of the CWCB authorize $14,725 to <br />Great Western Institllte to condllct two water conservation workshops in the North Front Range. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation and Drought Planning <br />