Nov1997Agenda25

• Board Meeting Date: 11/25/1997
• Description: Office of Water Conservation Program - Sunset Review
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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1991-PRESENT li
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KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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❖ Established Office of Water Conservation within • Developed partnerships including:
the Colorado Water Conservation Board. • MOU with the Waterwiser (AWWA nation- 11
al clearinghouse on water use efficiency) to provide 1
❖ Implemented program that awarded $500,000 in a toll free number and web access to state informa-
g rants for 27 municipal water efficiency projects. tion. -
(See attached documentation.) • MOU with the Division of Wildlife for a 1
five-year aquatic resource education program and
• Implemented requirement for 62 water providing the WIN WIN program.
entities to develop water conservation plans serving • Partnered in the development of "Water,
more than 2,000 acre feet of water annually. Colorado's Precious Resource" with Water t
Conservation Alliance.
• Secured legislation that requires upgrades of • Cooperative agreement with the U.S.
existing plumbing fixtures for construction or reno- Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to provide profession- I
vaton of state-owned facilities and requires state al assistance for. Colorado's federal water users to
agencies to develop water conservation plans for fulfill their requirement for water conservation plan-
state projects and facilities constructed or renovated ning signed by all three BOR area offices. This action
after 1993. prevented duplication of efforts within the BOR's
area offices and within current state requirements.
• Developed model water conservation plan for • Partnered with the BOR and the National
state agencies and assured that water audits of state Energy Foundation to pilot water wise curriculum in
buildings were conducted where local supplier pro- 35 classrooms statewide.
vides audit se_rvice. • MOU with the Colorado Water. .and ,
Development Authority regarding criteria for water
•3 Established and maintained an information clear conservation plans and providing their customers
inghouse and repository. with professional and technical assistance in water
conservation planning. _
- _ • Administered pilot retrofit project with the City of ' ,
Grand Junction. _ • Developed water education/information program
through. National Project WET (Water Education for
•: Secured legislative approval for additional 1 fte to Teacher s) k-12 & adult which included: - . •_
increase program staff_to 2.5 fte. • Provided training workshops for formal and
_ informal educators.
• Provided professional and technical assistance to . • Developed and -implemented 'watershed
water providers and state agencies as they initiate, model curriculum for the South Platte and Animas
plan and implement water efficiency measures. Rivers. .
• Provided training for 110 facilitators for
• Conducted water audit of the Governor's mansion Colorado Project WET, to certify them to train other
including recommendations for water use efficiency educators.
measures. - • Provided classroom presentations, water
festival participation. '
• Implemented program that awarded $500,000 • Serve on DNR's environmental education
for agricultural/multipurpose grants toward 7 water steering committee.
efficiency projects. (See attached documents.) • Serve on Information/Education committee
for 319 non-point source pollution. i
• Provided public information and education
•egarding water resources and conservation includ- • Implemented block grant program with remaining
ing; newsletters, grant reports, brochures, fact municipal grant funds. -
sheets, water audit report for Capitol Complex. - -