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• Board Meeting Date: 5/20/2008
• Description: OWCDP Section - Presentation of the Colorado Foundation for Water Education FY09 Scope of Work
• 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]
WWW.CWCb.State.CO.US
T0: Colorado Water Conservation Board Directors
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Veva Deheza, Section Chief
Office of Water Conservation & Drought Planning
Nicole Seltzer, Executive Director
Colorado Foundation for Water Education
May 20, 2008
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
DNR Executive Director
Jennifer L. Gimbel
CWCB Director
Dan McAuliffe
CWCB Deputy Director
Agenda Item #7 - Office of Water Conservation & Drought Planning -
Presentation of the Colorado Foundation for Water Education FY09 Scope
of Work
Recommendation
The OWCDP recommends that the Board approve the Colorado Foundation for Water
Education's FY 2009 Scope of Work for foundation operations and water education and outreach
programs in the amount of $150,000.
Summary
The Colorado Foundation for Water Education (CFWE) has undergone some significant
transitions in the past year and is ready to begin FY 2009 with renewed energy and direction.
The following memo provides some background on the CFWE's FY 2008 activities and the
work we plan to accomplish in FY 2009. As always, thank you for your support of independent
water education in Colorado!
OVERVIEW OF FY 2008
In the past year, the CFWE continued to deliver the programs and materials that our constituency
has come to expect. Highlights include:
• Publishing 2 editions of Headwaters magazine focused on Energy and Wildlife issues,
with a third edition highlighting Colorado's public lands due in late June
• A successful event honoring Ken and Ruth Wright for their leadership in water education
attended by over 75 people and raising almost $10,000 for the Foundation
• A survey of the more than 5,000 readers of Headwaters magazine to gauge their interest
in and experience with the publication
• Adding another to our Citizen's Guide series with the soon to be completed Guide to
Colorado Climate Change
• A second successful class of Water Leaders, benefiting nine up-and-coming Colorado
water resource professionals
Water Supply Protection • Watershed Protection & Flood Mitigation • Stream & Lake Protection • Water Supply Planning & Finance
Water Conservation & Drought Planning • Intrastate Water Management & Development