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A DNR COLORADO <br /> CO Colorado Water <br /> ' Conservation Board <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> Memorandum <br /> To: Tom Browning, Assistant Director Appc-60e) ///7 <br /> From: Becky Mitchell 14141/4/---' <br /> Kevin Reidy &t Ben Wade <br /> Water Supply Planning <br /> Date: November 7, 2014 <br /> Subject: Water Efficiency Grant Fund Recommendation for the City of Lamar <br /> Recommendation: <br /> The Water Supply Planning staff recommends that Tom Browning, Assistant Director, <br /> approve a Water Efficiency Grant to update a Water Efficiency Plan in the amount of <br /> $19,100 for the City of Lamar. <br /> Summary of Grant Application <br /> The City of Lamar is a covered entity located in the Arkansas River Basin and has had a <br /> Water Efficiency Plan on file with the CWCB since October 2010. An updated plan from <br /> Lamar is due on October 26, 2017. <br /> In August 2013, the City completed a major upgrade to its customer meters by <br /> installing new automated meter reading devices and advanced meter infrastructure to <br /> improve data collection &t management of customer water use monitoring and billing. <br /> Following the upgrade, the City has decided updating their Water Conservation Plan is <br /> well timed and valuable as the new data will help inform City staff to evaluate current <br /> water conservation efforts and determine which programs to continue and enhance or <br /> discontinue. <br /> The total cost of the project is $26,600. Lamar is committing 28% matching funds in <br /> the form of $1,650 in cash a $5,850 of in-kind services. CWCB staff has reviewed and <br /> evaluated the grant application and has determined that the proposal meets or <br /> exceeds the CWCB guidelines for reviewing grant proposals. Attached is the internal <br /> checklist used to evaluate the application. <br /> Attachment: Evaluation Checklist <br />