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STATE OF COLORADO <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3441 <br />Fax: (303) 866-4474 <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br />MEMORANDUM <br />,,,�/ John W. Hickenlooper <br />v'.' Governor <br />TO: Jennifer Gimbel, Director Mike King <br />DNR Executive Director <br />FROM: Deborah Burrell, Grants Coordinator Jennifer L. Gimbel <br />Veva Deheza, Section Chief CWCB Director <br />Office of Water Conservation & Drought Planning <br />DATE: July 19, 2011 <br />SUBJECT: Water Efficiency Grant Fund Recommendation for St. Charles Mesa Water <br />District <br />Summary of Grant ADDlication <br />The Office of Water Conservation & Drought Planning ( OWCDP) received a Water Efficiency <br />grant application from St. Charles Mesa Water Conservancy District. The District is requesting <br />$49,915 from the CWCB Water efficiency Grant Program to implement a meter replacement <br />program recommended in the District's Water Conservation Plan, 2010. <br />The purpose of the meter replacement program is to reduce Non - Revenue water, from inaccurate <br />meters due mainly to age. The Meter Replacement Program shall attempt to replace 400 meters <br />annually. The final step will be the entry of the District's billing software database, for billing <br />and tracking. <br />St. Charles Mesa's match is 43% including in -kind and cash. The OWCDP staff has reviewed <br />and evaluated the grant application and has determined that the proposal meets or exceeds the <br />CWCB guidelines for reviewing grant proposals. Attached is the internal checklist used to <br />evaluate the application. <br />Recommendation: <br />The OWCDP staff recommends that Jennifer Gimbel, Director of the CWCB, authorize a Water <br />Efficiency Grant for a Water Conservation Implementation project in the amount of $49,915 to <br />St. Charles Mesa Water District. <br />Attachment: Evaluation Checklist <br />Interstate & Federal • Watershed & Flood Protection • Stream & Lake Protection • Finance <br />Water Information • Water Conservation & Drought Planning • Water Supply Planning <br />