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STATE, _C� COL�IZADO <br />�' _� <br />Coloraclo Water Conservation Board <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Stree[ <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone:(303)86b-3441 <br />FAX: i3031 866--t474 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />Colorado Water Conservat;on Board Members <br />William P. Stanton, P.E. �� '" <br />Chief, Conservation Planning Section <br />November 15, 1999 <br />►���� <br />�� <br />i�.�':' <br />���•iir <br />��- <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Gre; E. Walcher <br />Executive Direcror, DiuR <br />Peter H. Evans <br />Oirecror, Cl,vCB <br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item 15h — November 22-23,1999 Board meeting <br />Water Supply Planning and Finance — Non-Reimbursable Projects <br />National Energy Foundation — Learning to be WaterWise Resource Action <br />Program <br />Introduction <br />The staff has received a request for state support of the Learning to be WaterWiseTM <br />Resource Action Program from the National Energy Foundation. T'he purpose of the proposal is <br />to educate about one third of the state's 54,000 5` grade students, or about 18,000 students, <br />during the 2000/2001 school year (see attached proposal dated November 15, 1999). The total <br />cost of such a program would be $576,000. The state is being asked to consider providing up to <br />$432,000 on a 75% state and 25% local matching basis. Mr. Dave Munk , National Energy <br />Foundation Program Manager for the State of Colorado, will be at the November Board meeting <br />to discuss the proposal and answer questions. Under separate cover, each of you were sent <br />materials and a short video about the program. A Summary Report for Colorado for the 1998- <br />1999 Academic Year will be distributed at the meeting. <br />Background <br />The Learning to be WaterWise educational program has been conducted in 30 <br />communities around the state ot Colorado for the past five yeazs. In the 1998-1999 academic <br />year, the program reached 6, 172 Colorado households in 20 communities (see attached map). <br />Funding has been provided from a variety of sources on the Federal and local levels. The US <br />Bureau of Reclamation has been involved on the Federal Side, and utility companies, water <br />