Pinery WCPlan ApprvlLtr

• Water Efficiency Grant Type: Water Conservation Planning Grant
• Contract/PO #: OE PDA 08-93
• Applicant: Pinery Water and Wastewater Sanitation District
• Project Name: Pinery Water and Wastewater Sanitation District Water Conservation Plan
• Title: Approval Letter
• Date: 2/20/2008
• County: Douglas
• Water Efficiency - Doc Type: Approval Letter

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
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
DNR Executive Director
MEMORANDUM
Jennifer L. Gimbel
CWCB Director
TO: Jennifer Gimbel, CWCB Director=s Dan Mcauliffe
O A& — CWCB Deputy Director
FROM: Veva McCaig, Section Chief, Wa er Conserva & Drought Planning
Tammie Petrone, Grants Manager, Water Conservation & Drought Planning
DATE: February 20, 2008
SUBJECT: Pinery Water and Wastewater District, SB 07 -008 Grant Request
Summary of Grant Application
The Office of Water Conservation & Drought Planning section (OWCDP) received a Water
Conservation Planning grant application from the Pinery Water and Wastewater District, a
covered entity located in unincorporated northern Douglas County, Colorado. The Pinery's
water needs are currently being met by Denver Basin aquifers and Cherry Creek Alluvial wells;
specifically Pinery relies on seven alluvial wells (tributary groundwater from the Cherry Creek
Alluvium) and 12 deep wells (non - tributary groundwater from the Denver Basin aquifers). The
District presently serves over 3,800 single - family units (SFUs) and is projected a total build out
of 5,851 (SFUs) in the next ten years. With the build out the required amount of water needed is
approximately 4,700 acre -feet annually. To meet this demand they will need to derive some
water from a deeper Denver Basin source which is expected to increase in cost and therefore
result in higher rates. Pinery realizes the importance of water conservation; they plan to meet
their aggressive goal of 20% reduction in water use over the next ten to thirteen years. The
application is attached for your review.
The applicant is requesting $19,920 to aid in completing a Water Conservation Plan that meets
the requirements outlined in SB 07 -008. The applicant has demonstrated their financial ability to
provide approximately 26% of the total project budget with matching funds in the form of $6,985
in -kind contributions. Staff has reviewed and evaluated the grant application and has determined
that the proposal meets or exceeds the CWCB guidelines for reviewing grant proposals. Attached
is the internal checklist used to evaluate the application as well as the application evaluation
criteria.
Water Supply Protection • Watershed Protection & Flood Mitigation • Stream & Lake Protection • Water Supply Planning & Finance
Water Conservation & Drought Planning • Intrastate Water Management & Development