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,goi\ 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 ,r <br /> From: Becky Mitchell <br /> Kevin Reidy Et Ben Wade <br /> Water Supply Planning <br /> Date: July 20, 2015 <br /> Subject: Water Efficiency Grant Fund Recommendation for the City of Rocky Ford <br /> Recommendation: <br /> The Water Supply Planning staff recommends that Tom Browning, Assistant Director, <br /> approve a Water Efficiency Grant to develop a Water Efficiency Plan in the amount of <br /> $22,200 for the City of Rocky Ford. <br /> Summary of Grant Application <br /> Rocky Ford is a non-covered entity in the Arkansas River Basin and it has been included <br /> in Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy Distritc's regional efficiency efforts. The <br /> City is applying for grant funds to develop its Water Efficiency Plan to improve data <br /> collection and management programs as well as improve their operational efficiency. <br /> The City has set a potential efficiency goal of reducing water use city wide by about <br /> 5% over the next ten years or an average of 45 acre feet in annual water demand. <br /> The total cost of the project is $31,180. Rocky Ford is committing 28.8% matching <br /> funds in the form of $5980 of in-kind services and $3000 in cash. CWCB staff has <br /> reviewed and evaluated the grant application and has determined that the proposal <br /> meets or exceeds the CWCB guidelines for reviewing grant proposals. Attached is the <br /> internal checklist used to evaluate the application. <br /> Attachment: Evaluation Checklist <br />