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4 DNR COLORADO <br /> co ii <br /> Colorado Water <br /> ,.' Conservation Board <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> M morandum <br /> 51z6 k <br /> To: Tom Browning, Assistant Director C=/ <br /> From: Rebecca Mitchell 12-975 <br /> Kevin Reidy Et Ben Wade <br /> Date: May 22, 2015 <br /> Subject:Water Efficiency Grant Fund Recommendation for the City of Ouray <br /> Recommendation: <br /> The Water Supply Planning staff recommends that Tom Browning, Assistant Director of the CWCB, approve <br /> a Water Efficiency Grant in the amount of$49,964, for the City of Ouray to develop a Water Measurement <br /> Plan. <br /> Summary of Grant Application <br /> CWCB staff received a Water Efficiency grant application from the City of Ouray, a non-covered entity in <br /> the Gunnison Basin, requesting$49,964 to fund the first phase of a Water Measurement Plan which is the <br /> highest priority water efficiency measure detailed in their September 2014 CWCB approved Water <br /> Conservation Plan. <br /> Phase 1 of the Water Measurement Plan focuses on Supervisory Control&t Data Acquisition (SCADA) <br /> improvements to enable Ouray to create a baseline of water supply& usage data and to track water <br /> supply a usage at water sources. This will improve the data on the City's water supply sources and <br /> improve measurement of wastewater flows that are important to their operations, planning, permitting a <br /> water rights. Implementation of Phase 1 supports all of the water efficiency goals the City has. <br /> The total project cost is$66,714. Ouray will contribute 25%matching funds in the form of cash totaling <br /> $2,750 and in-kind services in the amount of$14,000. CWCB staff has reviewed and evaluated the grant <br /> application and has determined that the proposal meets or exceeds the CWCB guidelines for reviewing <br /> grant proposals. Attached is the internal checklist used to evaluate the application. <br /> Attachment: Evaluation Checklist <br /> ai coy\ <br /> P 303.866.3441 F 303.866.4474 www.cwcb.state.co.us liai `1' �d <br /> John W.Hickenlooper, Governor I Mike King, DNR Director I James Eklund, CWCB Director \* , C ,*J <br /> N.s 7 t' <br />