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DNR COLORADO <br /> ~r` <br /> CO . Colorado Water <br /> ~~=� Conservation Board <br /> o,pa':,mxmw^w, *e`ovrevt, <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> Memorandum <br /> � <br /> To: Torn8rovvni Assistant *� v"= <br /> From: Becky Mitcheii '� � /^� <br /> Kevin Reidy �� 8e��YVade � '| ` � <br /> Water Supply Planning <br /> Date: July 1, 2014 <br /> Subject: Water Efficiency Grant Fund Recommendation for Cherokee Metropolitan District <br /> Recommendation: <br /> The Water Supply Planning staff recommends that Tom Browning, Assistant Director, <br /> approve a Water Efficiency Grant to update a Water Conservation Plan in the amount <br /> of $27,000 for Cherokee Metropolitan District. <br /> Summary of Grant Application <br /> The Water Supply Planning staff received a Water Efficiency Grant application from <br /> Cherokee Metropolitan District requesting $27,000 to update its current Water <br /> Conservation Plan. <br /> Cherokee Metropolitan District is a covered entity in the Arkansas Basin and has a <br /> Water Conservation Plan (July 2007) on file with the CWCB. Water Conservation Plans <br /> need to be updated every seven years and Cherokee's revised plan was due in June <br /> 2014. The District's population is forecasted to grow 2% annually through 2024. If the <br /> revised plan is fully implemented, the District estimates to lower the total water <br /> demand in their system by 3-5% or 85 to 140 acre-feet per year until I018. <br /> The total cost of the project is $36,000. Cherokee Metropolitan District is committing <br /> Z5% matching funds iD the fU[nO0f $6,UOOiO cash 6L $l,0QO0f in-kind services. CWCB <br /> staff has reviewed and evaluated the grant application and has determined that the <br /> proposal meets or exceeds the CWCB guidelines for reviewing grant proposals. <br /> Attached is the internal checklist used to evaluate the application. <br /> Attachment: Evaluation Checklist <br />