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• Board Meeting Date: 7/13/2009
• Description: OWCDP Section - Water Efficiency Grant Request - City of Grand Junction,Ute Water Conservancy District, and Clifton Water District - Regional Water Conservation Plan
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

8. The Entities acknowledges the unmatched importance and scarcity of water in Western
Colorada In arid regions of the United States, conservation is iinperative. The Entities
are coininitted to iinpleinenting effective long-terin water conservation ineasures to
insure water rights and accessibility for current and future generations.
We understand and coininit that upon approval of a grant of $50,000.00 froin the
Colorado Water Conservation Board, the District will complete a WCP to comply with
all of the conservation measures identified in the Colorado Water Conservation Board
model plan as required.
Rick Brinkman, Water Manager, City of Grand Junction
Grand Vallev Re~ional Water Conservation Plan
Planning Steps
Purpose
Water conservation plans are required under the Water Conservation Act of 2004 for covered
entities that seek financial assistance from the CWCB or the Colorado Water Resources and
Power Developinent Authority. The obj ective of this task is to develop a Plan that ineets the
CWCB requireinents, inakes beneficial and responsible use of the Entities water supplies, and
ultimately enables the Entities to apply for state financial assistance for subsequent projects.
Approach
The Water Conservation Plan will be developed following the CWCB Water Conservation Plan
Development Guidance Document. This document outlines the requirements needed for CWCB
approvaL The consultant will submit a draft plan to the Steering Committee for comments prior
to a publio-review period. Following the publio-review process, the consultant will incorporate
public coininents and subinit the Plan to CWCB for final approval.
The development of the plan is divided into subtasks similar to what is indicated in the CWCB
Model Plan Teinplate. These subtasks list the iteins that need to be included in the WCP for
CW CB approval.
Step 1- Profile the Existing Water System
Purpose
The activities described under this task will provide inforination on the District's existing water
supply system.
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