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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.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />MEMO:RAN'DUM <br /> <br />Bill Ritter <br />Governor <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe, Deputy Director <br /> <br /> <br />Harris Sherman <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />Jennifer Gimbel <br />CWCB Director <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />VevaMcCaig, Chief, Water Conservation & Drought Planning <br />Tammie Petrone, Grants Coordinator <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe <br />CWCBDeputy <br />Director <br /> <br />DA T_E: March 26, 2008 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Tri-County Water Conservancy 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 />$29,500 to Tn-County Water Conservancy ,District for development of their Water Conservation <br />Plan. <br /> <br />Su,mmarv of Grant Application <br /> <br />The Office of Water Conservation & Drought Planning section (OWCD'P) received a Water <br />Conservation Planning grant application from Tri-County Water Conservancy District (District), a <br />covered entity located in Montrose County in the Uncompahgre Valley, in Colorado. The District <br />has the right to store up to 28,100 AF of water in the Ridgeway Reservoir for municipal and <br />industrial use. Its main source of inflow is the Uncompahgre River. 990;{, of the Districts service <br />area is comprised of residential customers and approximately 1 % is mixed commercial and industry. <br />Due to their high residential population, their average total per-capita is low at 117 gpcd. Their <br />current retail water use is 2,455 acre/ft/year.According to Statewide Supply Initiative, Tri-County <br />has no identified gap for the foreseeable future, 2030, however, continued growth is projected to tap <br />water supplies after the year 2030, therefore, implementation of aW ater Conservation Plan, is <br />necessary since it will prolong the need, for development of new water resources for as long as <br />possible. Tri-County realizes the importance of water conservation; they plan for a 20% red,uction in <br />water use over the next 17 years, but more importantly, they plan to change behaviors, attitudes and <br />habits in regards to water use to achieve sustained savings over a long period of time. The <br />application is attached for your review. <br /> <br />The applicant is requesting $29,500 to aid in developing a Water Conservation, 'Plan that meets the <br />requirements outlined in SB 07-008. The applicant has demonstrated their financial ability to <br />provide 26% of the total project budget with matching funds in the form of $10,450 in-kind <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation and Drought Planning <br />