15b ‎(2)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 3/18/2008
• Description: OWCDP Section - Water Efficiency Grant Request - Colorado Water Wise Council - Executive Director
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

STATE OF COLORADO
Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
wuu . o~n cU. state. co.us
TO: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
FROM: Ve~~a McCaig, Section Chief
Tammie Petrone, Grants Coordinator xairis D. sheiYnan
DNR Executive Director
Office of Water Conservation and Drought Planning
/OWCDP Jennifer L. GimUel
) CWCB Director
DATE: March 19, 2008 DanMcAnliffe
CWCB Deputy Director
SUBJECT: Agenda Item 15b, March 18-19, 2008 Board Meeting
Office of Water Conservation and Drought Planning --Water Efficiency
Grant Request -Colorado WaterWise Council -Executive Director
Introduction
The Colorado WaterWise Council (CWWC) is requesting $160,000, from the Water Efficiency
Grant Program to provide funding over atwo-year period to hire a contractor to fulfill the duties
of Executi~~e Director (ED). This position will focus on furthering the CWWC mission of
conservation action across Colorado by developing and delivering broad water conservation
programs and educational information to water pro~~iders, professionals, and other key
stakeholders across the State.
Recommendation
The OWCDP recommends that the Board award a Water Efficiency Grant in the amount of
$160,000 o~~er the next two years to CWWC to aid in achieving their goal to develop and deliver
broad water conservation programs and educational information, to be a clearinghouse for the
latest technical information and science on water conservation to water providers, professionals,
and other key stakeholders, and to foster additional partnership opportunities between the
CWWC and CWCB.
Summary of Proposal
The OWCDP received a Water Efficiency Grant application from Colorado WaterWise Council
(CWWC), anon-profit organization that is dedicated to being "The Voice of Colorado's Water
Conservation Community". The CWWC has promoted the efficient use of Colorado's water for
well over a decade, through its Xeriscape Colorado program, its support for Metro Mayors
Caucus Water Conservation Best Management Practices (BMPs), Colorado State Uni~~ersity's
(CSU) Water Conservation Trainings for Professionals, YARDX studies with the Bureau of
Reclamation, CSU and Green Industries of Colorado (GreenCO) Shrub and Turf Water Needs
studies, and by partnering with multiple water conservation agencies, including the CWCB. The
Board of Director's consist of fifteen ~~olunteer voting members, representing water utilities,
en~~ironmental organizations, pri~~ate industry, and water conservancy districts with broad
Water supply Protection • Watershed Protection & Fluud blitigatiun • Stream & Lake Protection • Water Supply Planning & Finance
Water Conservation & Drought Planning • Intrastate ~F'ater Management & Development