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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866~3441 <br />FAX: (303) 866-4474 <br />..www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />B ill Ritter <br />Governor <br /> <br />rro: <br /> <br />"Dan McAuliffe, Deputy Director <br /> <br /> <br />Harris Sherman <br />Executi veDirector <br /> <br />Jennifer Gimbel <br />CWCBDirector <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Veva McCaig, Chief, Water Cons,ervation & Drought PI nning <br />Tammie Petrone, Grants Coordinator <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe <br />CWCB Deputy <br />Director <br /> <br />DAT.E: March 26, 2008 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: PagosaArea Water and Sanitation District, SB 07-008 Grant Request <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />The OWCDP staff recommends that Dan McAuliffe, .Deputy Director of the CWCB authorize <br />$25,150 to Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation 'District for development of their Water Conservation <br />Plan.. <br /> <br />Summary of Grant Application <br /> <br />The Office of Water Conservation & Drought "Planning section (OWCDP) received a Water <br />Conservation Planning grant application fromPagosa Area Water and Sanitation District (P A WSD), <br />a covered entity located in Archuleta County in the southwestern portion of the state. P A WSD <br />provides 2,221 acre-feet/year to approximately 7,,000 single-family equivalent units which represents <br />an estimated population of 10,600. The population includes a very significant transient population <br />of water and wastewater customers that utilize PAWSD services as they visit the area as tourists <br />and/or property o\vners who reside on a part-time basis. PA WSD provides both treated and raw <br />water. Although P A WSD maintains a reliable water supply, continued development in this service <br />area is expected to occur. P A WSD realizes the importance of water conservation; they plan for a <br />10% reduction in water use by 2020. In addition, the Water Conservation Plan will also allow <br />P A WSD to receive construction fund loan proceeds under the contract being negotiated between <br />CWCB and "P A.WS"D. The application is attached for your review. <br /> <br />The applicant is requesting $25,150 to aid in developing a Water Conservatio'n Plan that meets the <br />requirements outlined in SB 07-008. The applicant has demonstrated their financial ability to <br />provide 33% of the total project budget with matching funds in the form of $12,583 in-kind <br />contributions. Staff has reviewed and evaluated the grant application and has detennined that the <br />proposal meets or exceeds the CWCB guidelines for reviewing grant proposals. Attached is the <br />internal checklist used to evaluate the applicatio.n as well as the application evaluation criteria. <br /> <br />Flood Protection . Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Prot,ection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation and Drought Planning <br />