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Section 2 Conservation and Efficiency Technical Roundtable M~tl Question 3 Subcommittee What are the issues with ability to pay for M£tl users, both at the provider and customer level? ~ Rocky Wiley, Rothberg, Tamburini and Winsor -chair ~ Greg Fisher, Denver Water ~ Dave Merritt, Colorado River Water Conservation District and City of Glenwood Springs (Mayor Pro-Tem) ~ Kenny Romero, Colorado Springs Utilities ~ Ann Seymour, Colorado Springs Utilities M~tl Question 4 Subcommittee What are the public, political, and institutional challenges to successfully implementing the various levels of M£tl conservation? ~ Doug Short, City of Lafayette -Chair ~ Doug Kemper - Mr. Kemper was initially chair but moved from his position at City of Aurora to the Director of Colorado Water Congress ~ Dave Little, Denver Water ~ Chuck Wanner, San Juan Citizens Alliance ~ Todd Williams, Williams and Weiss Consulting and responsibilities of the office to include drought mitigation planning, changing the name to the "Office of Water Conservation and Drought Planning," and provided a funding source for water conservation and drought mitigation planning. In 2005, under HB 1254, the Colorado General Assembly created athree-year grant program to provide covered entities (water providers with annual demand at or exceeding 2,000 acre-feet) with financial assistance to implement water conservation plan measures and promote water conservation education and public outreach around the State. In 2007, the General Assembly passed Senate Bill (SB) 08, which (1) broadened the use of the Water Efficiency Grant Program Fund to include water conservation planning and implementation, education and public outreach, and drought mitigation planning and implementation, (2) expanded the types of entities eligible for grant monies to develop and implement water conservation plans, (3) extended the grant program until June 2012, (4) appropriated an additional $800,000 in both Fiscal Year (FY) 2007- 2008 and FY 2008-2009, for a total of $1.6 million in the Grant Program over 2 years, and (5) broadened the eligibility requirements for agencies seeking grant funds to promote water resource conservation education and outreach. 2.4 CWCB's Water Conservation and Drought Planning 2.4.1 Office of Water Conservation &t Drought Planning The CWCB's Office of Water Conservation and Drought Planning (OWCD) promotes water use efficiency while providing public information and technical and financial assistance for water conservation planning. The Office was created in 1991 with the passage of the Water Conservation Act of 1991. This legislation established the Office of Water Conservation (OWC) and gave general statutory authority to the Board to provide water conservation support to the State and its citizen under ~ 30-60-124 and ~ 30-60-126 C.R.S., respectively. In 2004, the General Assembly passed House Bill (HB)1365, which expanded the duties At a fundamental level, water conservation involves managing existing water supplies to reduce demand and increase efficiency of use. Accomplishing this mission includes serving as a repository for water conservation planning and water efficiency measures information. The OWCD disseminates this information to water providers and the general public around the state via its website and its participation in workshops, seminars, conferences, and water festivals. However, as water conservation planning becomes a more prominent component of the state's water supply portfolio necessary to meet future water supply shortages statewide, the OWCD will initiate efforts to develop more comprehensive and socially penetrating strategies for educating all sectors of the public on the importance of water and the need to use it efficiently and wisely. FINAL DRAFT 2-19