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C� <br />a '.3�/ci�� , <br />�� a <br />M E M O R A N D U M <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br />William P. Stanton, P.E. <br />Chief, Water Conservation Planning Section <br />March 10, 2000 <br />• <br />��, <br />� . , \ �,, <br />� <br />��,� ` ,� <br />���'\ 1, <br />SUBJECT: Added Agenda Item llb, March 20-21, 2000 Board Meeting - <br />Water Supply Planning and Finance — Non-Reimbursable Projects — <br />Water Education Initiative <br />Introduction <br />At the November 1999 meeting, the board considered a request for state support of the <br />Learning to be WaterWiseTM Resource Action Program. While the Board expressed a need for <br />water education, it was concerned with several aspects of the proposal. Staff was directed to <br />work with the program manager and others to improve the initiative for reconsideration at a <br />future meeting. <br />Background <br />In the 1998-1999 academic year, the Learning to be WaterWise educational program <br />reached 6, 172 Colorado households in 20 communities. Funding has been provided from a <br />variety of sources on the Federal and local levels. The US Bureau of Reclamation has been <br />involved on the Federal Side, and utility companies, water agencies, municipalities, and private <br />business have provided funds locally. There has been no funding from the State of Colorado. <br />In 1995, the Central Water Conservancy District and the University of Northern Colorado <br />developed a comprehensive K-12 water education curriculum. Numerous Colorado water user <br />groups reviewed and endorsed lesson plan co�tent. <br />